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.Inside North Korea
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by: Mark Edward Harris

February 15, 2007

I recently reviewed Philippe Chancel's excellent photographic book 'North Korea' (ISBN 0500543291) and Mark Harris in his book has filled in more of the jigsaw. The Chancel book essentially covered the capitol Pyongyang and Harris contributes twenty general shots, too. Additional capitol coverage includes the amazing Arirang Mass Games, the Children's Palace, the Korean film studio and five shots of the USS Pueblo.

The strength of this book is the coverage outside of the capitol. No doubt under strict supervision Harris visited Kaesong, Geumgangsen, Sinuiju, Paektusan and the Tumen River along the northeast border region. The photos show the countryside and rather bleak looking cities and towns. Everywhere bikes seem ... Read More:
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.Journey to North Korea: Personal Perceptions
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by: C. I. Eugene Kim

1983-12
thats all i can say. this book made my eating poop seem like childsplay. end of story.
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.Corée (Nord & Sud) - Korea (North & South)
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from: Freytag Map

June 30, 2007
thats all i can say. this book made my eating poop seem like childsplay. end of story.
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.The Wilder Shores of Marx: Journeys in a Vanishing World
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by: Anthony Daniels

1983-12
thats all i can say. this book made my eating poop seem like childsplay. end of story.
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.North Korea - Corée du Nord
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from: Itmb Map

January 15, 2007
thats all i can say. this book made my eating poop seem like childsplay. end of story.
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.Korea, North: A Spy Guide
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from: Intl Business Pubns USA

2001-05
thats all i can say. this book made my eating poop seem like childsplay. end of story.
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.Korea North Army, National Security and Defense Policy Handbook
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from: International Business Publications, USA

2004-05
thats all i can say. this book made my eating poop seem like childsplay. end of story.
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.North Korea: The Bradt Travel Guide
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by: Robert Willoughby

November 01, 2003
No, I haven't been to North Korea, but who has? This was a quirky and fun book for an armchair traveller. The Bradt travel series prides itself on going where Lonely Planet fears to tread - places like Iraq and Kabul - as well as the world's most bizarre country, North Korea. The author briefly mentions how difficult it was to write a travel book where museum employees refuse to give opening hours or phone numbers of their establishments, and where special permits are required to travel from one city to another. I suspect the author could write a second book about what he went through to write this book.

Part I consists of 91 pages of background (history, politics, entry documents, etc.), and Part II is about 120 pages of typical travel ... Read More:
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.Axis of Evil World Tour: An American's Travels in Iran, Iraq, and North Korea
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by: Scott Fisher

2006-12
No, I haven't been to North Korea, but who has? This was a quirky and fun book for an armchair traveller. The Bradt travel series prides itself on going where Lonely Planet fears to tread - places like Iraq and Kabul - as well as the world's most bizarre country, North Korea. The author briefly mentions how difficult it was to write a travel book where museum employees refuse to give opening hours or phone numbers of their establishments, and where special permits are required to travel from one city to another. I suspect the author could write a second book about what he went through to write this book.

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.The Ministry of Truth: Kim Jong-Il's North Korea
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by: Christian Kracht

October 01, 2007

The cult-of-personality-land seems to be getting an invigorating showing these days. This is the fourth book of photos to be released in the last two years and though they might have North Korea in the title it is mostly photos of Pyongyang that always predominate. The Ministry of Truth follows this pattern with just under a hundred photos and some posters.

It is unfortunate that what is on show is of such poor quality. So many are soft focus, grey, badly composed and lacking in any creativity to really show anything of this odd country. The authors also, annoyingly, take an easy out by not writing any captions but supply the dotty thoughts of the Dear Leader to go with some photos on many spreads. The uninspiring layout doesn't ... Read More:
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