 | Korea (Country Guide) by Martin Robinson
Buy new: $17.15 / Used from: $14.00 First up, use the latest edition of the trusty Lonely Planet Korea guidebook series to find your way around the country
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 | Lonely Planet Korea by Martin Robinson
Buy used from: $0.01 Use the older edition of LP Korea guidebooks if you are on a budget, much of the history/sight seeing info is the same; however, pricing and resturant/accomodation/transportation may be out of date.
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 | Moon Handbooks South Korea by Robert Nilsen
Buy used from: $0.50 Or try the Moon Handbook for South Korea - it lists a lot of places/activities not covered in the LP book, so may be better in the long run for those having an extended stay in Korea
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 | Seoul (City Guide) by Martin Robinson
Buy used from: $0.99 LP do Seoul.
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 | The Koreans: Who They Are, What They Want, Where Their Future Lies by Michael Breen
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $5.25 An extremely good book by a Brit ex-pat about the Korean people and why they are the way they are
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 | The Two Koreas: A Contemporary History (Revised and Updated Edition) by Don Oberdorfer
Buy new: $17.90 / Used from: $2.35 A modern history of the Korean peninsula by an American journalist
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 | Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History, Updated Edition by Bruce Cumings
Buy new: $11.23 / Used from: $7.50 Another readable history book about Korea, both North and South
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 | Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader: North Korea and the Kim Dynasty by Bradley K. Martin
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $8.85 Insight into North Korea
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 | Kim Jong-Il: North Korea's Dear Leader by Michael Breen
Buy used from: $8.88 Easy read about North Korea's enigmatic leader. Due to the secretive nature of the Communist State, a lot of the content of this book is unsubstaniated.
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 | A Short History of the Korean War by James L. Stokesbury
Buy new: $11.86 / Used from: $0.59 A brief account of the Korean War
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 | Samurai Invasion: Japan's Korean War 1592 -1598 by Stephen Turnbull
Buy used from: $29.65 A little history - just part of the reason why the Japanese are so unpopular in Korea
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 | Faces of Korea: The Foreign Experience in the Land of the Morning Calm by Richard Harris
Buy used from: $29.12 Essays from foreigners from all walks of life in Korea, may be of interest to wannabe ESL teachers as a section of the book deals with people working in the ESL sector
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 | Korea Up Close by Craig White
Great photo book by ex-pats in Korea
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 | What's So Good About Korea, Maarten? by Maarten Meijer
Buy used from: $124.98 A worthwhile commentary on Korean society by Maarten Meijer, who has lived in Korea for several years, raising a young family there
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 | Culture Shock! Korea by Sonja Vegdahl Hur
Buy used from: $0.01 Read why you shouldn't place your chopsticks into a bowl when you have finished eating - cultural does and don'ts
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 | Korea Calling: The Essential Handbook for Teaching English and Living in South Korea by Allegra J. Specht
Buy new: $24.95 / Used from: $17.95 For wannabe ESL teachers - how to/tips book, much superior to Chopsticks and French Fries (below)
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 | Chopsticks and French Fries: How and Why to Teach English in South Korea by Samantha D. Amara
Buy new: $7.95 / Used from: $8.95 A more basic and slimline ESL how to/tips book.
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 | Learning to Think Korean: A Guide to Living and Working in Korea (The Interact Series) by L. Robert Kohls
Buy new: $29.75 / Used from: $20.00 Higher level for business people working in Korea
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 | Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles by Simon Winchester
Buy new: $10.07 / Used from: $3.88 Read about Simon Winchester's interactions with Koreans during his walk through Korea in 1988
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 | Korean Cinema: The New Hong Kong by Anthony Leong
Buy new: $21.79 / Used from: $14.62 A review of South Korean movies, covers movies released mainly in the period 1998 to 2002
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 | Shiri
Buy new: $20.49 / Used from: $7.40 The major blockbuster of 1999 (the Korean girl from the TV series "Lost" has a role)
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 | J.S.A. - Joint Security Area
Buy new: $22.49 / Used from: $12.95 Tense movie about soldiers of South and North Korea at the Joint Security Area, Punmunjom
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 | Friend
Buy used from: $25.00 A great gangster movie
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 | Tae Guk Gi - The Brotherhood of War
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $3.34 Two brothers fight on opposite sides during the Korean War
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