"Would You Like To Play The Dombra?" by Zhumageldy Nazhimedenov. Translated into the Russian language by Gulnara Saifolaqqyzy Kuspan. Translated into the English language by Janseyit Tileubay. Accelerated method, 1st book. Almaty, "Amanat-TT", 2005.

"The Empire of the Steppes a History of Central Asia" by Rene Grousset. Translation by Naomi Walford; Rutgers University Press. 1970.
" Rene Grousset`s history is truly monumental, covering the vast steppe region from Korea to Hungary, and over the course of around 1500 years, and incorporates several different realms of knowledge that each would require a lifetime of work by most historians.", www.amazon.com, from the review.

"Hunted Through Central Asia" by Paul Nazaroff, introduction by Peter Hopkirk; Translation by Malcolm Burr. Oxford University Press. First Published in 1932. "What is presented is a panorama of a region that would remain closed to the outside world for seventy years as well as the courage and perseverance of the author.", www.amazon.com, from the review.

"Alma-Ata Neformalnaya" i "Alma-Ata Musykalnaya", by Arsen Bayanov. The book "Alma-Ata Neformalnaya" and Alma-Ata Musykalnaya" is written in Russian language by Arsen Bayanov. Published by "Dominant Print". Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty, Pushkin Street, 13. Buro Bomond by the support of SEIMAR Social Fund. Almaty, 2005.

"A Ride to Khiva" , Travels and adventures in Central Asia by Frederick Gustavus Burnaby. The Narrative Press, 2003. Frederick Gustavus (Fred) Burnaby, a colonel of the British Army, died in 1885. Burnaby - soldier, traveler, writer, pioneer balloonist - set out on an unofficial mission in 1875 through Central Asia. Besides of English he spoke Russian, Turkish, French, Italian, German, Spanish and a bit of Arabic.

"The Travels of Friar Odoric" , a 14th-Century Journal of the blessed Odoric of Pordenone. Odoric, a Franciscan monk from northeastern Italy, spent much of the early 14th century traveling throughout Asia. It is one of the finest examples of extant fourteenth-century travel literature." Wm.B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. 2002.

"Apples Are From Kazakhstan" , The land that disappeared by Christopher Robbins. Published by Atlas&Co. 2008. Closed to foreigners under Romanov and Soviet rule, Kazakhstan has remained largely hidden from the world - a remarkable feat for a country the size of Western Europe. "A fascinating read....Extremely entertaining and informative...." - Daily telegraph (UK)

"The Silent Steppe" , by Mukhamet Shayakhmetov, the memoir of a Kazakh Nomad under Stalin. Published in 2007 by The Rockery Press, Tracy Carns Ltd. in association with The Overlook Press. "The fascinating, tragic, forgotten story of the Kazakh nomads of central Asia under Stalin\'s brutal rule...an unusual and special book." - Simon Sebag Montefiore