Cultural Region/East Asian
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K-Drama School: A Pop Culture Inquiry Into Why We Love Korean Television
$28.00 Add to cartFrom the Emmy Award-winning Squid Game to streaming sensations like The Glory and Crash Landing on You, Korean television has emerged onto the global pop culture scene as compelling television—but wh… [more below]
- Author: Jung, Grace
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 23 2024
- ISBN10: 0762485728
- Language: English
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Downfall: The End of the Imperial Japanese Empire
$20.00 Add to cartIn a riveting narrative that includes information from newly declassified documents, acclaimed historian Richard B. Frank gives a scrupulously detailed explanation of the critical months leading up to… [more below]
- Author: Frank, Richard B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: May 01 2001
- ISBN10: 0141001461
- Language: English
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Learning Korean: Recipes for Home Cooking
$35.00 Read moreThe best Korean food is Korean home cooking. The cornerstones of every meal are kimchi and white rice, and once you unlock that perfect marriage of flavor, the universe of wholesome, vegetable-centric
- Author: Serpico, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 10 2022
- ISBN10: 1324003227
- Language: English
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Seoul Like a Local: By the People Who Call It Home
$18.99 Add to cartKeen to explore a different side of Seoul? Like a Local is the book for you.
This isn’t your ordinary travel guide. You won’t find N Seoul Tower or K-Star Road in these pages, because that’s not where … [more below]- Series: Local Travel Guide
- Author: Needels, Allison
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 24 2023
- ISBN10: 0241633044
- Language: English
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Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden: Two Sisters Separated by China’s Civil War
$27.95 Add to cartJun and Hong were scions of a once great southern Chinese family. Each other’s best friend, they grew up in the 1930s during the final days of Old China before the tumult of the twentieth century brou
- Author: Li, Zhuqing
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 21 2022
- ISBN10: 0393541770
- Language: English
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Korean Mythology: Captivating Myths, Legends, and Folktales from Korea
$25.99 Add to cartHave you ever encountered a noblewoman who was so beautiful that every time she walked by a body of water, the divine being who lived there kidnapped her? Or a mole who wanted to marry his beloved dau
- Author: Clayton, Matt
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 106
- Publish Date: May 19 2021
- ISBN10: 1953934269
- Language: English
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Periplus Pocket Korean Dictionary: Korean-English English-Korean
$6.95 Add to cartIt’s never a good idea to be overly-relient on technology while traveling Look up words quickly and easily with this convenient travel-sized Korean dictionary.
Intended for use by tourists, students,- Series: Periplus Pocket Dictionaries
- Author: Sim, Seong-Chul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: August 30 2016
- ISBN10: 0794607748
- Language: English
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Indonesian Picture Dictionary: Learn 1,500 Indonesian Words and Expressions (Ideal for IB Exam Prep; Includes Online Audio)
$15.99 Add to cartA fun and helpful resource for anyone interested in learning some Indonesian–whether you’re 5 or 100
This picture dictionary covers the 1,500 most useful Indonesian words and phrases. Each word and- Series: Tuttle Picture Dictionary
- Author: Hibbs, Linda
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: January 28 2020
- ISBN10: 0804851174
- Language: English
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The Korean Table: From Barbecue to Bibimbap: 110 Delicious Recipes
$19.99 Add to cartDiscover new flavors with this foolproof introduction to Korean cuisine!
The Korean Table shows Western cooks how to create the authentic flavors of Korean cooking using readily-available ingredient- Author: Chung, Taekyung
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 25 2022
- ISBN10: 0804855528
- Language: English
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Patriots, Traitors and Empires: The Story of Korea’s Struggle for Freedom
$24.95 Read morePatriots, Traitors and Empires is an account of modern Korean history, written from the point of view of those who fought to free their country from the domination of foreign empires. It traces the hi… [more below]
- Author: Gowans, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 290
- Publish Date: May 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1771861355
- Language: English
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After the Korean War: An Intimate History
$37.00 Add to cartFollowing his prizewinning studies of the Vietnam War, renowned anthropologist Heonik Kwon presents this ground-breaking study of the Korean War’s enduring legacies seen through the realm of intimate … [more below]
- Series: Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare
- Author: Kwon, Heonik
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 246
- Publish Date: April 16 2020
- ISBN10: 1108487920
- Language: English
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Tae Kwon Do: The Ultimate Reference Guide to the World’s Most Popular Martial Art
$24.99 Add to cartOver 400 million students in more than 188 countries have embraced the way of life that Tae Kwon Do provides. Tae Kwon Do combines a complete explanation of the physical aspects of the martial art wit… [more below]
- Author: Park, Yeon Hee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: January 02 2014
- ISBN10: 1626364257
- Language: English
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Pacific: Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators and Fading Empires
$16.99 Add to cartOne of Library Journal‘s 10 Best Books of 2015
Following his acclaimed Atlantic and The Men Who United the States, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester offers an enthralling biography of
- Author: Winchester, Simon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: October 25 2016
- ISBN10: 0062315420
- Language: English
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Rice Table: Korean Recipes and Stories to Feed the Soul
$37.50 Add to cart“Su has written a beautiful account of how food can help rebuild culture from treasured memories, how it conveys love and connection, and how it can ground us when we feel untethered. The recipes are … [more below]
- Author: Scott, Su
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 23 2023
- ISBN10: 1787138968
- Language: English
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Devotion (Movie Tie-In): An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice
$20.00 Read moreNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE – From America’s “forgotten war” in Korea comes an unforgettable tale of courage by the author of A Higher Call.
“In the spirit of Unbroken and- Author: Makos, Adam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0593722337
- Language: English
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The Monocle Travel Guide to Seoul: The Monocle Travel Guide Series
$9.90 Add to cartBeyond the colourful clutter are innovative building projects, lush green spaces, world-class museums and a tasty spread of places to eat and drink. The South Korean capital is energetic and sprawling… [more below]
- Author: Brule, Tyler
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 148
- Publish Date: April 24 2018
- ISBN10: 3899559436
- Language: English
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Korea: The Impossible Country: South Korea’s Amazing Rise from the Ashes: The Inside Story of an Economic, Political and Cultural Phenomenon
$16.99 Add to cart“Daniel Tudor covers all the important issues, yet does not simply tell the more familiar stories, but looks deeper and wider to give the full story of Korea today.” –Martin Uden, Former British Amba… [more below]
- Author: Tudor, Daniel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 13 2018
- ISBN10: 0804846391
- Language: English
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Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History
$32.50 Read more“In this immersive, erudite memoir, Margaret Juhae Lee unspools her long- buried family history; centrally, her grandfather’s imprisonment in Japanese- occupied Korea.” – Vanity Fair
“Absorbing…Star- Author: Lee, Margaret Juhae
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 05 2024
- ISBN10: 1685890938
- Language: English
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Basic Korean: Learn to Speak Korean in 19 Easy Lessons (Companion Online Audio and Dictionary)
$18.99 Add to cartWith an emphasis on practical daily communication, Basic Korean is a great introduction to those looking to learn the language–whether on their own or with a teacher.
Learn Korean quickly and easily- Author: Kim, Soohee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: December 03 2019
- ISBN10: 0804852448
- Language: English
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Korea: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartHaving spent centuries in the shadows of its neighbours China and Japan, Korea is now the object of considerable interest for radically different reasons– the South as an economic success story and f… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Seth, Michael J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: March 29 2020
- ISBN10: 0198830777
- Language: English
