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Asia, Central Description and travel Fatland, Erika 1983- Travel Asia, Central Kazakhstan Description and travel Kyrgyzstan Description and travel Pennsylvania Fiction Tajikistan Description and travel Turkmenistan Description and travel Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Description and travel Uzbekistan Politics and government 1991- FictionFilter By Subjects
Asia, Central Description and travel Fatland, Erika 1983- Travel Asia, Central Kazakhstan Description and travel Kyrgyzstan Description and travel Pennsylvania Fiction Tajikistan Description and travel Turkmenistan Description and travel Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Description and travel Uzbekistan Politics and government 1991- FictionMurray, Craig
Summary: A former British ambassador in Uzbekistan discusses his witness to brutality under the regime of dictator and western ally Islam Karimov, describing the political dogma he encountered from London's Foreign Office and their senior partners in Washington.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.7086 MURSamatar, Sofia
Summary: "In the late nineteenth century, a group of German-speaking Mennonites traveled from Russia into Central Asia, where their charismatic leader predicted Christ would return. Over a century later, Sofia Samatar joins a tour following their path, fascinated not by the hardships of their journey, but by its aftermath: the establishment of a small Christian village in the Muslim Khanate of Khiva....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Catapult 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SAMATAR, SOFIA SAMHorning, Nicole
Summary: "When Uzbekistan declared independence and left the Soviet Union, it started a new chapter in its long history. Readers explore this history and the steps Uzbekistan has taken to plan for the future in this thoroughly-researched and updated guide. From facts about the government and economy to details about art, music, and sports, every aspect of life in this Central Asian nation is presented...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 958.7 HORMaalouf, Amin.
Summary: The life of Omar Khayyam, the 11th Century Persian poet who wrote The Rubaiyaat, chronicling his adventures and romances. The novel is in two parts, the second describing the manner in which the manuscript reached the West.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interlink Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MAASummary: Yoko travels with a small crew to Uzbekistan to shoot an episode of her reality TV travel show. In front of the camera her persona is carefree and happy-go-lucky, but behind the scenes she is cautious and introverted. Despite her best efforts, all the shootings end unsuccessfully. Frustrated by the failed filming, she takes to the streets of this mysterious country on her own. Lost in the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN TOUsmanova, Yulduz.
Contents: Caravan ; Dema (Don't say) / Usmanova, Bauw -- Dunya -- Sabr (Patience) ; Tak boom / Usmanova, Bauw -- Yondiradi-kuydiradi (It makes me crazy) -- Sogindingme (Do you miss me) ; Ketma (Don't go) ; Uchmokdaman (I'm flying) / Usmanova, Bauw -- Heilayl (̲Hey girls) -- Jiglayma (I'm crying) / Usmanova, Bauw.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Double T Music 1999
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/MIDDLE EAST USMSt. Vincent, Sarah
Summary: A young widow living in the Pennsylvania mountains and flipping burgers for hunters and hikers befriends a stranger visiting from Uzbekistan and becomes embroiled in a manhunt after he confesses to committing a terrible crime in his home country.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Melville House 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ST VCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STVFatland, Erika
Summary: An unforgettable journey through Central Asia, one of the most mysterious and history-laden regions of the world. Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan became free of the Soviet Union in 1991. But though they are new to modern statehood, this is a region rich in ancient history, culture, and landscapes unlike anywhere else in the world. Traveling alone, Erika Fatland...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2020