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Author recalls being deaf in the Peace Corps

If living in a remote African village replete with brutal killings, corrupt and confrontational community leaders, and a number of nearly unpronounceable diseases doesn¹t seem daunting enough, imagine experiencing it without the ability to hear.

In his book debut, "The Unheard: A Memoir of Deafness and Africa," Josh Swiller candidly recounts his two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in the...

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