Korea
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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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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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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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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
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The Comfort Women Hoax: A Fake Memoir, North Korean Spies, and Hit Squads in the Academic Swamp
$34.99 Add to cartDuring World War II, the Japanese military extended Japan’s civilian licensing regime for domestic brothels to those next to its overseas bases. It did so for a simple reason: to impose the strenuous … [more below]
- Author: Ramseyer, J. Mark
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 388
- Publish Date: January 23 2024
- ISBN10: 1641773456
- Language: English
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Give Me Tomorrow: The Korean War’s Greatest Untold Story — The Epic Stand of the Marines of George Company
$19.99 Add to cartAn epic story of valor and sacrifice by a legendary Marine company in the Korean War brought to gripping, cinematic light by an acclaimed historian (“Gives the brave Marines of George Company long ove… [more below]
- Author: O’Donnell, Patrick K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 25 2011
- ISBN10: 0306820447
- Language: English
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Mater 2-10: Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2024
$29.95 Add to cartLONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE
International Booker-nominated virtuoso Hwang Sok-yong is back with another powerful story–an epic tale that threads together a century of Korean hi
- Author: Sok-Yong, Hwang
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 486
- Publish Date: June 13 2023
- ISBN10: 1957363312
- Language: English
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The Invisible Hotel
$28.00 Read more“A surreal, riveting, keep-the-lights-on masterwork of horror . . . I will be haunted by this book for years to come.” –Kim Fu, author of Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century
I know this place.- Author: Ham, Yeji Y.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 05 2024
- ISBN10: 1638931372
- Language: English
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Saha
$16.95 Add to cartIn a country called Town, a doctor named Su is found dead in an abandoned car. There is only one place the police intend to look for her suspected killer: the Saha Estates.
Controlled by a secretive o… [more below]
- Author: Nam-Joo, Cho
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1324094117
- Language: English
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A Magical Girl Retires
$21.99 Add to cartA millennial turned magical girl must combat climate change and credit card debt in this delightful, witty, and wildly imaginative ode to magical girl manga.
Twenty-nine, depressed, and drowning in cre
- Author: Seolyeon, Park
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: April 30 2024
- ISBN10: 0063373262
- Language: English
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The Sorcerer of Pyongyang
$17.00 Add to cartWritten “with intelligence, compassion, and an occasional quiet lyricism” (Krys Lee, The Guardian), this mesmerizing novel is about a North Korean boy whose life is irrevocably changed when he stumble… [more below]
- Author: Theroux, Marcel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1668002671
- Language: English
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Counsel Culture
$18.00 Add to cartFrom prize-winning Korean author Kim Hye-jin comes the contemplative, superbly-crafted story of a woman scapegoated by sudden tragedy, and the unexpected paths she must wander in search of redemption.
- Author: Hye-Jin, Kim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: March 05 2024
- ISBN10: 1632062321
- Language: English
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Can’t I Go Instead
$18.99 Add to cartTwo women’s lives and identities are intertwined–through World War II and the Korean War–revealing the harsh realities of class division in the early part of the 20th century.
“Lee Geum-yi has a gif- Author: Geum-Yi, Lee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 30 2024
- ISBN10: 1250859565
- Language: English
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History of Korea: A Captivating Guide to Korean History, Including Events Such as the Mongol Invasions, the Split into North and South,
$29.99 Add to cartIf you want to discover the captivating history of Korea, then keep reading…
The Korean Peninsula today is divided into two, but there was a time when this peninsula was divided into many states. Ove
- Author: History, Captivating
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 122
- Publish Date: February 09 2020
- ISBN10: 1647485096
- Language: English
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Korean Culture Dictionary: From Kimchi To K-Pop And K-Drama Clichés. Everything About Korea Explained!
$28.99 Add to cartBefore reading this book, you probably had some moments of curiosity in your life where you questioned certain things about Korean culture. Why is there a Pepsi logo on the Korean flag? Why do Korean
- Author: Kang, Woosung
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 262
- Publish Date: October 12 2020
- ISBN10: 9791188195602
- Language: English
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A Brief History of Korea: Isolation, War, Despotism and Revival: The Fascinating Story of a Resilient But Divided People
$15.99 Add to cartExploring Korean history from its ancient roots to the present day, A Brief History of Korea is the story of a people with a rich and united culture that has become two Koreas in modern times–one iso… [more below]
- Series: Brief History of Asia
- Author: Seth, Michael J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: December 03 2019
- ISBN10: 0804851026
- Language: English
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Korean History in Maps: From Prehistory to the Twenty-First Century
$32.00 Add to cartKorean History in Maps is a beautifully presented, full-color atlas covering all periods of Korean history from prehistoric times to the present day. It is the first atlas of its kind to be specifical… [more below]
- Author: Shin, Michael D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: December 15 2014
- ISBN10: 1107490235
- Language: English
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Tales of Korea: 53 Enchanting Stories of Ghosts, Goblins, Princes, Fairies and More!
$18.99 Add to cartA must-have collection of folktales for anyone interested in Korean literature and culture!
Tales of Korea is a classic collection of Korea’s best-known folktales–presenting all the imagination and w- Author: Bang, Im
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: January 03 2023
- ISBN10: 0804855498
- Language: English
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Violets
$15.95 Read moreBy Man Asian Literary Prize winner Kyung-Sook Shin, “a moving delve into a lonely psyche” that follows a neglected young woman’s search for human connection in contemporary Seoul (YZ Chin).
San is twen… [more below]
- Author: Shin, Kyung-Sook
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 218
- Publish Date: April 12 2022
- ISBN10: 1558612904
- Language: English
