North Korea Journal
By: Michael Palin
3.85
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
THE BOOK BEHIND THE HIT DOCUMENTARYA glimpse of life inside the world’s most secretive country, as …
Want to Read $ 12.99"My philosophy of travel, such as it is, is that the more difficult somewhere is to get to, the greater the prize to be won by getting there. But when the prize was North Korea, I found this was not a view shared by my wife."-Michael Palin, North Korea Journal
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1. North Korea Confidential: Private Markets, Fashion Trends, Prison Camps, Dissenters and Defectors
By: Daniel Tudor , James Pearson
3.68
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
**Named one of the best books of 2015 by The Economist ** Private Markets, Fashion Trends, Prison … read more
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2. Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History
By: Bruce Cumings
3.84
Format: 544 pages, Paperback
"Passionate, cantankerous, and fascinating. Rather like Korea itself."--Nicholas D. Kristof, New Yo… read more
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3. Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite
By: Suki Kim
3.63
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A haunting memoir of teaching English to the sons of North Korea's ruling class during the last six… read more
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4. The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag
By: Kang Chol-Hwan , Pierre Rigoulot
4.62
Format: None pages, Paperback
As tensions between the US and North North Korea continue to escalate, stories of life inside our l… read more
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5. Tananarive
By: Sylvain Vallée
3.99
Format: 120 pages, Hardcover
Il n'est jamais trop tard pour vivre une grande aventure. Au soir d’une vie rangée et précaution… read more
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6. The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un
By: Anna Fifield
4.12
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The behind-the-scenes story of the rise and reign of the world's strangest and most elusive tyrant,… read more
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"Kim Jong Chol even found a way to work the Belgian movie star into his school work. "If I had my idea world I would not allow weapons and atom bombs any more," he wrote in a school project while in B…"-Anna Fifield, The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un
7. See You Again in Pyongyang: A Journey into Kim Jong Un's North Korea
By: Travis Jeppesen
3.93
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From ballistic missile tests to stranger-than-fiction stories of purges and assassinations, news fr… read more
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"Since my addiction to motion is what feeds my writing, the main purpose of travel for me is to get lost."-Travis Jeppesen, See You Again in Pyongyang: A Journey into Kim Jong Un's North Korea
"The North Korean regime and its leaders have often been described as irrational. My experiences have made me question that contention and wonder if this “irrationality"-Travis Jeppesen, See You Again in Pyongyang: A Journey into Kim Jong Un's North Korea
"The North Korean government, for all the terrible things it undeniably and inexcusably does, also builds housing, schools, and hospitals for its citizens. If you had concrete proof that your tourist …"-Travis Jeppesen, See You Again in Pyongyang: A Journey into Kim Jong Un's North Korea
8. Becoming Kim Jong Un: A Former CIA Officer's Insights into North Korea's Enigmatic Young Dictator
By: Jung H. Pak
3.76
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A groundbreaking account of the rise of North Korea's dictator Kim Jong Un, from his nuclear ambiti… read more
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9. Korea: A New History of South and North
By: Victor Cha
4.20
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A major new history of North and South Korea, from the late nineteenth century to the present day … read more
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10. North Korea Journal
By: Michael Palin
3.85
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
THE BOOK BEHIND THE HIT DOCUMENTARYA glimpse of life inside the world’s most secretive country, as … read more
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"My philosophy of travel, such as it is, is that the more difficult somewhere is to get to, the greater the prize to be won by getting there. But when the prize was North Korea, I found this was not a…"-Michael Palin, North Korea Journal
11. CoBrA - Operação Goa
By: Marco Calhorda
3.12
Format: 69 pages, Hardcover
CoBrA – Operação Goa é uma obra de ficção que ressalva a ambição e redenção humanas. Enquadrada no … read more
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12. Shrimp to Whale: South Korea from the Forgotten War to K-Pop
By: Ramon Pacheco Pardo
4.30
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
South Korea has the most remarkable of histories. Born from the ashes of colonialism, partition and… read more
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13. Itki toisenkin
By: Merja Mäki
4.23
Format: 415 pages, Hardcover
Tunteikas romaani sota-ajan rakkaudesta Karjalassa Larja palaa kesällä 1942 opettajaleiriltä kanta… read more
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14. Don’t Go There!: From Chernobyl to North Korea—One Man’s Quest to Lose Himself and Find Everyone Else in the World’s Strangest Places
By: Adam Fletcher
3.84
Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition
How much would you risk to change your life? After Spiegel bestselling author Adam Fletcher is … read more
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15. Samsung Rising: The Inside Story of the South Korean Giant That Set Out to Beat Apple and Conquer Tech
By: Geoffrey Cain
3.65
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Geoffrey Cain offers a penetrating look behind the curtains of the biggest company nobody in Americ… read more
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16. Ameryka. Dom podzielony
By: Andrzej Kohut
3.80
Format: 340 pages, Paperback
Ulice amerykańskich miast w ogniu. Zimna wojna z Chinami. Szturm na Kapitol. Utrwalany przez lat… read more
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17. Up: My Life Journey to the Top of Everest
By: Ben Fogle
4.18
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
My eyes lifted to the horizon and the unmistakable snowy outline of Everest. Everest, the mounta… read more
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18. CoBrA - Operação Conacri - Tomo 1
By: Marco Calhorda
3.50
Format: 80 pages, Hardcover
Quase uma década depois da perda de Goa, no qual o CoBrA teve uma participação fulcral no engendrar… read more
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20. La Flèche ardente (Avant Blake et Mortimer, #2)
By: Jean Van Hamme
3.18
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
Le cruel Babylos III, empereur d'Austradie, ordonne au général Robioff, chef suprême de son armée, … read more
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21. Americana. To, co najlepsze w USA
By: Magdalena Żelazowska
3.58
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
Autorka stworzyła osobisty przewodnik po USA, który jest czymś więcej niż listą miejsc i atrakcji t… read more
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