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Korea   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
Order an essential package, and we'll ship any additional items for free. We offer a mix of guidebooks, maps, field guides, novels and books on art, architecture, history, nature and culture.

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Moon Handbook South Korea  •  Robert Nilsen
GUIDEBOOK •  2004 •  PAPER  • 770 PAGES
A great resource for the independent traveler, this massively researched, 770-page guidebook features a thorough introduction to the land, history and culture of South Korea, as well as astonishing practical detail on getting around, where to go, and where to stay. It has a few unobtrusive color plates, as well as a small fold-out map on the inside back cover. Recently revised. (KOR02, $21.95)
 
Korea's Place in the Sun, A Modern History  •  Bruce Cumings
HISTORY •  2005 •  PAPER  • 527 PAGES
A provocative, spirited history of the two Koreas since World War II for the general reader, highly recommended. It includes a chapter on Korean-Americans, and ends with a lively discussion of Korea's place in the world at the end of the 20th century. New edition. (KOR03, $18.95)
  Korea's Place in the Sun, A Modern History
Korea, A Walk Through the Land of Miracles  •  Simon Winchester
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 336 PAGES
Winchester, in his familiar and engaging style, blends travel, history and reporting in this insightful account of a walk across Korea in 1988. With a map and black-and-white photographs. This paperback edition includes a new forward by the author. (KOR16, $13.95)
 
South Korea Map  •   ITMB
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A convenient folded map of South Korea at the very good scale of 1:550,000 with travel information and an inset of Seoul. (KOR09, $11.95)
 
 

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Korea Map  •   Nelles    •  A detailed, full-color travel map covering both North and South Korea at a scale of 1:1,500,000. (KOR31, $10.95)
 
 
Culture Smart! Korea  •  James Hoare   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (KOR20, $9.95)
 
 
Lonely Planet Korea  •  Andrew Bender   • GUIDEBOOK  •  In its hallmark style, this practical guide to Korea by Lonely Planet features maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and much nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. (KOR04, $25.99)
 
 
Lonely Planet Seoul  •  Robert Storey   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive, informative city guide. Storey has written many of the Asia guides for Lonely Planet. (KOR13, $19.99)
 
 
Pimsleur Quick & Simple Korean  •   Pimsleur Language Method   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  Four audio CDs with eight 30-minute lessons in basic Korean, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations. (KOR17, $19.95)
 
 
Rough Guide Korea  •   Rough Guides   • GUIDEBOOK • COMING IN JULY  •  A comprehensive guide to Korea in the hip, literate and very infomative Rough Guide style. (KOR35, $18.99)
 
 
Rogue Regime, Kim Jong Il and the Looming Threat of North Korea  •  Jasper Becker   • HISTORY  •  A seasoned Asia corespondent, Becker warns of the dangers posed by the North Korean regime in this unflinching overview of the horrors inflicted upon the Korean people by father and son Kim. (KOR19, $15.95)
 
 
The Coldest Winter, America and the Korean War  •  David Halberstam   • HISTORY  •  In a powerful new history of the Korean War, Pulitzer-winning Halberstam combines research, detail and reportorial skill miscalculations of General Douglas MacArthur, (KOR34, $35.00)
 
 
The Koreans: Who They Are, What They Want, Where Their Future Lies  •  Michael Breen   • HISTORY  •  An account of modern Korean culture, politics, religion, history and economics by a British journalist. (KOR08, $16.95)
 
 
The Two Koreas, A Contemporary History  •  Don Oberdorfer   • HISTORY  •  A history of North and South Korea covering the last 25 years, including information on North Korea's nuclear capabilities. (KOR07, $22.00)
 
 


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