Peace Corps (U.S.)

Overview

Works:	3,923 works in 5,057 publications in 1 language and 131,449 library holdings
Genres:	Posters Handbooks, manuals, etc Biography Anecdotes Case studies Periodicals History Registers Personal narratives
Roles:	Producer, Other
Classifications:	HC60.5, 361.6

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Publications about Peace Corps (U.S.)

Publications by Peace Corps (U.S.)

Most widely held works about Peace Corps (U.S.)

All you need is love : the Peace Corps and the spirit of the 1960s by Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman ( Book )
The politics of the Peace Corps & VISTA by T. Zane Reeves ( )
Making them like us : Peace Corps volunteers in the 1960s by Friedrich Fischer ( Book )
The bold experiment : JFK's Peace Corps by Gerard T Rice ( Book )
A Caribbean identity memoirs of the colonial service by A. S Frankson ( )

The Peace Corps by Pauline Madow ( Book )
Voices from the Peace Corps fifty years of Kentucky volunteers by Angene Hopkins Wilson ( )
When the world calls : the inside story of the Peace Corps and its first fifty years by Stanley Meisler ( Book )
What you can do for your country : an oral history of the Peace Corps by Karen Schwarz ( Book )
Away from home : letters to my family by Lillian Carter ( Book )
So, you want to join the Peace Corps : what to know before you go by Dillon Banerjee ( Book )
The complete Peace Corps guide by Roy Hoopes ( Book )
Cultural frontiers of the Peace Corps by Robert B Textor ( Book )
American taboo : a murder in the Peace Corps by Philip Weiss ( Book )
Living poor : a Peace Corps chronicle by Moritz Thomsen ( Book )
Intimate colonialism head, heart, and body in West African development work by Laurie L Charlés ( )
A moment in history; the first ten years of the Peace Corps by Brent K Ashabranner ( Book )
Making a difference : the Peace Corps at twenty-five ( Book )
Modernization as ideology : American social science and "nation building" in the Kennedy era by Michael E Latham ( Book )
Come as you are : the Peace Corps story by Coates Redmon ( Book )

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Most widely held works by Peace Corps (U.S.)

Celebrate the world! AIDS awareness month ( Visual )
10 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 1,143 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Peace Corps, the great adventure ( Book )
5 editions published between 1997 and 2002 in English and held by 841 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A life inspired : tales of Peace Corps service ( Book )
5 editions published between 2006 and 2008 in English and held by 558 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Twenty-eight first-person stories, recount the unique experience of being a Peace Corps Volunteer. Compelling, inspiring, sometimes funny, often poignant, these stories represent the breadth of Peace Corps work, the countries it serves, and its Volunteer diversity. Together, the stories reflect the adventure, the cross-cultural exchange, the personal growth, and the deep friendships forged as part of the Peace Corps Volunteers journey

To touch the world : the Peace Corps experience ( Book )
3 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 520 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Peace Corps : the toughest job you'll ever love by Peace Corps (U.S.) ( Book )
8 editions published between 1980 and 1997 in English and held by 517 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Peace Corps by Peace Corps (U.S.) ( Book )
15 editions published between 1961 and 1997 in English and held by 482 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents information on the Peace Corps, a U.S. government agency which provides volunteers to interested countries in need of trained manpower. Notes that the Peace Corps provides people to people development assistance at the grassroots level and cross-cultural exchange by fielding as many volunteers around the world as it can appropriately recruit, train and program. Offers access to information on joining, mission and history, current activities, countries aided, technical publications, and more

Culture matters : the Peace Corps cross-cultural workbook by Craig Storti ( Book )
3 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 421 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A practical, interactive workbook that guides the reader through the cross-cultural experience, the major concepts in the intercultural field, and presents exercises, stories, quotations, and descriptive text to help the reader in successfully adapting to a new culture. An excellent training resource." Organized into six sections: Understanding Culture, American Culture and American Diversity, Styles of Communication, Culture in the Workplace, Social Relationships, Adjusting to a New Culture

Peace Corps times by Peace Corps (U.S.) ( )
in English and held by 380 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Twenty years of Peace Corps by Gerard T Rice ( Book )
3 editions published in 1981 in English and held by 364 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Peace Corps Partnership Program : volunteer handbook ( Book )
9 editions published between 1984 and 1992 in English and held by 294 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The hidden force; a report of the International Conference on Middle Level Manpower, San Juan, Puerto Rico, October 10-12, 1962 by Francis W Godwin ( Book )
2 editions published in 1963 in English and held by 276 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

From the center of the earth : stories out of the Peace Corps ( Book )
1 edition published in 1991 in English and held by 271 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Destination Lithuania ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1994 and 1995 in English and held by 267 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Describes the history and culture of Lithuania and discusses the economic and political changes that have occurred since Lithuania gained freedom from the Soviet Union. Interviews with children and Peace Corp workers describe their lifestyles and experiences

Peace Corps : on the home front : a handbook for the families of volunteers ( Book )
2 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 245 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Peace Corps in the 80's by Gerard T Rice ( Book )
2 editions published in 1986 in English and held by 242 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Crossing cultures with the Peace Corps Peace Corps letters from the field ( )
2 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 229 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The toughest job you'll ever love : Peace Corps by Peace Corps (U.S.) ( Book )
3 editions published between 1995 and 1996 in English and held by 225 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Biographic register of the Department of State by United States ( )
in English and held by 211 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Community content-based instruction manual ( )
1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 176 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Peace Corps, education ( Book )
3 editions published between 1984 and 1985 in English and held by 175 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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