Ask A North Korean: Defectors Talk About Their Lives Inside the World's Most Secretive Nation
By: Daniel Tudor
3.81
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Understanding North Korean Through the Eyes of Defectors.The weekly column Ask a North Korean, publ…
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1. Somewhere Inside: One Sister's Captivity in North Korea and the Other's Fight to Bring Her Home
By: Laura Ling , Lisa Ling
4.29
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Somewhere Inside is the electrifying, never-before-told story of Laura Ling's capture by the North … read more
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- asia
- politics
- biography
- nonfiction
2. The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story
By: David John , Hyeonseo Lee
4.42
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An extraordinary insight into life under one of the world’s most ruthless and secretive dictatorshi… read more
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- asia
- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"He’d valued his dignity more than his own life."-David John, The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story
"I was already hiding beneath so many lies that I hardly knew who I was any more. I was becoming a non-person."-David John, The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story
"This is when I understood that we can do without almost anything – our home, even our country. But we will never do without other people, and we will never do without family."-David John, The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story
"I hope you remember that if you encounter an obstacle on the road, don’t think of it as an obstacle at all… think of it as a challenge to find a new path on the road less traveled."-David John, The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story
3. The Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future
By: Victor Cha
3.75
Format: 271 pages, Hardcover
"A meaty, fast-paced portrait of North Korean society, economy, politics and foreign policy." -Fore… read more
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- asia
- politics
- history
- nonfiction
4. 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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- history
- asia
- politics
- nonfiction
5. Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea
By: Sungju Lee , Susan Elizabeth McClelland
4.07
Format: 242 pages, Hardcover
Every Falling Star, the first book to portray contemporary North Korea to a young audience, is the … read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- history
6. 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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- biography
- history
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7. The Painted Girls
By: Cathy Marie Buchanan
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Set at a moment of profound artistic, cultural, and societal change, The Painted Girls is a tale of… read more
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8. In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
By: Yeonmi Park , Maryanne Vollers
3.98
Format: 212 pages,
Human rights activist Park, who fled North Korea with her mother in 2007 at age 13 and eventually m… read more
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9. A Kim Jong-Il Production: The Extraordinary True Story of a Kidnapped Filmmaker, His Star Actress, and a Young Dictator's Rise to Power
By: Paul Fischer
4.41
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"The 1978 abductions of the South Korean actress Choi-Eun-hee and her ex-husband, the director Shin… read more
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10. Stars Between the Sun and Moon: One Woman's Life in North Korea and Escape to Freedom
By: Lucia Jang , Susan McClelland
5.00
Format: 646 pages, Hardcover
An extraordinary memoir by a North Korean woman who defied the government to keep her family alive.… read more
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11. The Tears of My Soul
By: Kim Hyun Hee , Farshad Rezaei
4.03
Format: None pages,
When Korean Air Lines flight 858 exploded in 1987, killing 115 passengers, international law-enforc… read more
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12. Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea
By: Guy Delisle
3.50
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
Famously referred to as one of the "Axis of Evil" countries, North Korea remains one of the most se… read more
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13. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West
By: Blaine Harden
5.00
Format: 30 pages, Hardcover
A New York Timesbestseller, the shocking story of one of the few people born in a North Korean poli… read more
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14. A Bookshop in Berlin
By: Françoise Frenkel
3.86
Format: 270 pages, Hardcover
The memoir of a Jewish bookseller on a harrowing fight for survival across Nazi-occupied Europe. … read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- history
15. While Time Remains: A North Korean Defector's Search for Freedom in America
By: Yeonmi Park
3.99
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
NATIONAL BESTSELLER The North Korean defector, human rights advocate, and bestselling author of … read more
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- biography
- history
- asia
- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
16. The Future of Geography: How Power and Politics in Space Will Change Our World
By: Tim Marshall
3.94
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Spy satellites orbiting the moon. Space metals worth more than most countries’ GDP. People on Mars … read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
17. Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
By: Barbara Demick
4.45
Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition
Nothing to Envy follows the lives of six North Koreans over fifteen years—a chaotic period that saw… read more
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- biography
- history
- politics
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- audiobook
"...the strength of the regime came from its ability to isolate its own citizens completely."-Barbara Demick, Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
"In North Korea, you don’t own your own home; you are merely awarded the right to live there."-Barbara Demick, Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
"He would wait hours for her, maybe two or three. It didn’t matter. The cadence of life is slower in North Korea. Nobody owned a watch."-Barbara Demick, Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
"Even in parts of the showcase capital of Pyongyang, you can stroll down the middle of a main street at night without being able to see the buildings on either side."-Barbara Demick, Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
18. Hi Honey, I'm Homo!: Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture
By: Matt Baume
4.35
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
There's a secret storyline hidden across some of the most popular sitcoms of the 20th century. F… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
19. 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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- history
- asia
- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"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
20. The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 1 (The Mortal Instruments: Graphic Novel, #1)
By: Cassandra Clare
4.10
Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition
The first installment of Cassandra Clare's bestselling urban fantasy series, The Mortal Instruments… read more
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21. Lies and Weddings
By: Kevin Kwan
3.82
Format: 437 pages, Hardcover
A forbidden affair erupts dramatically amid a decadent Hawaiian wedding in this hilarious, sophisti… read more
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- audiobook
22. Making a Scene
By: Constance Wu
3.67
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A powerful and poignant new book by Crazy Rich Asians and Fresh Off the Boat star Constance Wu abou… read more
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- adult
- biography
- audiobook
23. ASAP
By: Axie Oh
3.92
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Axie Oh's ASAP is the much anticipated companion novel to beloved… read more
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- audiobook
"I didn't want to chase you," he says, and I wince. Did he finally realize I'm not worth chasing? "I wanted to run with you."-Axie Oh, ASAP
"Do you mean it?" he asks softly. His fingers around my wrist tighten infinitesimally. "I mean it," I say. "With my heart, with my body, with my soul."-Axie Oh, ASAP
24. No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us
By: Rachel Louise Snyder
4.50
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In No Visible Bruises, journalist Rachel Louise Snyder frames this urgent and immersive account of … read more
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- nonfiction
"Michelle saw was what so many other women before her had seen: that an abuser appears more powerful than the system."-Rachel Louise Snyder, No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us
"The average batterer, Adams told me, “is more likable than his victim, because domestic violence affects victims a lot more than it affects batterers."-Rachel Louise Snyder, No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us
"When I questioned whether she believed he really had changed, she said yes, but she also said she believed she could probably trigger him again in a minute."-Rachel Louise Snyder, No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us
"The very fact that intimate partner violence is so often addressed in civil court, rather than criminal court, gives insight into how we as a society still view it."-Rachel Louise Snyder, No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us
25. Queen Of The Sea: A History Of Lisbon
By: Barry Hatton
3.96
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
Lisbon’s charm is legendary, but its vibrant 2,000-year history is not widely known, from its Roman… read more
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- history
26. Accidentally Wes Anderson
By: Wally Koval
4.32
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A visual adventure of Wes Anderson proportions, authorized by th… read more
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- adult
- history
27. The Sister: The Extraordinary Story of Kim Yo Jong, The Most Powerful Woman in North Korea
By: Sung-Yoon Lee
3.52
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The onset of Covid-19 has coincided with the dramatic rise of a young woman called Kim Yo Jong in N… read more
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- history
- asia
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- audiobook
28. The Sorcerer of Pyongyang
By: Marcel Theroux
3.78
Format: 243 pages, Hardcover
Ten-year-old Jun-su is a bright and obedient boy whose only desire is to be a credit to his family,… read more
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- adult
- audiobook
29. The Old Man and the Gun: And Other Tales of True Crime
By: David Grann
3.72
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Now a major motion picture starring Robert Redford and Sissy Spacek, The Old Man and the Gun is her… read more
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- biography
- history
- audiobook
30. The Cut Out Girl: A Story of War and Family, Lost and Found (Random House Large Print)
By: Bart van Es
4.06
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
"An awe-inspiring account of the tragedies and triumphs within the world of the Holocaust's 'hide-a… read more
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- biography
- history
- audiobook
"I look again at the photo of my grandfather, framed by maps three times his size. Given his experiences before and during the war, the answers were obvious: central planning, a clean slate. education…"-Bart van Es, The Cut Out Girl: A Story of War and Family, Lost and Found (Random House Large Print)
"I look again at the photo of my grandfather, framed by maps three times his size. Given his experiences before and during the war, the answers were obvious: central planning, a clean slate, education…"-Bart van Es, The Cut Out Girl: A Story of War and Family, Lost and Found (Random House Large Print)
31. Ask A North Korean: Defectors Talk About Their Lives Inside the World's Most Secretive Nation
By: Daniel Tudor
3.81
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Understanding North Korean Through the Eyes of Defectors.The weekly column Ask a North Korean, publ… read more
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