Understanding Korea and Korean culture

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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea 4.45 avg rating — 96,070 ratings
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Korea Unmasked
Korea Unmasked 3.86 avg rating — 282 ratings
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Please Look After Mom
Please Look After Mom 3.91 avg rating — 46,611 ratings
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The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag
The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag 4.11 avg rating — 11,223 ratings
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Skin Food
Skin Food
by: Type A
3.88 avg rating — 48 ratings
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Pachinko
Pachinko 4.34 avg rating — 582,782 ratings
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Culture Shock! Korea
Culture Shock! Korea 3.44 avg rating — 161 ratings
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Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader: North Korea and the Kim Dynasty
Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader: North Korea and the Kim Dynasty 4.06 avg rating — 2,164 ratings
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A Capitalist in North Korea: My Seven Years in the Hermit Kingdom
A Capitalist in North Korea: My Seven Years in the Hermit Kingdom
by: Felix Abt
3.62 avg rating — 243 ratings
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The Island of Sea Women
The Island of Sea Women
by: Lisa See
4.32 avg rating — 154,830 ratings
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Ugly Koreans, Ugly Americans
Ugly Koreans, Ugly Americans 3.67 avg rating — 51 ratings
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I Have The Right To Destroy Myself
I Have The Right To Destroy Myself 3.22 avg rating — 5,468 ratings
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Meeting Mr Kim : or How I Went To Korea And Learned To Love Kimchi
Meeting Mr Kim : or How I Went To Korea And Learned To Love Kimchi 3.19 avg rating — 243 ratings
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The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently... and Why
The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently... and Why 3.82 avg rating — 3,556 ratings
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The Two Koreas: A Contemporary History
The Two Koreas: A Contemporary History 3.97 avg rating — 937 ratings
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Women of Korea: A History from Ancient Times to 1945
Women of Korea: A History from Ancient Times to 1945 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings
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The Silla Project
The Silla Project 3.76 avg rating — 168 ratings
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The Tiger's Wedding
The Tiger's Wedding 4.25 avg rating — 16 ratings
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Dentro do Segredo
Dentro do Segredo 3.97 avg rating — 2,720 ratings
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Funereal
Funereal 4.10 avg rating — 20 ratings
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The Homes We Build on Ashes
The Homes We Build on Ashes 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings
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A Quest For Healing: A Memoir That Weaves Together Science, Family and Faith
A Quest For Healing: A Memoir That Weaves Together Science, Family and Faith 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings
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I Hear Your Voice
I Hear Your Voice 3.42 avg rating — 517 ratings
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The Beautiful Dead: A Tale of K-Pop, Ghosts, and Nine-Tailed Fox Women
The Beautiful Dead: A Tale of K-Pop, Ghosts, and Nine-Tailed Fox Women 3.50 avg rating — 38 ratings
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The New Koreans: The Story of a Nation
The New Koreans: The Story of a Nation 3.89 avg rating — 439 ratings
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The Art of Eating Bitter : A Hausfrau Dad's Journey with Kids
The Art of Eating Bitter : A Hausfrau Dad's Journey with Kids it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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How to Thrive in South Korea: 97 Daily Living Tips from Expats on How to Have the Best Possible Time in Korea
How to Thrive in South Korea: 97 Daily Living Tips from Expats on How to Have the Best Possible Time in Korea 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Hallyu: Influence of Korean Popular Culture in Asia and Beyond
Hallyu: Influence of Korean Popular Culture in Asia and Beyond 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Secrets of the I Ching: Ancient Wisdom and New Science
Secrets of the I Ching: Ancient Wisdom and New Science 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Your Republic Is Calling You
Your Republic Is Calling You 3.59 avg rating — 1,801 ratings
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Korean Business Etiquette: The Cultural Values and Attitudes that Make Up the Korean Business Personality
Korean Business Etiquette: The Cultural Values and Attitudes that Make Up the Korean Business Personality 3.81 avg rating — 31 ratings
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Escaping North Korea: Defiance and Hope in the World's Most Repressive Country
Escaping North Korea: Defiance and Hope in the World's Most Repressive Country
by: Mike Kim
3.73 avg rating — 527 ratings
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Land
Land 3.85 avg rating — 102 ratings
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Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West
Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 4.01 avg rating — 70,872 ratings
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The Birth of Korean Cool: How One Nation is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture
The Birth of Korean Cool: How One Nation is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture
by: Euny Hong
3.79 avg rating — 3,011 ratings
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Prenses Bari
Prenses Bari 3.71 avg rating — 1,765 ratings
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Stone Mirror: Reflections on Contemporary Korea (Signature Books)
Stone Mirror: Reflections on Contemporary Korea (Signature Books) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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This Is Paradise!: My North Korean Childhood
This Is Paradise!: My North Korean Childhood
by: Hyok Kang
3.84 avg rating — 1,490 ratings
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In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom 4.49 avg rating — 99,430 ratings
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Dear Leader: Poet, Spy, Escapee - A Look Inside North Korea
Dear Leader: Poet, Spy, Escapee - A Look Inside North Korea 4.33 avg rating — 9,246 ratings
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Röportajlarla Seul Güney Kore Rüyalar Ülkesi
Röportajlarla Seul Güney Kore Rüyalar Ülkesi 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 4.17 avg rating — 179,662 ratings
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Başka Topraklarda Rüzgar Sert Eser
Başka Topraklarda Rüzgar Sert Eser 2.84 avg rating — 51 ratings
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STILL LIFE WITH RICE
STILL LIFE WITH RICE
by: Helie Lee
4.30 avg rating — 1,456 ratings
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Lütfen Anneme İyi Bak
Lütfen Anneme İyi Bak 3.91 avg rating — 46,611 ratings
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The Sorcerer of Pyongyang
The Sorcerer of Pyongyang 3.79 avg rating — 1,431 ratings
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Five Seasons in Seoul
Five Seasons in Seoul 3.90 avg rating — 103 ratings