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020    9781565129337|q(trade pbk.) 
020    1565129334|q(trade pbk.) 
035    (OCoLC)303099583 
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050 00 DS135.K8|bS23 2009 
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100 1  Sabar, Ariel. 
245 10 My father's paradise :|ba son's search for his family's 
       past /|cAriel Sabar. 
250    1st paperback edition 
264  1 Chapel Hill, N.C. :|bAlgonquin Books of Chapel Hill,|c2009,
       c2008. 
300    viii, 344 pages :|billustrations, map ;|c21 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    Includes Reader's guide and other special features. 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [329]-332). 
505 00 |tZakho --|g1.|tWhat's in a name --|g2. An|tIsland in a 
       river --|g3. A|tBook with shining pages --|g4.|tRotten 
       corn --|g5. A|tSurprise --|g6. The|tDyer's son --|g7.
       |tLittle thumb girl --|g8. A|tWoman's purpose --|g9. A
       |tPrayer to the Prophet --|g10.|tNo wasted steps --|g11.
       |tLost in the land of Assyria --|g12.|tSpeaking with 
       angels --|g13.|tArabs before Jews --|g14.|tPlus and minus 
       --|g15. The|tMountains are our only friends --|g16.
       |tFreezing in Baghdad --|g17.|tHanging --|g18.|tLet the 
       Hajji speak --|g19.|tCan't help this time --|g20.|tTo hell
       with books --|g21.|tLet my people go --|g22. A|tSuitable 
       level of civilization --|g23.|tGod will provide --|g24.
       |tIraqi stamps --|tIsrael --|g25.|tKissing the ground --
       |g26.|tWhere are the Jewish synagogues? --|g27.|tHerzl's 
       beard --|g28.|tAna Kurdi --|g29.|tSome of the best in 
       Zakho --|g30.|tJohn Savage --|g31.|tSleepwalking out 
       windows --|g32. The|tBrotherhood of man --|g33.|tGold --
       |tAramaic --|g34.|tLishana Deni --|g35.|tCleft sentences -
       -|g36.|tIt's all God's world --|g37.|tHets and 'Ayins --
       |g38.|tAbandoning the fountainhead --|g39.|tExiled and 
       redeemed --|g40.|tSystematic description of a living 
       dialect --|g41.|tGetting lost --|tYale --|g42.|tAramaic 
       for dirges --|g43.|tTo a deep well --|g44.|tMissions --
       |g45. A|tMemorial candle --|g46.|tAre they kings? --|g47.
       |tSome enchanted place --|tFather and son --|g48.
       |tSpeechless --|g49.|tHollywood on the Habur --|g50.
       |tComing of the Messiah --|g51.|tCovenants --|gThe|tReturn
       --|g52.|tRiver keeps flowing --|g53.|tTime travel --|g54.
       |tHabur --|g55.|tKiss the eyes of your sons --|g56.
       |tTurkish delights or Jordan almonds --|g57.|tHeaven sent 
       --|g58.|tChasing phantoms --|g59. A|tDisaster, God forbid 
       --|g60.|tKind of a problem --|g61.|tBreakdown --|g62. "The
       |tGirl. the Jew, is alive" --|g63.|tConvenient truths --
       |tConclusion --|g64.|tParadise lost --|g65.|tIce-blended 
       mocha --|g66.|tSaba's music. 
520    In a remote corner of the world, forgotten for nearly 
       three thousand years, lived an enclave of Kurdish Jews so 
       isolated that they still spoke Aramaic, the language of 
       Jesus. Mostly illiterate, they were self-made mystics and 
       gifted storytellers and humble peddlers who dwelt in 
       harmony with their Muslim and Christian neighbors in the 
       mountains of northern Iraq. To these descendants of the 
       Lost Tribes of Israel, Yona Sabar was born. Yona's son 
       Ariel grew up in Los Angeles, where Yona had become an 
       esteemed professor, dedicating his career to preserving 
       his people's traditions. Ariel wanted nothing to do with 
       his father's strange immigrant heritage--until he had a 
       son of his own. 
586    National Book Critics Circle Award, Autobiography 
600 10 Sabar, Yona. 
600 10 Sabar, Ariel. 
650  0 Jews, Kurdish|zIraq|zZākhū. 
650  0 Jews, Kurdish|zIsrael. 
650  0 Jews, Kurdish|zUnited States. 
651  0 Zākhū (Iraq) 
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