 | Nine Hills to Nambonkaha: Two Years in the Heart of an African Village by Sarah Erdman
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $1.12 My first and favorite book about Africa! An incredibly realistic and inspiring PCV experience.
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 | Angry Wind: Through Muslim Black Africa by Truck, Bus, Boat, and Camel by Jeffrey Tayler
Buy new: $16.50 / Used from: $4.36 Excellent political and social insights into traveling through the Sahara.
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 | Facing the Congo: A Modern-Day Journey into the Heart of Darkness by Jeffrey Tayler
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.02 I couldn't stop reading this book!
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 | Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Capetown by Paul Theroux
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $1.95 This book started out pretty slow. He likes to drop names and get technical about certain aspects, but it was a good book overall.
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 | Under the Neem Tree by Susan Lowerre
Buy used from: $1.33 The definition of determination and loyalty! This woman wouldn't give up, no matter how many challenges she faced.
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 | Mango Elephants in the Sun: How Life in an African Village Let Me Be in My Skin by Susana Herrera
Buy new: $17.90 / Used from: $3.17 A little too poetic and dramatic at times, but she is very open about her time as a PCV.
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 | The Ponds of Kalambayi by Mike Tidwell
Buy used from: $4.00 Realistic look at the frustrations and challenges of PC life.
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 | Somebody's Heart Is Burning: A Woman Wanderer in Africa by Tanya Shaffer
Buy new: $11.86 / Used from: $0.01 Great book about a woman traveling for an extended time away from home.
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 | Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World by Rita Golden Gelman
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $1.95 Inspirational book about a woman who sets out on her own for the first time and discovers ..well, life.
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