The Accusation is a deeply moving and eye-opening work of fiction that paints a powerful portrait of life under the North Korean regime. Set during the period of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il's leadership, the seven stories that make up The Accusation give voice to people living under this most bizarre and horrifying of dictatorships. The characters of these compelling stories co...(展开全部)

In this key textbook, Michael J. Seth offers an excellent synthesis of existing scholarship, including a thorough examination of contemporary sources. Seth masterfully traces how North Korea gradually transformed itself from a Soviet-style socialist state to an ultra-nationalist, dynastic one, illuminating this journey with an engaging understanding of the political, ideologica...(展开全部)

'Extraordinary...smart, sophisticated, suspenseful - and important. If you try one new thing this year, make it Star of the North.' LEE CHILD `Tense and compelling.' James Swallow, Sunday Times bestselling author of NOMAD North Korea and the USA are on the brink of war A young American woman disappears without trace from a South Korean island. The CIA recruits her twin sister t...(展开全部)

作者簡介 安德烈·蘭科夫（Andrei Lankov） 安德烈·蘭科夫（Andrei Lankov ，1963－） 俄羅斯北韓問題專家，曾任首爾國民大學（Koomkin University）歷史教授、澳大利亞國立大學（the Australian National University）北韓歷史和政治高級講師。 1963年7月26日生於蘇聯列寧格勒（今聖彼得堡）， 大學和研究所就讀於列寧格勒國立大學。1985年他以一名平壤的交換學生在金日成綜合大學學習，並且在那裡學得一口流利的韓國語。關於北韓問題，從歷史到經濟和政治，他的著述頗多。本書是他在朝鮮期間的所見以及研究重要集結，是較早的有關北韓的重要文字記錄。著有：From Stalin to Kim Il Sung: The Formation of North Korea, 1945-1960(20...(展开全部)

作者簡介 安德烈·蘭科夫（Andrei Lankov） 安德烈·蘭科夫（Andrei Lankov ，1963－） 俄羅斯北韓問題專家，曾任首爾國民大學（Koomkin University）歷史教授、澳大利亞國立大學（the Australian National University）北韓歷史和政治高級講師。 1963年7月26日生於蘇聯列寧格勒（今聖彼得堡）， 大學和研究所就讀於列寧格勒國立大學。1985年他以一名平壤的交換學生在金日成綜合大學學習，並且在那裡學得一口流利的韓國語。關於北韓問題，從歷史到經濟和政治，他的著述頗多。本書是他在朝鮮期間的所見以及研究重要集結，是較早的有關北韓的重要文字記錄。著有：From Stalin to Kim Il Sung: The Formation of North Korea, 1945-1960(20...(展开全部)

From Publishers Weekly This revised edition of a 1984 study is long on assertion and short on evidence. Dr. Samenow, a clinical psychologist, is legitimately disdainful of explanations of criminal behavior that blame everyone (society, family, violent television, etc.) but the criminal for his actions, but his counter-arguments will persuade few. He makes frequent sweeping gene...(展开全部)

More than any other conflict, the Cold War was fought on the battlefield of the human mind. And, nearly thirty years since the collapse of the Soviet Union, its legacy still endures - not only in our politics, but in our own thoughts, and fears. Drawing on a vast array of untapped archives and unseen sources, Martin Sixsmith vividly recreates the tensions and paranoia of the Co...(展开全部)

With Dictator, Robert Harris brings the saga of Cicero's life to a time when some of the most epic events in human history occurred: the collapse of the Roman republic, the subsequent civil war, the murder of Pompey and the assassination of Julius Caesar. Yet the question it asks is a timeless one: how is political freedom to be safeguarded against the triple threat of unscrupu...(展开全部)

This unique book provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of life in North Korea today. Drawing on decades of experience, noted experts Ralph Hassig and Kongdan Oh explore a world few outsiders can imagine. In vivid detail, the authors describe how the secretive and authoritarian government of Kim Jong-il shapes every aspect of its citizens' lives, how the command socia...(展开全部)

Unique insights into how the mind of an investor operates and how developing emotional awareness leads to long-term success Inside the Investor's Brain provides readers with specific techniques for understanding their financial psychology, so that they can improve their own performance and learn how to outsmart other investors. Chapter by chapter, author Richard Peterson addres...(展开全部)