Description

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The hilarious and heart-wrenching memoir from a Peace Corps volunteer in Zaire-with a new introduction.

About the Author

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Mike Tidwell is founder and director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network. He is also an author and documentary filmmaker whose books include Bayou Farewell: The Rich Life and Tragic Death of Louisiana's Cajun Coast. He has been featured on NBC's Meet the Press and NPR, and in the New York Times and the Washington Post.

Praise For…

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A meticulous and affecting memoir” The Washington Post

 

Deeply moving.” Kirkus Reviews

 

A riveting story” Publishers Weekly

 

A true masterwork” R. Sargent Shriver

 

Written with humor and anger, despair and aweThis is an important book.” Moritz Thomsen, author of The Farm on the River of Emeralds