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Oyungerel Tsedevdamba and
Jeffrey Lester
Falt
 192
pp., Soft cover,
Admon,
Ulaanbaatar, 2007
ISBN 99929-0-267-1.
Bilingual in Mongolian and
English
A bestseller in
Mongolia, Nomadic Dialogues is
forty-one dialogues between an American tourist and a Mongolian nomadic
family in both Mongolian and English.
Sam,
an American tourist, visits
the Mongolian herder family of Davaa and stays at Davaa's ger for a
week.
Davaa proposes that Sam will ride a horse free of charge if he
participates in livestock herding jobs during his stay.
Sam
accepts the
proposal and explores nomadic jobs and lifestyle. At the same time,
Davaa's family members and neighbors ask questions of Sam and learn
about America and modern day issues.
The book is a supplementary English reader
for Mongolian
herders and tourism guides. Nomadic Dialogues is also designed for
tourists who wish to communicate with Mongolian herders and make their
travels in Mongolia fun and a learning experience.
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 Oyungerel
Tsedevdamba
194
pp., Soft cover,
Interpress, Ulaanbaatar, 2007
ISBN 99929-2-020-3
written in Mongolian.
A bestseller in Mongolia, Notes on My Study
in
America describes the author’s journey leading to her study
in American
Universities.
The first chapter “Road to
school” recounts her struggle to
enroll Stanford University. The book also gives advices to young people
who are dreaming of studying in the United States.
Based on the author’s personal
experience and observations, it
provides topical analysis of the American academic environment in
chapters two and three, “American Environment” and
“Notes” respectively.
The author calls on young people to take
advantage of
opportunities available in open, democratic societies.
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