Book by Herrera Susana
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The Peace Corps volunteer shares her life and experiences in northern Cameroon. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.
ce Corps sends Susana Herrera to teach English in northern Cameroon, she yearns to embrace her adopted village and its people, to drink deep from the spirit of Mother Africa-and to forget a bitter childhood and painful past. To the villagers, however, she's a rich American tourist, a nasara (white person) who has never known pain or want. They stare at her in silence. The children giggle and run away. At first her only confidant is a miraculously communicative lizard.
Susana fights back with every ounce of heart and humor she possesses, and slowly begins to make a difference. She ventures out to the village well and learns to carry water on her head. In a classroom crowded to suffocation she finds a way to discipline her students without resorting to the beatings they are used to. She makes ice cream in the scorching heat, and learns how to plant millet and kill chickens. She laughs with the villagers, cries with them, works and prays with them, heals and is helped by them.
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Librería: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: USED_GOOD. 1st ed. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Nº de ref. del artículo: 3749618-6
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Librería: zeebooks, Foley, AL, Estados Unidos de America
hardcover. Condición: USED_VERYGOOD. Ex-Library markings. May have light shelf wear due to warehouse storage and handling. Nº de ref. del artículo: 240115048
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Librería: Bruce Irving, Haworth, NJ, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: USED_FINE. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition. Fine in afine DJ. Stated Firt Edition, priced DJ. Susana Herera's experiences in the Peace Corps, teaching English in northern Cameroon. Nº de ref. del artículo: 001004
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Librería: Kenneth A. Himber, Lebanon, NJ, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: USED_ASNEW. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Almost Like New. First Edition, First Printing. (First Edition, First Printing) A memoir about what Susana Herrera learned from the Peace Corps in Africa. Book is a clean tight unmarked copy. Nº de ref. del artículo: ABE-75024726
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Librería: McAllister & Solomon Books, Wilmington, NC, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: USED_VERYGOOD. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover, ix, 270 pages Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book. Nº de ref. del artículo: 112104
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Librería: Joe Staats, Bookseller, Los Angeles, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: USED_ASNEW. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. As new, unread copy, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. N7. Nº de ref. del artículo: 10678
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Librería: Carvid Books, Cranbrook, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: USED_VERYGOOD. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. 280 pages, a very presentable 1st edition 1st printing copy of this unusual book, the story of an American girl's two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in northern Cameroon. She slowly turned initial animosity and jealousy into acceptance, respect and friendship. Jacket scraped and marked on back; creased at top of front and at top and bottom of spine; and marked on inside fly. Book corners sl worn. Nº de ref. del artículo: 2735
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Librería: MostlySignedBooks, San Francisco, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: USED_GOOD. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. Good in good dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed 'I hope this books makes you feel good in your skin. With joy' by the author on the title page (no personalization). 1st ediiton, 1st printing, complete number line. Dust jacket has considerable edgewear, corner fraying, and a closed tear. Book has heavy shelfwear and bumped corners. Memoir of time spent in the Peace Corps in an African village. The author's first book. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box. Signed by Author(s). Nº de ref. del artículo: Alibris.0009017
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Librería: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: USED_VERYGOOD. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. Dust jacket in very good condition. First edition. SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.3. signed and inscribed by author. Nº de ref. del artículo: 1317976879
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Librería: Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: USED_ASNEW. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. 1st Edition. Larger, sturdy book, red spine, yellow boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 270 pages. Pink highlighting on pages 12, 30-31,56, 61-62. DJ glossy--one of the most colorful dust jackets we have seen in reds, yellows, blues and pinks showing a naive art view of a village on front, yellow spine and back. DJ and book, both As New. Nº de ref. del artículo: 061254
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