6 Top history books like Exit Emperor Kim Jong-il: Notes from His Former Mentor by John H. Cha

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Exit Emperor Kim Jong-il: Notes from His Former Mentor

By: John H. Cha

3.80

Format: 177 pages, Kindle Edition

In "Exit Emperor Kim Jong-il," authors John H. Cha and K. J. Sohn present a compelling portrait of …

If you liked the history plot in Exit Emperor Kim Jong-il: Notes from His Former Mentor by John H. Cha , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. The Wizard of Lies

By: Diana B. Henriques

3.77

Format: None pages,

The inside story of Bernie Madoff and his $65 billion Ponzi scheme, with surprising and shocking ne… read more

Similar categories in Diana B. Henriques's The Wizard of Lies book and John H. Cha's Exit Emperor Kim Jong-il: Notes from His Former Mentor

  • history
  • nonfiction
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2. 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

Similar categories in Suki Kim's Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite book and John H. Cha's Exit Emperor Kim Jong-il: Notes from His Former Mentor

  • asia
  • history
  • nonfiction

3. 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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4. Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man’s Fight for Justice

By: Bill Browder

4.36

Format: 39 pages, Hardcover

A real-life political thriller about an American financier in the Wild East of Russia, the murder o… read more

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5. 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

Similar categories in Barbara Demick's Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea book and John H. Cha's Exit Emperor Kim Jong-il: Notes from His Former Mentor

  • history
  • nonfiction
"...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

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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

Similar categories in Anna Fifield's The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un book and John H. Cha's Exit Emperor Kim Jong-il: Notes from His Former Mentor

  • asia
  • history
  • nonfiction
"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

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7. Sparks: China's Underground Historians and their Battle for the Future

By: Ian Johnson

4.40

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Using history to challenge Communist Party rule. China's Underground Historians and their Battl… read more

Similar categories in Ian Johnson's Sparks: China's Underground Historians and their Battle for the Future book and John H. Cha's Exit Emperor Kim Jong-il: Notes from His Former Mentor

  • asia
  • history
  • nonfiction
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8. Exit Emperor Kim Jong-il: Notes from His Former Mentor

By: John H. Cha

3.80

Format: 177 pages, Kindle Edition

In "Exit Emperor Kim Jong-il," authors John H. Cha and K. J. Sohn present a compelling portrait of … read more

Similar categories in John H. Cha's Exit Emperor Kim Jong-il: Notes from His Former Mentor book and John H. Cha's Exit Emperor Kim Jong-il: Notes from His Former Mentor

  • asia
  • history
  • nonfiction

6 best-selling nonfiction books like Exit Emperor Kim Jong-il: Notes from His Former Mentor by John H. Cha

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The Wizard of Lies

Diana B. Henriques

3.77

Transform Your Habits

Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite

Suki Kim

3.63

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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea

Barbara Demick

4.45

Transform Your Habits

The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un

Anna Fifield

4.12

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11 best-selling audiobook books like The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un by Anna Fifield

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North Korea Confidential: Private Markets, Fashion Trends, Prison Camps, Dissenters and Defectors

Daniel Tudor , James Pearson

3.68

Transform Your Habits

Flowers of Fire: The Inside Story of South Korea's Feminist Movement and What It Means for Women's Rights Worldwide

Hawon Jung

4.35

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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea

Barbara Demick

4.45

Transform Your Habits

The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un

Anna Fifield

4.12

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