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…
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4.05
Format: 290 pages, Hardcover
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2. 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
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3. The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story
By: David John , Hyeonseo Lee
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"He’d valued his dignity more than his own life."-David John, The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story
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"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
4. This is Paradise!
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4.03
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5. Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite
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3.63
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6. North Korea Undercover: Inside the World's Most Secret State
By: John Sweeney
4.29
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7. The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag
By: Kang Chol-Hwan , Pierre Rigoulot
4.62
Format: None pages, Paperback
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8. In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
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3.98
Format: 212 pages,
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9. The Reluctant Communist: My Desertion, Court-Martial, and Forty-Year Imprisonment in North Korea
By: Charles Robert Jenkins
5.00
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10. Long Road Home: Testimony of a North Korean Camp Survivor
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4.60
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11. Stars Between the Sun and Moon: One Woman's Life in North Korea and Escape to Freedom
By: Lucia Jang , Susan McClelland
5.00
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3.54
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13. Dear Leader: Poet, Spy, Escapee—A Look Inside North Korea
By: Jang Jin-sung , Shirley Lee
3.00
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14. A Thousand Miles to Freedom: My Escape from North Korea
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3.71
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5.00
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4.45
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4.12
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4.28
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3.76
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20. The Rebel and the Kingdom: The True Story of the Secret Mission to Overthrow the North Korean Regime
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3.91
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21. Braving North Korea: True Stories of Those Secretly Bringing Hope to One of the Darkest Nations On Earth
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3.95
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Ruled by a maniacal dictator and cut off from the outside world, the citizens of North Korea are li… read more
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