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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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The Abacus and the Sword, The Japanese Penetration of Korea, 1895-1910


by Peter Duus

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 498 PAGES

In this scholarly analysis, Duus argues that Japanese aggression at the dawn of the 20th century was driven by both military and political gains (the sword), and economic gain (the abacus). (JPN254, $31.95)

Bradt North Korea

Bradt North Korea


by Robert Willoughby

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A practical, detailed overview of North Korea with information on tours, red tape and security issues, national parks, restaurants and cultural concerns. (KOR28, $24.99)

Communism, A History

Communism, A History


by Richard Pipes

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

This short, fiercely critical history of communism provides a compelling overview, from the ideas of Karl Marx to the end of the 20th century. (GEN367, $15.00)

Comrades and Strangers, Behind the Closed Doors of North Korea

Comrades and Strangers, Behind the Closed Doors of North Korea


by Michael Harrold

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 414 PAGES

As the first Briton to live and work in North Korea under President Kim Il Sung's regime, author Michael Harrold gained unprecedented insight into the lives of elite and everyday North Koreans before he was asked to leave in 1994. (KOR27, $24.95)

From Wonso Pond


by Samuel Perry | Kang Kyong-Ae

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 274 PAGES

Perry's new translation of the classic revolutionary novel of the 1930s, the first complete work written by a woman before the Korean War to be published in English, is a revealing portrait of love and labor set against the backdrop of Japan's colonization of Korea. (KOR45, $16.95)

Frommer's South Korea


by Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER

A comprehensive, practical guide to the region with excellent recommendations for hotels, restaurants and excursions. With two-color maps throughout. (KOR42, $23.99)

Getting Married in Korea, Of Gender, Morality, and Modernity

Getting Married in Korea, Of Gender, Morality, and Modernity


by Laurel Kendall

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 259 PAGES

This work explores what it means to be modern and what it means to be Korean through experiences of courtship and marriage, showing how Koreans have adapted to deal with the astounding changes of the past century. (KOR40, $26.95)

Hungry For Peace, International Security, Humanitarian Assistance, And Social Change In North Korea


by Hazel Smith

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 339 PAGES

A study of the famine that devastated North Korea during the 1990's and it's consequences. Author Hazel Smith argues that the famine caused North Korea to adjust in more ways than the West realizes. (KOR26, $19.95)

iSpeak Korean Phrasebook


by Alex Chapin

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 64 PAGES

An MP3 audio disc is bundled with a 16-page phrase book in this innovative language program, where you can see and hear 1,200 phrases on your iPod, iPhone, Zune or other portable device. (KOR41, $12.95)

Khubilai Khan, His Life and Times

Khubilai Khan, His Life and Times


by Morris Rossabi

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 348 PAGES

This fascinating, scholarly portrait of the culture and politics of 13th-century Asia examines Khubilai Khan's rise to power, the submission of Korea and the attempted invasion of Japan. (CAS10, $24.95)

Kim Il Sung, The North Korean Leader


by Dae-Sook Suh

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 443 PAGES

A historical study of the first North Korean president Il Sum King. Dae-Sook Suh is the Director of the Center for Korean Studies at the University of Hawaii. (KOR25, $32.50)

Korean, Start Speaking Today


by Language/30

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 1993
  • AUDIO CD

A 90-minute crash course in Korean, featured on compact disc with a phrasebook. (KOR32, $24.95)

The Living Reed

The Living Reed


by Pearl S. Buck

  • LITERATURE
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 480 PAGES

A fictionalized account of life in Korea during the latter half of the nineteenth century. (KOR55, $15.95)

Nation Building in South Korea, Koreans, Americans, and the Making of a Democracy


by Gregg Brazinsky

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 384 PAGES

Brazinsky posits that modern South Korea, one of the few postcolonial nations that achieved rapid economic development and democratization by the end of the twentieth century, can be attributed to a distinctive combination of American initiatives and Korean agency. (KOR38, $45.00)

The New Year

The New Year


by Pearl S. Buck

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

An aspiring politician in Philadelphia is confronted with a moral dilemma when he discovers he has a son in Korea, conceived while he was a soldier stationed there. (KOR56, $13.95)

North Korea, Another Country

North Korea, Another Country


by Bruce Cumings

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A provocative examination of North Korea that contradicts many commonly held assumptions. Bruce Cumings is a professor of history at Chicago University and an expert on North Korea. (KOR21, $15.95)

Shamans, Housewives, and Other Restless Spirits, Women in Korean Ritual Life


by Laurel Kendall

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES

A unique portrait of shamans, women, gods and goddesses, and the manner in which they addressed the vicissitudes of Korean village life in the 1970s. (KOR39, $19.00)

Soul of the Tiger, Searching for Nature's Answers in Southeast Asia

Soul of the Tiger, Searching for Nature's Answers in Southeast Asia


by Jeffrey A. McNeely | Paul Spencer Sochaczewski

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

A meditation on the role of animals and nature in the societies of Southeast Asia. With dark humor, the authors wax philosophical about conservation issues throughout the region. (SEA02, $18.99)

A State Of Mind


by Daniel Gordon

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2006
  • DVD

This British documentary focuses on two young North Korean gymnasts and their preparations for the Mass Games, a highly complex, choreographed performance that involves thousands of audience members. (KOR24, $29.95)

War Letters, Stories of Courage, Longing and Sacrifice


by Robert Kenner

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • DVD

A dramatic presentation of letters home, produced by PBS. (WAR77, $19.98)

A Woman's Asia

A Woman's Asia


by Marybeth Bond

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 310 PAGES

These thirty-five personal, often hilarious accounts of women's adventures from China to Sri Lanka to Turkey to Bhutan, not only illuminating the everyday, oft-overlooked cultural practices of Asia, but also giving a glimpse into the thoughts and feelings of the female traveller. (ASA49, $17.95)

 

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