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    North Korea Confidential

    Private Markets, Fashion Trends, Prison Camps, Dissenters and Defectors

    by Daniel Tudor, James Pearson ...
    Narrated by Derek Perkins ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 45 min

    **Named one of the best books of 2015 by The Economist**Private Markets, Fashion Trends, Prison Camps, Dissenters and Defectors.North Korea is one of the most troubled societies on earth. The country's 24 million people live under a violent dictatorship led by a single family, which relentlessly pursues the development of nuclear arms, which periodically incites risky military clashes with the ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

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    Storm Clouds over the Pacific, 1931-1941

    by Peter Harmsen ...
    Narrated by Walter Dixon ...
    Series series War in the Far East

    Unabridged

    9 hours 4 min

    War in the Far East is a trilogy of books offering the most complete narrative yet written about the Pacific Theater of World War II, and the first truly international treatment of the epic conflict. Historian Peter Harmsen weaves together a complex and revealing narrative, including facets of the war that are often overlooked in historic narratives. He explores the war in subarctic conditions on ... Read more

    $20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    The Reluctant Communist

    My Desertion, Court-Martial, and Forty-Year Imprisonment in North Korea

    by Charles Robert Jenkins ...
    Narrated by John McLain ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours

    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 surrendered to communist North Korean soldiers standing sentry along the world's most heavily militarized border. He believed his action would get him back to the States and a short jail sentence. Instead he found himself in another sort of prison, where ... Read more

    $20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    See You Again in Pyongyang

    A Journey into Kim Jong Un's North Korea

    by Travis Jeppesen ...
    Narrated by Will Collyer ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 2 min

    A "close-up look at the cloistered country" (USA Today), See You Again in Pyongyang is American writer Travis Jeppesen's "probing" and "artful" (New York Times Book Review) chronicle of his travels in North Korea--an eye-opening portrait that goes behind the headlines about Trump and Kim, revealing North Koreans' "entrepreneurial spirit, and hidden love of foreign media, as well as their dreams ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

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    Ask a North Korean

    Defectors Talk About Their Lives Inside the World's Most Secretive Nation

    by Daniel Tudor, Andrei Lankov ...
    Narrated by P. J. Ochlan, Greta Jung ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 28 min

    Understanding North Korean Through the Eyes of Defectors.The weekly column Ask a North Korean, published by NK News, invites readers from around the world to pose questions to North Korean defectors. By way of these fascinating interviews, the North Koreans themselves provide authentic firsthand testimonies about what is happening inside the "Hermit Kingdom."North Korean contributors to this book ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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    我們最幸福：北韓人民的真實生活（中文版有聲書首度上市）

    Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea

    by 芭芭拉．德米克(Barbara Demick) ...
    Narrated by 郭靜樺 ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours 7 min

    ☆亞馬遜讀者五星書評，授權多國語言出版，中文版銷售突破10萬冊！中文版有聲書首度上市！☆增訂版收錄芭芭拉‧德米克新寫的長篇後記：金正日辭世後，北韓依舊是兩千三百萬人民的牢籠，近萬字的內容解析金正恩如何以全世界最年輕的國家元首之姿，鞏固看似垂危的政權，並補述六名脫北者的生活現況。＝極權主義文獻開創之作＝榮獲「2010年英國年度圖書獎」入選「2011年美國國家書卷獎非文學決選作品」《我們最幸福》是描寫朝鮮生活最好的一部作品！──英國圖書獎評委芭芭拉‧德米克用一種引人注目，而又讓人難忘的方式為人們展示出這個封閉的國家，其實就是喬治‧歐威爾《1984》的現實版朝鮮向來是個外人難以深入、臆測的一個祕密國度。夜空中，整個朝鮮地區都是黑的，那黑暗訴說著人民深不可測的痛苦，有時卻又穿插著零星微弱的希望曙光……與燈光閃耀的南韓相比，北韓好似黑夜與白晝。在這裡，飢荒奪去了數百萬人的性命，製... ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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    К северу от 38 параллели: Как живут в КНДР

    by Андрей Ланьков ...
    Narrated by Стефан Барковский ...

    Unabridged

    17 hours 20 min

    Северная Корея, все еще невероятно засекреченная, перестает быть для мира "черным ящиком". Похоже, радикальный социальный эксперимент, который был начат там в 1940-х годах, подходит к концу. А за ним стоят судьбы людей — бесчисленное количество жизней. О том, как эти жизни были прожиты и что происходит в стране сейчас, рассказывает известный востоковед и публицист Андрей Ланьков. Автору ... Read more

    $17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Uma breve história da Guerra da Coreia: Como uma guerra esquecida moldou o mundo moderno

    by Demétrio Marinho ...
    Narrated by Demétrio Marinho ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 23 min

    A Guerra Fria não começou apenas com discursos políticos, mas no campo de batalha brutal de um conflito esquecido. Transforme seu trajeto diário em uma imersão histórica tensa e fascinante sobre a geopolítica mundial. Compreenda como três anos de embates definiram as fronteiras e as ameaças nucleares que enfrentamos hoje.Muito além de estratégias militares e guerras por procuração, esta é a ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    簡潔にたどる朝鮮史：ひとつの国はいかにして2つの世界になったのか

    by 宮本 俊太 ...
    Narrated by 宮本 俊太 ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 13 min

    ひとつのルーツを持つ朝鮮半島がいかにして二つの対極的な世界へと引き裂かれたのか、その地政学的な運命とアジア史の深層を紐解く歴史ノンフィクションです。静かで思索的な世界観は、毎日の通勤時間や夜の落ち着いたひとときを、豊かな教養と深い理解を育む至福のリスニング体験へと変えてくれます。古代の統一王朝から植民地時代、そして冷戦がもたらした悲劇的な分断まで、歴史のうねりの中で懸命に生きた普通の人々の息遣いを感じ取ることができます。単なる善悪の裁きを超えて「なぜ彼らはその道を歩んだのか」という問いに温かく寄り添うことで、隣国の遠い過去が、私たち自身の明日を照らす鏡として鮮やかに蘇ります。本書で見つかること:古代の部族社会から朝鮮王朝までの、豊かな文化と独自の政治体制の成り立ち。19世紀の社会のひずみと、日本による植民地支配が残した複雑で消し去れない影響。解放と同時に押し寄せた冷戦構造が引き起こした ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Korean Messiah

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

    by Jonathan Cheng ...
    Narrated by Jonathan Cheng, Intae Kim ...

    Unabridged

    24 hours 35 min

    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 • A Foreign Policy Most Anticipated Book of 2026For nearly eight decades, North Korea has marched defiantly to its own beat, shaking off its Soviet and Chinese sponsors to emerge as the world’s most enigmatic nation—a ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

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    History of Korea: The Land of Dynasties, War, and Division

    by David Langford ...
    Narrated by David Langford ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 57 min

    Explore millennia of geopolitical conflict and cultural resilience in this gripping historical nonfiction audiobook. Perfect for an immersive daily commute or a deep-focus learning session, this epic saga transports you to a peninsula forged by rugged mountains and tribal warfare. Witness how relentless foreign pressures and power struggles birthed an identity that refused to be erased.Step beyond ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Stars Between the Sun and Moon

    by Lucia Jang, Susan McClelland ...
    Narrated by Janet Song ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 39 min

    Born in 1970s North Korea, Lucia Jang grew up in a typical household - her parents worked in the factories and the family scraped by on rations. Nightly, she bowed to her photo of Kim Il-Sung. It was the beginning of a chaotic period with a decade-long famine. Jang married an abusive man who sold their baby. She left him and went home to help her family by illegally crossing the river to China to ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

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    A Kim Jong-Il Production

    The Extraordinary True Story of a Kidnapped Filmmaker, His Star Actress, and a Young Dictator's Rise to Power

    by Paul Fischer ...
    Narrated by Stephen Park ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 26 min

    Before becoming the world’s most notorious dictator, Kim Jong-Il ran North Korea’s Ministry for Propaganda and its film studios. Conceiving every movie made, he acted as producer and screenwriter. Despite this control, he was underwhelmed by the available talent and took drastic steps, ordering the kidnapping of Choi Eun-Hee (Madam Choi)—South Korea’s most famous actress—and her ex-husband Shin ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Korean History

    A Concise Overview of Warlords, Empires, Colonists, and More

    by Kelly Mass ...
    Narrated by Digital Voice Marcus G ...

    Unabridged

    51 min

    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In 37 BC, Jumong, posthumously titled Dongmyeongseong, laid the foundation for Goguryeo, later centralized by King Taejo. Under King Sosurim's reign in 372, Goguryeo embraced Buddhism as its official religion, marking a significant cultural shift.Goguryeo, also known as Goryeo or Kogury, played a pivotal role in shaping Korean history, ultimately ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Noord-Korea

    Een hoorcollege over de duistere daden van een onbekende kernmacht

    by Remco Breuker ...
    Narrated by Remco Breuker ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 59 min

    De Democratische Volksrepubliek van Korea is niet democratisch, het is geen republiek en het omvat slechts de helft van Korea. Remco Breuker kijkt in zijn vier colleges voorbij de mythes en beeldvorming en gaat in op wat Noord-Korea wél is. Dan blijkt Noord-Korea een feodale monarchie te zijn die niet geïsoleerd is, maar juist internationaal economisch heel actief. Zo verdient het een fortuin met ... Read more

    $23.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    De wereld volgens Noord-Korea

    by Remco Breuker ...
    Narrated by Remco Breuker ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 52 min

    Het nieuws dat Noord-Koreaanse militairen aan Russische zijde vochten in Oekraïne kwam in 2024 voor velen als een verrassing. Noord-Korea is toch die in zichzelf gekeerde dictatuur waar op grote schaal mensenrechten worden geschonden? Maar het land blijkt juist ook in het buitenland grote ambities te hebben en zijn greep op de wereld te willen versterken.Noord-Koreakenner Remco Breuker legt uit ... Read more

    $27.33 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    History of South Korea: From War-Torn Peninsula to Global Powerhouse in 10 Pivotal Chapters

    by Andrew Barlow ...
    Narrated by Andrew Barlow ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 3 min

    Witness a gripping tale of survival as an impoverished, war-torn peninsula transforms into a thriving global powerhouse. Perfect for your daily commute, this immersive audio journey captures the intense resilience of everyday citizens navigating unimaginable upheaval. Listen and be transported from rural farming villages directly to the neon-lit megacities of East Asia.Beyond abstract diplomacy, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    A Fractured Liberation

    Korea under US Occupation

    by Kornel Chang ...
    Narrated by Alexander Kim ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 30 min

    When Japanese imperial rule ended in August 1945, the Korean peninsula erupted with hopes that had been bottled up for forty years. New mother Chŏn Sukhŭi marveled at the news, envisioning her son growing up free in an independent Korea. Yi Ilchae, who only days before had been drafted into the Japanese army, threw himself into union activism. An electrifying excitement jolted Koreans into action ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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    تاريخ موجز للحرب الكورية: كيف شكّلت حرب منسيّة العالم الحديث

    by أمجد الحلبي ...
    Narrated by أمجد الحلبي ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 5 min

    عش تفاصيل أول مواجهة مسلحة في الحرب الباردة، حيث رسمت المدافع والدماء حدود خط العرض 38 للأبد. ينقلك هذا السرد التاريخي المشوق إلى قلب شبه الجزيرة الكورية لتعيش أجواء التوتر العالمي وصراع الأقطاب. إنها رحلة معرفية مثالية للاستماع أثناء تنقلك، تروي مأساة الانقسام وتصادم العقائد.بعيدا عن الإحصائيات الجافة، يعيد هذا العمل إحياء أصوات الجنود المنهكين والمدنيين الذين شهدوا تمزق وطنهم بين قوى عظمى ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Comparative Politics Korea: Institutions, Democratization, and Power in a Divided Peninsula

    by Daniel Forsberg ...
    Narrated by Daniel Forsberg ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 5 min

    Explore the ultimate political science laboratory where democratization and durable authoritarianism collide head-on. Perfect for your intellectual commute, this analytical journey reveals how a shared history birthed two radically different nations. Discover how state control, civil society, and global pressures forge the destinies of divided regimes.Transform your understanding of global ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    K-Drama School

    A Pop Culture Inquiry into Why We Love Korean Television

    by Grace Jung ...
    Narrated by Grace Jung ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 6 min

    From the Emmy Award-winning Squid Game to streaming sensations like The Glory and Crash Landing on You, Korean television has emerged onto the global pop culture scene as compelling television**—**but what exactly makes these shows so irresistibly bingeable? And what can we learn about our societies and ourselves from watching them?From stand-up comedian and media studies PhD Grace Jung comes a ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

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    La trágica historia de Corea y sus conexiones con la historia mundial

    by Arestos Philoctetes ...
    Narrated by A I ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 3 min

    La trágica historia de Corea está estrechamente relacionada con la historia mundial. Los acontecimientos más significativos del país no están aislados, sino que se produjeron en el contexto más amplio de los cambios políticos, económicos y militares de Asia Oriental y del mundo. Esta conexión aporta valiosas ideas sobre el lugar de Corea dentro de las corrientes más amplias de la historia mundial ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

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    Escape from Camp 14

    One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West

    by Blaine Harden ...
    Narrated by Blaine Harden ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 44 min

    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. Blaine Harden's latest book, King of Spies, will be available from Viking in Fall 2017.North Korea is isolated and hungry, bankrupt and belligerent. It is also armed with nuclear weapons. Between 150,000 and 200,000 people are being held in its political ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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    Flowers of Fire

    The Inside Story of South Korea's Feminist Movement and What It Means for Women's Rights Worldwide

    by Hawon Jung ...
    Narrated by Kathleen Li ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 53 min

    Since the beginning of the #MeToo movement, tens of thousands of people in South Korea have taken to the street, and many more brave individuals took a stand, to end a decades-long abortion ban and bring down powerful men accused of sexual misconduct—including a popular presidential contender.Author Hawon Jung shows the world that these women are no delicate flowers—they are trailblazing flames. ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus