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The Monkey Girl and the Satchel

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by Chingiz Aitmatov, Rahima Abduvalieva ...

This fairytale was published first in Germany (1997). You find in this story the writer not only as a storyteller, but also as a father of his lovely daughter Shirin and youngest son Eldar as well. ... Read more

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This fairytale was published first in Germany (1997). You find in this story the writer not only as a storyteller, but also as a father of his lovely daughter Shirin and youngest son Eldar as well.
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Jamila

Dedicated to the 60th Anniversary of the Author's Literary Legacy

by Chingiz Aitmatov, James Riordan ...

It is a very romantic love story of Kirghiz girl Jamila to Daniyar, who has been wounded on the battlefield during WWII. Although she was already married to Sadyk and liked his family, she left all her traditions behind for her love.... Jamila is the story of a woman who goes against the traditional tide of her family to be with the man she loves. Chinghiz Aitmatov carries the reader across the ... Read more

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It is a very romantic love story of Kirghiz girl Jamila to Daniyar, who has been wounded on the battlefield during WWII. Although she was already married to Sadyk and liked his family, she left all her traditions behind for her love.... Jamila is the story of a woman who goes against the traditional tide of her family to be with the man she loves. Chinghiz Aitmatov carries the reader across the
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Short Stories

Dedicated to the 25th Anniversary of Kazakhstan Independence

by Dulat Issabekov, Katherine Judelson ...

His play ‘The Transit Passenger’ was presented successfully to the British audience in London, 2014 and 2015 I had the great opportunity to go to Kazakhstan for the first time last September. We were there to participate in the Festival of languages in Astana, where I had the privilege to meet Dulat Issabekov When I was told that we were to see his play, ‘The Transit Passenger’, three days in a ... Read more

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His play ‘The Transit Passenger’ was presented successfully to the British audience in London, 2014 and 2015 I had the great opportunity to go to Kazakhstan for the first time last September. We were there to participate in the Festival of languages in Astana, where I had the privilege to meet Dulat Issabekov When I was told that we were to see his play, ‘The Transit Passenger’, three days in a
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Mother Earth

by Chingiz Aitmatov, James Riordan ...

Aitmatov is an enigma. For a start he is not Russian, but Kirgiz. Yet he has gained distinction through the medium of Russian. He writes not one but two versions of each work: first in Kirgiz, then in Russian, sometimes under a different title and in a different version, in the manner of Conrad, Nabokov and Narayan He is at once both liberal and conservative; he has been embraced by the Soviet ... Read more

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Aitmatov is an enigma. For a start he is not Russian, but Kirgiz. Yet he has gained distinction through the medium of Russian. He writes not one but two versions of each work: first in Kirgiz, then in Russian, sometimes under a different title and in a different version, in the manner of Conrad, Nabokov and Narayan He is at once both liberal and conservative; he has been embraced by the Soviet
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Short Stories

Dedicated to Writer's 85th Anniversary

by Chingiz Aitmatov ...

This collection of three Aitmatov short stories basically was dedicated to James Riordan, the British academic and the best translator of Aitmatov into English. It contains his translation of the 1960 short story 'Camel Eye' as well as Rahima Abduvalieva's translations of 'The Boy Soldier' and 'The Monkey Girl and the Satchel'. The latter was originally written in German as a fairy tale for ... Read more

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This collection of three Aitmatov short stories basically was dedicated to James Riordan, the British academic and the best translator of Aitmatov into English. It contains his translation of the 1960 short story 'Camel Eye' as well as Rahima Abduvalieva's translations of 'The Boy Soldier' and 'The Monkey Girl and the Satchel'. The latter was originally written in German as a fairy tale for
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A Woman of Valour

The Biography of Marie-Louise Bouchard Labelle

by Claire Trépanier ...

Series series Our Lives: Diary, Memoir, and Letters
A Woman of Valour is the biography of Marie-Louise Bouchard Labelle, a French-Canadian woman who found love with a priest thirty-three years her senior. Against all social convention, they lived, produced three children, and built a life together after fleeing their village.However, after several years together, Bouchard’s husband ultimately chose to return to the priesthood, abandoning his family ... Read more

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A Woman of Valour is the biography of Marie-Louise Bouchard Labelle, a French-Canadian woman who found love with a priest thirty-three years her senior. Against all social convention, they lived, produced three children, and built a life together after fleeing their village.However, after several years together, Bouchard’s husband ultimately chose to return to the priesthood, abandoning his family
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10 Days in December

. . .where dreams meet reality

by Eleanor Deckert ...

In 1978, 20-year-old newlyweds, practical Kevin and idealistic Eleanor, explore the Canadian mountains in their VW van, find land, and build a tiny log cabin.Setbacks and self-denial test their love and commitment.For 4 months: Kevin builds, swinging his axe, alone in the wilderness, while Eleanor is paid $2.57 per hour, working as a waitress at a truck stop, earning $300 for cabin supplies.After ... Read more

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In 1978, 20-year-old newlyweds, practical Kevin and idealistic Eleanor, explore the Canadian mountains in their VW van, find land, and build a tiny log cabin.Setbacks and self-denial test their love and commitment.For 4 months: Kevin builds, swinging his axe, alone in the wilderness, while Eleanor is paid $2.57 per hour, working as a waitress at a truck stop, earning $300 for cabin supplies.After
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Punished By Rewards: Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition

The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes

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Revised for the twenty-fifth anniversary of its publication, Alfie Kohn's landmark challenge to carrot-and-stick psychology features updated reflections and research in a major new afterword by the author.Our basic strategy for raising children, teaching students, and managing workers can be summed up in six words: Do this and you’ll get that. We dangle goodies (from candy bars to sales ... Read more

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Revised for the twenty-fifth anniversary of its publication, Alfie Kohn's landmark challenge to carrot-and-stick psychology features updated reflections and research in a major new afterword by the author.Our basic strategy for raising children, teaching students, and managing workers can be summed up in six words: Do this and you’ll get that. We dangle goodies (from candy bars to sales
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The Confident Child: Raising Children to Believe in Themselves

Raising Children to Believe in Themselves

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A renowned social psychologist's clear-cut, thoughtful, and practical strategy for parents who want to promote self-confidence in their child.Raising confident, motivated, and caring children is a parent's greatest challenge. Drawing on her own extensive research on children and parents, Terri Apter has created a guide based on "emotional coaching"—learning to respond appropriately to a child's ... Read more

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A renowned social psychologist's clear-cut, thoughtful, and practical strategy for parents who want to promote self-confidence in their child.Raising confident, motivated, and caring children is a parent's greatest challenge. Drawing on her own extensive research on children and parents, Terri Apter has created a guide based on "emotional coaching"—learning to respond appropriately to a child's
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Some Thoughts About Relationships

by Colin Wright ...

Relationships have the potential to drastically improve our lives, or to sucker punch us in the emotional gut. Impactful as these interpersonal ties can be, it’s worth the effort to become more familiar with them, question a lot of our default notions that surround them, and calibrate them to best suit our needs and those of the people we care about.This is a book for people who want it all when ... Read more

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Relationships have the potential to drastically improve our lives, or to sucker punch us in the emotional gut. Impactful as these interpersonal ties can be, it’s worth the effort to become more familiar with them, question a lot of our default notions that surround them, and calibrate them to best suit our needs and those of the people we care about.This is a book for people who want it all when
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How to Seduce Women : 10 Amazing Ideas About Things To Do On Your First Date!

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This FREE ebook contains 10 Amazing Ideas About Things To Do On Your First Date...... and inside the ebook, you get a link to a FREE version with 84 Amazing Ideas About Things To Do On Your First Date!PLUS How to prevent dating rejection!!This is FREE, this is NOW, and this is about getting a REALLY NICE time with the girl you're actually dating.The first date is first only once. If the first date ... Read more

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This FREE ebook contains 10 Amazing Ideas About Things To Do On Your First Date...... and inside the ebook, you get a link to a FREE version with 84 Amazing Ideas About Things To Do On Your First Date!PLUS How to prevent dating rejection!!This is FREE, this is NOW, and this is about getting a REALLY NICE time with the girl you're actually dating.The first date is first only once. If the first date
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Dream of Butterflies

by Nina Bean,None ...

Dream of Butterflies is a wonderful way to help children want to go to bed at night. The song and colorful illustrations put happy images into the heads of all who see it, and good dreams are sure to follow.This song encourages children to have an interest in the natural world around them, and to view kindness towards themselves, others, and the environment and it's inhabitants as the way it ... Read more

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Dream of Butterflies is a wonderful way to help children want to go to bed at night. The song and colorful illustrations put happy images into the heads of all who see it, and good dreams are sure to follow.This song encourages children to have an interest in the natural world around them, and to view kindness towards themselves, others, and the environment and it's inhabitants as the way it
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