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

The harrowing story of a woman who escaped famine and terror in North Korea, not once but twice. 'A gripping, suspenseful and cathartic memoir that...

In this beautifully crafted study of one emblematic life, Harrison addresses large themes in Chinese history while conveying with great immediacy t...

DescriptionThis new edition of Bradt's North Korea has been completely written from scratch and remains the only standalone guide to what is often ...

Publisher: Quercus PublishingAuthor(s): Edward WilsonNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2006Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 24Cover type: Paperback / so...

Publisher: TurbspublishingNumber of pages: 60Publication date: 2012Dimensions: 226 x 152 x 5Cover type: Paperback / softbackEditor(s): Erik Yama Ti...

During the Great Depression, the American South was not merely "the nation's number one economic problem, " as President Franklin Roosevelt declare...

Reducere. A searing story of starvation and survival in North Korea, followed by a dramatic escape, rescue by activists and Christian missionaries, and succe...

But among the statues, portraits and propaganda of leaders Kim Il-Sung and his son Kim Jong-Il - the world's only Communist dynasty - Delisle was a...

Reducere. Asian/Pacific American Award for Children's Literature winner Ellie Crowe and bestselling children's author Scott Peters tell this gripping story a...

DescriptionThough North Korea holds the attention of the world, it is still rare for us to hear North Korean voices, beyond those few who have esca...

In September 1910, the human rights activist and anti-imperialist Roger Casement uncovered an appalling catalogue of abuse: nearly 30, 000 Indians ...

Reducere. Somewhere Inside is the electrifying, never-before-told story of Laura Ling's capture by the North Koreans in March 2009, and the efforts of her si...

North Korea, the world's most closed off country, has begun to make a different move. Kim Jung-un has opened dialogue with South Korea and is also ...

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In this unique and insightful book, Markus Bell explores the hidden histories of the men, women, and children who traveled from Japan to the world'...

Through direct access to DPRK leadership, Glyn Ford proposes that the media myth of a 'mad' or 'rogue' North Korea is unhelpful, that there is rati...

In 2010, while working on a PhD in South Korea, Andray Abrahamian visited the other Korea, a country he had studied for years but never seen. He re...

Reducere. A PEOPLE BOOK OF THE WEEK WINNER OF THE JQ-WINGATE LITERARY PRIZE "A haunting tribute to survivors and those lost forever--and a reminder, in our o...

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A spectacularly revealing and harrowing portrait of ordinary lives in the world's least ordinary country, North Korea. Newly updated in 2013

Reducere. Operating from a clandestine camp on an island off western North Korea, Army Lt. Ben Malcom coordinated the intelligence activities of eleven parti...

The bestselling author of Escape From Camp 14 tells one man's astonishing story, set against the world's longest-lasting totalitarian state: North ...

Reducere. Through an emotive and uplifting personal testimony, the author shares the events and seasons of life that have defined his walk with Christ. With ...

This deeply knowledgeable book provides a concise introduction to North Korea. The authors trace the country's history from its founding in 1948 an...

In January of 1965, twenty-four-year-old U.S. Army sergeant Charles Robert Jenkins abandoned his post in South Korea, walked across the DMZ, and su...

Reducere. No one can go back and make a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending. Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, Rodney face...

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Reducere. "Exterminate All the Brutes" is a searching examination of Europe's dark history in Africa and the origins of genocide. Using Joseph Conrad's Heart...

Reducere. In 1942 Norwegian Odd Nansen was arrested by the Nazis, and he spent the remainder of World War II in concentration camps--Grini in Oslo, Veidal ab...

In this ambitious and innovative study Gregg Brazinsky examines American nation building in South Korea during the Cold War. Marshaling a vast arra...

Ilarion Merculieff weaves the remarkable strands of his life and culture into a fascinating account that begins with his traditional Unangan (Aleut...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. If you knew where I come from and what I have been through, you would understand who I am. If we focus on the human connection, our lives will be e...

Prisoner of Conscience. One man's remarkable journey from repression to freedom - Charles Yeats

Reducere. Ready to Rise is Eugene Tejada's story - one of loss, forgiveness, redemption, and reconciliation. In a professional basketball game in 2006, a tra...

Reducere. When hope shatters through the most oppressive darkness ...Deep in the heart of the North Korean regime, men and women are praying, fighting, and e...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Roy P. BenavidezAuthor: John R. CraigHalf-Hispanic, half-Yaqui Indian, and an orphan, Roy Benavidez fought his way out of p...

This book looks at external economic strategies that North Korea will show much interest in and are related with East Asian economic integration pr...

Reducere. This is the story of one man's journey from heroin addiction, crime, and prison to productive member of society, family man and community activist....