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This book draws its inspiration from the age-old conflict between the sexes. Men have forever been in conflict with women over who can do what, who should do what, and probably to put it more succintly, who can do what better than the other. This conflict is even sharper in the youth with young women going for careers formerly meant for the male gender, such as politics - and most science based careers. This novella focuses on games. In the story,...
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The name MATATA in Kiswahili means troublesome. Jimmy gets this name from his grandfather who has a reputation in the village - but, of course, his becomes the dimunitative KATATA. And then he acquires another name - KARDA - from an American priest. So as we meet him in JIMMY KARDA, he is already loaded. In this episode however, Jimmy longs to get away from the boring city estate where he lives - and especially away from his sister who he considers...
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We've all heard of the horrible stories about househelps and child trafficking around the world. The problem is especially rampant in the Middle East where girls from Africa and Asia are misused in the name of house maids. It seems nobody talks about this problem. Governments turn a blind eye or look the other way and pretend to be doing something about this problem even when many deaths of loved ones are reported. Sometimes we think - what the hell,...
4) Jimmy Karda
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Growing up has its myriad of problem which few tend to notice apart from the child growing up. Or maybe this is because of the child's point of view? Anyhow, all of us have fond memories of what was and what might have been - life with brothers, sisters, parents, neighbors (and often, with grandparents). Children have little understanding of what is happening around them and we get entertained as they tell us from their own point of view. Many of...
5) Amy
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We have all got to that point where we are about to engage in something new...and we are not sure how to continue. We have all had that chance when we go to a new school or a new class and we are afraid of the reception. Some of our parents have dotted on us in basic or primary school...until it gets to a point when we have to leave them and manage on our own...AMY is a COMING OF AGE novella in which a teenage girl gets to that point where she has...
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