Flowers of Fire: The Inside Story of South Korea's Feminist Movement and What It Means for Women's Rights Worldwide
By: Hawon Jung
4.35
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An eye-opening firsthand account of the ongoing and trailblazing feminist movement in South Korea—o…
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1. The New Koreans: The Story of a Nation
By: Michael Breen
3.91
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
Just a few decades ago, the South Koreans were an impoverished, agricultural people. In one generat… read more
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- asia
- politics
- history
- nonfiction
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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- history
- historical
- politics
- asia
- nonfiction
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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- history
- historical
- politics
- asia
- nonfiction
4. Korea: The Impossible Country
By: Daniel Tudor
4.00
Format: 139 pages, Hardcover
South Korea was "the poorest, most impossible country on the planet"when it was founded, according … read more
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- asia
- politics
- history
- nonfiction
5. The Birth of Korean Cool: How One Nation is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture
By: Euny Hong
4.33
Format: 228 pages, Paperback
A FRESH, FUNNY, UP-CLOSE LOOK AT HOW SOUTH KOREA REMADE ITSELF AS THE WORLD'S POP CULTURE POWERHOUS… read more
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6. Miss Kim Knows and Other Stories
By: Cho Nam-Joo
3.72
Format: 223 pages, Paperback
Eight women. Eight stories. One reality. A woman is born. A woman is filmed in public without c… read more
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- asian literature
- feminism
- asia
- audiobook
"W samochodzie Seunghun podziękował mi i kilka razy poprosił, żebym jak najczęściej przyjeżdżała do Geumju. Chciałam zapytać, czy jej dzieci, czyli jego mama oraz ciocie i wujkowie, często do niej wpa…"-Cho Nam-Joo, Miss Kim Knows and Other Stories
"– Ale rzecz w tym, że nie wyobrażam sobie świata bez babci. Nie liczę na cud. Po prostu chcę, żeby żyła. – Seunghun, ja chyba bym tego nie chciała na jej miejscu. Życie nie ma sensu, gdy nie można ni…"-Cho Nam-Joo, Miss Kim Knows and Other Stories
7. Y/N
By: Esther Yi
2.95
Format: 204 pages, Kindle Edition
Y/Na novel about a Korean American woman living in Berlin whose obsession with a K-pop idol sends h… read more
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- asian literature
- asia
- audiobook
"You are not your dryness," the Boys said in small copy on the box, "You are not your sebum." They wanted to make the world a better place, and that began with my enlarged pores."-Esther Yi, Y/N
"I knew how all of this felt, better than if I had felt it myself. The boy was my ambassador, sent to a foreign land with which my own land was in delicate relations. I'd never visited this country my…"-Esther Yi, Y/N
"As a human being who cannot live without love, I know full well that I have exhausted my options on this disappointing planet. The question is no longer ‘Who are the people who will accept my unusual…"-Esther Yi, Y/N
"Inside your mother, you were perfectly round, complete unto yourself. You wanted for nothing. But you were born, and the nightmare began. Your body was pulled in all directions. Your arms, legs, neck…"-Esther Yi, Y/N
8. Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women's Words
By: Jenni Nuttall
3.82
Format: 292 pages, Hardcover
An enlightening linguistic journey through a thousand years of feminist language--and what we can l… read more
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- history
- historical
- feminism
- nonfiction
- womens
- audiobook
9. Flowers of Fire: The Inside Story of South Korea's Feminist Movement and What It Means for Women's Rights Worldwide
By: Hawon Jung
4.35
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An eye-opening firsthand account of the ongoing and trailblazing feminist movement in South Korea—o… read more
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- history
- historical
- politics
- feminism
- gender
- asia
- nonfiction
- asian literature
- womens
- audiobook
10. Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
By: Hwang Bo-Reum
4.02
Format: 307 pages, Hardcover
Yeongju is burned out. With her high-flying career, demanding marriage, and busy life in Seoul, sh… read more
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- asian literature
- audiobook
"Why? Because we only get one shot in life, and we're living it now."-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
"A life surrounded by good people is a successful life. It might not be success as defined by society, but thanks to the people around you, each day is a successful day."-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
"A life surrounded by good people is a successful life. It might not be success as defined by society, but thanks to the people around you, each day is a successful day'."-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
"A life surrounded by good people is a successful life. It might not be a success as defined by society, but thanks to the people around you, each day is a successful day."-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
11. Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country
By: Patricia Evangelista
4.18
Format: 428 pages, Hardcover
A fearless, powerfully written on-the-ground account of a nation careening into violent autocracy—t… read more
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- history
- asia
- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
12. Waiting to Be Arrested at Night: A Uyghur Poet's Memoir of China's Genocide
By: Tahir Hamut Izgil
4.31
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A poet's account of one of the world's most urgent humanitarian crises, and a harrowing tale of a f… read more
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- history
- asia
- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"The Uyghur region was now a gigantic prison, blanketed with security forces and a biometric surveillance system unique in human history."-Tahir Hamut Izgil, Waiting to Be Arrested at Night: A Uyghur Poet's Memoir of China's Genocide
13. 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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- history
- historical
- politics
- asia
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"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
14. 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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- history
- asia
- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
15. 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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- history
- asia
- politics
- nonfiction
- asian literature
- audiobook
16. Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World--And How You Can, Too
By: Ijeoma Oluo
4.46
Format: 256 pages, ebook
From the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of So You Want to Talk About Race and Mediocre, an ey… read more
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- feminism
- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
17. 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
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- history
- historical
- politics
- asia
- nonfiction
- audiobook
18. The Rebel and the Kingdom: The True Story of the Secret Mission to Overthrow the North Korean Regime
By: Bradley Hope
3.91
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
How did an Ivy League activist become a global fugitive? The tale of a self-taught operative and hi… read more
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- history
- asia
- politics
- nonfiction
- asian literature
- audiobook
19. I Went To See My Father
By: Shin Kyung-Sook
3.70
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An instant bestseller in Korea and the follow up to the international bestseller, Please Look After… read more
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- asian literature
- asia
- audiobook
20. A Magical Girl Retires
By: Park Seolyeon
3.63
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
A millennial turned magical girl must combat climate change and credit card debt in this delightful… read more
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- audiobook
"The person I loved and respected the most in the world called me a genius; therefore, I was a genius."-Park Seolyeon, A Magical Girl Retires
"If I could become a magical girl at twenty-nine, then surely it was never too late to become a watchmaker."-Park Seolyeon, A Magical Girl Retires
"Grandfather, I just love watches. When I look at them, I just... It's like they're a whole universe. The universe itself. Even the smallest watch."-Park Seolyeon, A Magical Girl Retires
"She had a point. I mean, when did my own girlhood begin and end, exactly? I couldn't quite circle a lasso around it, but I knew, at least, when it had ended. Three years ago, when Grandfather died."-Park Seolyeon, A Magical Girl Retires
21. 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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- asia
- politics
- history
- nonfiction
22. Fear Is Just a Word: A Missing Daughter, a Violent Cartel, and a Mother's Quest for Vengeance
By: Azam Ahmed
3.95
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A riveting true story of a mother who fought back against the drug cartels in Mexico, pursuing her … read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
23. Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital
By: Elise Hu
4.10
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
An audacious journalistic exploration of the present and future of beauty through the lens of South… read more
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- history
- feminism
- asia
- nonfiction
- audiobook
24. 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
- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
25. Betraying Big Brother: The Feminist Awakening in China
By: Leta Hong Fincher
4.18
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
How the Feminist Five and the rise of China's feminist movement threatens China's authoritarian gov… read more
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- history
- feminism
- politics
- asia
- gender
- nonfiction
- womens
"if sons and daughters are treated equally, raised and educated in the same manner, then the responsibilities assumed by men and women would surely become equal. when that happens, the nouns 'man' and…"-Leta Hong Fincher, Betraying Big Brother: The Feminist Awakening in China
26. 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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- asia
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
27. Private Revolutions: Four Women Face China's New Social Order
By: Yuan Yang
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping yet intimate portrait of modern China told through the lives of four ordinary women stri… read more
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- history
- feminism
- politics
- asia
- nonfiction
- womens
- audiobook
28. Deadly Quiet City: True Stories from Wuhan
By: Murong Xuecun
3.90
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From one of China’s most celebrated—and silenced—literary authors, riveting portraits of eight Wuha… read more
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- asia
- politics
- history
- nonfiction
29. Best Things First
By: Bjørn Lomborg
3.94
Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition
Now selected as one of the Best Books of 2023 by The Economist.In this urgent, thought-provoking bo… read more
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- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
30. South Korea: The Price of Efficiency and Success
By: John Gonzalez
3.38
Format: None pages, Paperback
South Korea's extraordinary economic and technological transformation after the Korean War (1950-19… read more
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- history
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