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The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag

"Destined to become a classic" (Iris Chang, author of The Rape of Nanking ), this harrowing memoir of life inside North Korea was the first account to emerge from the notoriously secretive country -- …

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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea

Nothing to Envy follows the lives of six North Koreans over fifteen years—a chaotic period that saw the death of Kim Il-sung, the unchallenged rise to power of his son Kim Jong-il, and the devastation…

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Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West

A New York Times bestseller, the shocking story of one of the few people born in a North Korean political prison to have escaped and survived.

North Korea is isolated and hungry, bankrupt and belligere…

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The Reluctant Communist: My Desertion, Court-Martial, and Forty-Year Imprisonment in North Korea

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A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea

The harrowing true story of one man’s life in—and subsequent escape from—North Korea, one of the world’s most brutal totalitarian regimes.

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The Hard Road Out: One Woman’s Escape From North Korea

The harrowing story of a woman who escaped famine and terror in North Korea, not once but twice.

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A haunting memoir of teaching English to the sons of North Korea's ruling class during the last six months of Kim Jong-il's reign

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Stars Between the Sun and Moon: One Woman's Life in North Korea and Escape to Freedom

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No Wall Too High: One Man's Daring Escape from Mao's Darkest Prison

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The Sister: The Extraordinary Story of Kim Yo Jong, The Most Powerful Woman in North Korea

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In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom

Human rights activist Park, who fled North Korea with her mother in 2007 at age 13 and eventually made it to South Korea two years later after a harrowing ordeal, recognized that in order to be "compl…

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Gaddafi's Harem: The Story of a Young Woman and the Abuses of Power in Libya

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Korea: A New History of South and North

A major new history of North and South Korea, from the late nineteenth century to the present day

Korea has a long, riveting history—it is also a divided nation. South Korea is a vibrant democracy, th…

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Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea

Every Falling Star , the first book to portray contemporary North Korea to a young audience, is the intense memoir of a North Korean boy named Sungju who is forced at age twelve to live on the streets…

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The Accusation is a deeply moving and eye-opening work of fiction that paints a powerful portrait of life under the North Korean regime. Set during the period of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il’s leadersh…

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