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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
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Nothing to Envy

By Barbara Demick ,

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The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves and Why It Matters
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The Cleanest Race

By B.R. Myers ,

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Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History
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Korea's Place in the Sun

By Bruce Cumings ,

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On Desperate Ground: The Epic Story of Chosin Reservoir--The Greatest Battle of the Korean War
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On Desperate Ground

By Hampton Sides ,

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Pyongyang
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Pyongyang

By Guy Delisle , Helge Dascher (translator) ,

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Without You, There Is No Us: Undercover Among the Sons of North Korea's Elite
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Without You, There Is No Us

By Suki Kim ,

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A History of Algeria
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A History of Algeria

By James McDougall ,

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The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat
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The Last Stand of Fox Company

By Tom Clavin , Bob Drury ,

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Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice
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Devotion

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The Invitation-Only Zone: The True Story of North Korea's Abduction Project
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The Invitation-Only Zone

By Robert S. Boynton ,

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Dear Leader: My Escape from North Korea
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Dear Leader

By Jang Jin-Sung ,

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Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader: North Korea and the Kim Dynasty
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Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader

By Bradley K. Martin ,

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A Team of Their Own: How an International Sisterhood Made Olympic History
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A Team of Their Own

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Immovable Object: North Korea's 70 Years at War with American Power
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Immovable Object

By A.B. Abrams ,

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A Capitalist in North Korea: My Seven Years in the Hermit Kingdom
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A Capitalist in North Korea

By Felix Abt ,

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In North Korea: First Eyewitness Report
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In North Korea

By Anna Louise Strong ,

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The Specter of Communism: The United States and the Origins of the Cold War, 1917-1953
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The Specter of Communism

By Melvyn P. Leffler ,

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Friend: A Novel from North Korea
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Friend

By Nam-Nyong Paek , Immanuel Kim (translator) ,

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Marching Through Suffering: Loss and Survival in North Korea
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Marching Through Suffering

By Sandra Fahy ,

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North of the DMZ: Essays on Daily Life in North Korea
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North of the DMZ

By Andrei Lankov ,

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A Most Enterprising Country: North Korea in the Global Economy
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A Most Enterprising Country

By Justin V. Hastings ,

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Unveiling the North Korean Economy: Collapse and Transition
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Unveiling the North Korean Economy

By Byung-Yeon Kim ,

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The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un
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The Great Successor

By Anna Fifield ,

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Don’t Go There
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Don’t Go There

By Adam Fletcher ,

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Pork Chop Hill: The American Fighting Man in Action: Korea, Spring, 1953
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Pork Chop Hill

By S.L.A. Marshall ,

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Managing Instability in Algeria: Elites and Political Change
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Managing Instability in Algeria

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Dictators and Dictatorships: Understanding Authoritarian Regimes and Their Leaders
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Dictators and Dictatorships

By Natasha Lindstaedt , Erica Frantz ,

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Oil Wealth and the Poverty of Politics: Algeria Compared
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Oil Wealth and the Poverty of Politics

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The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021
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The Divider

By Peter Baker , Susan Glasser ,

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North Korea Journal
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North Korea Journal

By Michael Palin ,

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The Girl with Seven Names
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The Girl with Seven Names

By David John , Hyeonseo Lee ,

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