SPIRITS, MONSTERS, AND DEMONSIN PARADISE, IN SEOUL,AND IN THE UNDERWORLDHomer B. Hulbert and James S. Gale, two of the most famous North American missionaries to come to Korea in the 1880s, were very fond of ghost stories, but for years the Korean scholars they met swore that no such stories existed in Korea. Eventually, they discovered that Korea, too, had a plentiful supply of ghosts and spirits, celebrated in man...

Korea’s most widely loved romantic tales :Chunhyang and Sim CheongThere are not many old Korean love tales, but everyone knows the story of Chunhyang.In 1892, the first Korean to visit Paris, Hong Jong-u, helped publish a French version of the story of Chunhyang.Titled “Fragrant Springtime” (the meaning of “Chunhyang”), it is the first Korean story ever published in a western language.A couple of years later, a second, more developed ...

This anthology is a compilation of Westerners’ accounts of their visits to Korea, originally published in books or newspapers before the country opened its doors in the late nineteenth century. The opening of Korea made it possible to explore the country in detail and write detailed accounts. Prior impressions were garnered mostly from brief visits to remote islands along the coast. The accounts published here are mainly anecdotal, and contain many generalizations. However, the accumulated...

This book is designed especially for thoughtful atheists, Catholics and Evangelical Christians. A strange mix, maybe, but the times are changing quickly, even in a topsy-turvy manner, such that those with a sincere orientation to truth and the gift of common sense can realize that they have probably been bamboozled by fake-science, fake-theology, and fake-news, and that the old saying is true after all: “the truth will set you free.”

A powerful wartime saga recounting the extraordinary story of the 761st Tank Battalion, the first all-black armored unit to see combat in World War II.“More than a combat story . . . it’s also the story of how black soldiers had to fight (literally and figuratively) for the right to fight the Germans.”—USA TodayKareem Abdul-Jabbar first became immersed in the history of the 761st Battalion through family friend Leonard “Smitty” Smi...

I've been in love with Wilfred Barton-Browne for years.Years of watching him from the sidelines. Years of pretending I don't notice the way he lights up a room, or how his rare, genuine smile makes my heart race. Years of being just his little sister's best friend.He's a celebrated film producer—gorgeous, brilliant, always just out of reach. And I'm… me. Ordinary. Invisible.Then comes Christmas Eve, and one mortifying accident changes everything. On...

There's been a murder on a remote island … but the Diamond Brothers are on the case!When the Diamond Brothers receive an invitation to a school reunion on a remote Scottish island, things seem to be looking up. But Nick’s got a bad feeling, and it’s not indigestion. And when he meets their fellow guests, the feeling only gets worse – especially when they start dying in ever more bizarre ways!

The Diamond Brothers – the world's worst detectives – are embroiled in a Parisian mystery!The hard-up Diamond Brothers win a weekend for two in Paris, but as soon as they arrive, they find themselves in danger. There’s a nasty smell in the air and it’s not the cheese. If Nick and Tim aren’t careful, their dream holiday could end up being a nightmare from which they’ll never wake…

Falling for Jillian Morello was easy. Not being able to act on it? Not so much.My best friend’s little sister is more than a mouth full of sass and a body made for sin. She’s forbidden. Completely off limits. Do not pass go; do not collect $200.AJ would have my ass if I ever laid a finger on his sister and, up until now, I’ve kept my distance. But when I find myself working beside them both at their family’s garage, steering clear of the buxom brunette proves to be harder t...

Abandoned by the three brothers she sacrificed everything for, Elara walks away with nothing but her shattered heart. But when a ruthless billionaire offers her a new beginning, buried family secrets, betrayal, and revenge ignite a battle that will destroy everything. Will her brothers realize her worth before it's too late?

A hilarious story about the world's worst detectives by the bestelling author of the Alex Rider series, Anthony Horowitz.Meet the Diamond Brothers, the world's most defective detectives, by the author of the number one bestselling Alex Rider series. Wisecracking young Nick Diamond finds himself sharing a prison cell with Johnny Powers, Public Enemy No.1. His only chance of rescuing the situation is to nail master criminal the Fence. But first, Nick has to get out o...

A hilarious story about the world's worst detectives by the bestelling author of the Alex Rider series, Anthony Horowitz.Meet the Diamond Brothers, the world's most defective detectives, by the author of the number one bestselling Alex Rider series. Tim is broke. So when a mysterious stranger offers him a wad of money for his overcoat, it seems like a stroke of good fortune. But there are worse things than being broke. Being shot, for one – which is what happens to...