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  • The Korean War (1950-1953): A war between North Korea (with Chinese and Soviet support) and South Korea (with UN and US support)

    by Daniel Patel ...
    Explore the gripping accounts of soldiers and civilians amidst the raging geopolitical storm between North and South Korea, backed by superpowers China, the Soviet Union, the United States, and the United Nations. Discover the legacy and relevance of this war that continues to shape today's world. From stunning military strategies to heart-wrenching humanitarian crises, this book unveils the ... Read more

    S$ 1.64 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Three Tigers, One Mountain

    A Journey through the Bitter History and Current Conflicts of China, Korea and Japan

    by Michael Booth ...
    'The next Bill Bryson' New York TimesTwo tigers cannot share the same mountain - Chinese proverbDespite geographical proximity, cultural similarities, and shared status as highly powerful nations, China, Korea and Japan love to hate each other. Why?In search of an answer, Michael Booth journeys across East Asia to explore the mutual animosity that frequently threatens to draw the world into all ... Read more

    S$ 18.96 SGD

  • Eating Viet Nam

    Dispatches from a Blue Plastic Table

    A journalist and blogger takes us on a colorful and spicy gastronomic tour through Viet Nam in this entertaining, offbeat travel memoir, with a foreword by Anthony Bourdain.Growing up in a small town in northern England, Graham Holliday wasn’t keen on travel. But in his early twenties, a picture of Hanoi sparked a curiosity that propelled him halfway across the globe. Graham didn’t want to be a ... Read more

    S$ 16.78 SGD

  • Three Shattered Souls

    The unmissable conclusion to the adventure fantasy sensation filled with the ultimate high-stakes heist and heartache

    by Mai Corland ...
    Series Book 3 - The Broken Blades
    FROM THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF VERITY GUILDAll lies have consequences as your favourite liars reunite one final time in the electrifying conclusion to the bestselling Korean-inspired adventure fantasy series'A compelling and skilfully written end to a thrilling series' KIRKUS REVIEWSSome betrayals cut deeper than blades.The Blades were never suppose... ... Read more

    S$ 10.13 SGD

  • Becoming Kim Jong Un

    A Former CIA Officer's Insights into North Korea's Enigmatic Young Dictator

    by Jung H. Pak ...
    A groundbreaking account of the rise of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un—from his nuclear ambitions to his summits with President Donald J. Trump—by a leading American expert“Shrewdly sheds light on the world’s most recognizable mysterious leader, his life and what’s really going on behind the curtain.”—NewsweekWhen Kim Jong Un became the leader of North Korea following his father's death in 2011, ... Read more

    S$ 17.43 SGD

  • In Order to Live

    A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom

    **“I am most grateful for two things: that I was born in North Korea, and that I escaped from North Korea.” —Yeonmi Park“One of the most harrowing stories I have ever heard—and one of the most inspiring.” —The Bookseller**In In Order to Live, Yeonmi Park shines a light not just into the darkest corners of life in North Korea, describing the deprivation and deception she endured and which millions ... Read more

    S$ 17.43 SGD

  • 不確定的國家:李光耀與新加坡

    The Uncertain Republic: Lee Kuan Yew and Singapore

    從殖民地到新馬合併,從被驅逐出聯邦、新馬分家到宣布獨立為什麼政治強人、新加坡國父李光耀會懷疑新加坡從來就不是國家?亞洲地區向來對新加坡政治強人李光耀各有不同的情結和觀點。這本書恰恰細緻鋪展了李光耀崛起的大背景,糾纏於左翼社會勢力與政治運動,以及周旋於馬來西亞的複雜過程。這是建國史光譜的色調變化,或李光耀強人政治下的暗影。──高嘉謙(國立臺灣大學中國文學系副教授)年輕的李光輝在一段意外旅程中意外地建立「新加坡共和國」,90歲時對這個國家存在與否仍說:「我不是很肯定。美國、中國、英國、澳洲,這些國家百年後還會在。但新加坡直到最近,從來就不是一個國家。」新加坡青年藝術家獎、文化獎、東南亞文學獎得主──謝裕民,根據所有文獻史料,從殖民地到新馬合併、從被驅逐出聯邦、新馬分家到新加坡宣布獨立,透過本書,重新認識亞洲巨人李光耀,新加坡歷史和建國過程!新加坡共和國別稱獅城、星洲,通稱星國、新加坡或星加坡 ... Read more

    S$ 16.29 SGD

  • Violets

    From the bestselling author of Please Look After Mother

    Translated by Jung Bum Hur ...
    'Dreamy, immersive and evocative' TLS'Darkly beautiful' Frances Cha'Strange and gripping' GuardianSan is twenty-two and alone when she happens upon a job at a flower shop in Seoul's bustling city centre.Haunted by childhood rejection, she stumbles through life - painfully vulnerable, stifled, and unsure. She barely registers to others, especially by the ruthless standards of 1990s South Kor... ... Read more

    S$ 21.57 SGD

  • 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“Cha and Pacheco Pardo have years of expertise in Korean international relations. . . . A crisp and balanced account.”—Christopher Harding, The TelegraphKorea has a long, riveting history—it is also a divided nation. South Korea is a vibrant democracy, the tenth largest economy, and is home to a world ... Read more

    S$ 28.87 SGD

  • Five Broken Blades

    Discover the Sunday Times bestselling adventure fantasy filled with assassins, betrayal and magic

    by Mai Corland ...
    Series Book 1 - The Broken Blades
    FROM THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF VERITY GUILDFive ruthless killers. Five deadly motives. One King - who must die. Six of Crows meets Kill Bill in a feast of treason and seduction set against a dazzling fantasy backdrop inspired by Korean myth and legend'This dazzling fantasy has it all: a richly developed world, a captivating ensemble cast, and a twisty, action-packed quest' KAREN ... Read more

    S$ 8.38 SGD

  • Korean Messiah

    Kim Il Sung and the Christian Roots of North Korea's Personality Cult

    A landmark history of North Korea, told through the rise of the Kim dynasty and its surprising ties to American Christianity—a spectacular, penetrating account of the Hermit Kingdom • Longlisted for the 2026 Cundill History Prize“How do personality cults take hold? What happens when leaders mix politics and faith to demand immense sacrifices? Jonathan Cheng’s magnificent tale poses questions about ... Read more

    S$ 17.43 SGD

  • Without You, There Is No Us

    Undercover Among the Sons of North Korea's Elite

    by Suki Kim ...
    A haunting account of teaching English to the sons of North Korea's ruling class during the last six months of Kim Jong-il's reignEvery day, three times a day, the students march in two straight lines, singing praises to Kim Jong-il and North Korea: Without you, there is no motherland. Without you, there is no us. It is a chilling scene, but gradually Suki Kim, too, learns the tune and, without ... Read more

    S$ 8.71 SGD

  • The Korean War: History in an Hour

    Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.Bringing together the military mights of the Soviet Union, China, North Korea, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United Nations States, the Korean War raged for three years from 1950 to 1953. Not only the result of a carving of Korean territories following the Pacific conflicts of the Second World War, it was also a battle of ideologies ... Read more

    S$ 4.33 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Impossible State

    North Korea, Past and Future

    by Victor Cha ...
    From a seasoned advisor, "a meaty, fast-paced portrait of North Korean society, economy, politics and foreign policy" ( Foreign Affairs).In The Impossible State, international-policy expert and former Director for Asian Affairs at the National Security Council Victor Cha pulls back the curtain on this controversial and isolated country, providing the best look yet at North Korea's history, the ... Read more

    S$ 17.87 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Pacific

    Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators, Fading Empires, and the Coming Collision of the World's Superpowers

    One of Library Journal’s 10 Best Books of 2015Following his acclaimed Atlantic and The Men Who United the States, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester offers an enthralling biography of the Pacific Ocean and its role in the modern world, exploring our relationship with this imposing force of nature.As the Mediterranean shaped the classical world, and the Atlantic connected Europe to ... Read more

    S$ 15.58 SGD

  • 韓國史:悲劇的循環與宿命

    The Fated Cycle of Tragedy: A History of Korea

    Series series 國別史
    ★現今臺灣最詳盡的韓國通史!★關注重大議題!從「梨泰院慘案」與「尹錫悅總統戒嚴」等事件分析韓國社會動向★南北韓關係更新!自文在寅執政後期開始「漸行漸遠」的南北韓,隨著南韓的政權輪替,雙方關係將如何變化?聞名全球的流行文化、內涵深刻的人文旅遊,韓國是古今交匯的華麗舞臺。然而在光鮮的外表下,卻暗藏一段悲苦交織的血淚過往。朝鮮半島文化一路蓬勃發展,政治局勢卻長期受外力所影響。西元前二世紀政權曾遭漢滅亡,七世紀之後,又多次受隋、唐與草原民族相繼征討,二十世紀更因為被日本侵略、併吞,從獨立國家一步步淪為殖民地。二戰後原有機會重建國家,卻又因美蘇衝突、韓戰爆發而南北分裂,彷彿命運之神的眷顧永無到來之日。戰爭有終結之時,分裂的國度卻遲遲未見融合之勢。韓戰結束後,位處南方的韓國,對外與北方朝鮮武力對峙;於內有軍人鬥爭的政局動盪,以及獨裁政權揮之不去的陰影籠罩,直到1987 年因兩位大學生之死 ... Read more

    S$ 14.80 SGD

  • The Border - A Journey Around Russia

    SHORTLISTED FOR THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020

    by Erika Fatland ...
    Translated by Kari Dickson ...
    A journey along the seemingly endless Russian border - from North Korea in the Far East through Russia's bordering states in Asia and the Caucasus, crossing the Caspian Ocean and the Black Sea along the way."Erika Fatland [is] shaping up to be one of the Nordics' most exciting new travel writers" National Geographic**SHORTLISTED FOR THE STANFORDS DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020**"A hauntingly ... Read more

    S$ 21.57 SGD

  • The History of Modern Korean Fiction (1890-1945)

    The Topography of Literary Systems and Form

    Translated by Rachel Min Park ...
    Series series Critical Studies in Korean Literature and Culture in Translation
    This book explores the history of modern Korean literature from a sociocultural perspective. Rather than focusing solely on specific authors and their works, Young Min Kim argues that the development of modern media, shifting conceptualizations of the author, and a growing mass readership fundamentally shaped the types of narratives that appeared at the turn of the twentieth century. In particular ... Read more

    S$ 45.88 SGD

  • Under the Panic of Totalitarianism

    A chilling journey into the heart of a regime where faith becomes an act of defiance.This powerful account exposes the brutal machinery of totalitarianism in North Korea and its relentless persecution of Christianity. Through deeply human testimonies, it reveals how believers maintain hope under a system designed to crush individuality and spiritual freedom. It is a rare look into a hidden world ... Read more

    S$ 10.12 SGD

  • Sovereignty Experiments

    Korean Migrants and the Building of Borders in Northeast Asia, 1860–1945

    Series series Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
    Sovereignty Experiments tells the story of how authorities in Korea, Russia, China, and Japan—through diplomatic negotiations, border regulations, legal categorization of subjects and aliens, and cultural policies—competed to control Korean migrants as they suddenly moved abroad by the thousands in the late nineteenth century. Alyssa M. Park argues that Korean migrants were essential to the ... Read more

    S$ 53.94 SGD

  • Korea

    Canada's Forgotten War

    by John Melady ...
    The Korean War (1950-53) forms a little-known but exciting part of Canada's military history. The heroism and sacrifice of Canadians who fought in this conflict as part of the United Nations force has often been ignored. In this lively, anecdotal book, John Melady combines archival material and interviews with many Korean veterans. The result is a vivid, intensely human account of the war from its ... Read more

    S$ 11.65 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Korean Art of Living Well

    The Eight Keys of Living Meditation for Balance and Transformation

    by Jenelle Kim ...
    Discover the concepts behind the ancient Korean art of living meditation to find balance and happiness, resolve conflict calmly, walk through stress and let go of what is holding you back – all while living your dynamic life.Most forms of meditation ask us to be still and quiet, to take time away from our lives. Dr Jenelle Kim introduces us to the practice of living meditation – myung sung – ... Read more

    S$ 18.85 SGD

  • La guerra de Corea

    El símbolo del enfrentamiento entre dos mundos

    by 50Minutos ...
    Series series Historia
    Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre la guerra de Corea, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo.En tan solo 50 minutos, usted podrá:• Descubrir el contexto político y social tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el incipiente enfrentamiento entre el bloque occidental y el comunista y el origen de la división de las dos Coreas• Conocer a los ... Read more

    S$ 17.09 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • On a marché dans Pyongyang

    by Abel Meiers ...
    Pendant une année, notre famille a été domiciliée au compound diplomatique, Munsundong, Taedonggang district, à Pyongyang.Nous avons pu soulever un coin du rideau, nous glisser dans le décor, et nous vous proposons de nous suivre dans cette exploration surréaliste et souvent drôle.Libres de conduire et de circuler seuls dans la capitale la plus mystérieuse du monde, nous rapportons dans nos textes ... Read more

    S$ 13.67 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus