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Korea

    The best books on The Korean War, recommended by Bruce Cumings

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    The best books on The Korean War - Korea by John Merrill

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    Korea
    by John Merrill

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    The best books on The Korean War - Selling the Korean War by Steven Casey

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    Selling the Korean War
    by Steven Casey

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    The best books on The Korean War - War Trash by Ha Jin

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    War Trash
    by Ha Jin

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    The best books on The Korean War - Korea: The War Before Vietnam by Callum MacDonald

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    Korea: The War Before Vietnam
    by Callum MacDonald

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    The best books on The Korean War - The Hidden History of the Korean War by I.F. Stone

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    The Hidden History of the Korean War
    by I.F. Stone

  • The best books on The Korean War - Korea by John Merrill
  • The best books on The Korean War - Selling the Korean War by Steven Casey
  • The best books on The Korean War - War Trash by Ha Jin
  • The best books on The Korean War - Korea: The War Before Vietnam by Callum MacDonald
  • The best books on The Korean War - The Hidden History of the Korean War by I.F. Stone

The best books on The Korean War, recommended by Bruce Cumings

Before Vietnam, America fought in the Korean War—but its role in that conflict has been far less examined. Award-winning historian Bruce Cumings talks about the misconceptions many people still hold, and how they distort our understanding of the current North Korean regime.

The best books on The Korean War, recommended by Bruce Cumings

    The best books on The Asian American Experience, recommended by Sung J. Woo

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    The best books on The Asian American Experience - The Fortune Cookie Chronicles by Jennifer Lee

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    The Fortune Cookie Chronicles
    by Jennifer Lee

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    The best books on The Asian American Experience - Pyongyang by Guy Delisle

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    Pyongyang
    by Guy Delisle

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    The best books on The Asian American Experience - After the Morning Calm

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    After the Morning Calm

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    The best books on The Asian American Experience - The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

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    The Wind-up Bird Chronicle
    by Haruki Murakami

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    The best books on The Asian American Experience - Yellow by D Lee

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    Yellow
    by D Lee

  • The best books on The Asian American Experience - The Fortune Cookie Chronicles by Jennifer Lee
  • The best books on The Asian American Experience - Pyongyang by Guy Delisle
  • The best books on The Asian American Experience - After the Morning Calm
  • The best books on The Asian American Experience - The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
  • The best books on The Asian American Experience - Yellow by D Lee

The best books on The Asian American Experience, recommended by Sung J. Woo

The novelist reveals amongst his book selection that Minnesota has the highest number of Korean adoptees in the US (14,000), and that one in every 250 Korean births is adopted by an American family

The best books on The Asian American Experience, recommended by Sung J. Woo

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