Homer B. Hulbert and James S. Gale, two of the most famous North American missionaries to come to Korea in the 1880s, were very fond of ghost stories, but for years the Korean scholars they met swore that no such stories existed in Korea war. On the one hundred-fiftieth anniversary of the birth of Hulbert and Gale, the present selection of Korean ghost stories is offered for the pleasure of readers in the twenty-first century.

Eerie Tales from Old Korea

Literature & Fiction

Anthony of Taizé, Brother

Genre Fiction

Seoul Selection USA, Inc.

During the final years of the Japanese Occupation, Gui-yong and Eum-chun strike gold by finding a love as sweet as sticky rice. But their love for each other and for their secretly adopted daugh- ter is not enough, as they must soon accept the impossible―a mistress moving in to bear Gui-yong the male child deemed necessary in a society still smoldering in Confucianism.

The Voices of Heaven

Devine, Maija Rhee

Literary

Korea’s geographical location, topography, temperate climate, and wealth of diverse habitats combine to support an extraordinarily attractive avifauna. Korea through Her Birds seeks to intro- duce the birds through photographs, through descriptions of their lives, and through the ways our different cultures, Western and Asian both, perceive them.

Korea through Her Birds: Windows into a World

Arts & Photography

Newlin, Robert

Photography & Video

As North Korea undergoes a devastating famine, Yeong-dae loses both his parents and is forced to beg on the streets. Soon, this young boy sets off on a desperate journey to China to find his sister. This inspiring tale offers a glimpse into the horrors faced by North Korean children-and their indomitable will to survive.

Across the Tumen: A North Korean Kkotjebi Boy's Quest

Children's Books

Sook, Moon Young

Rich in illustrations and color photographs, Korean Antique Furniture &amp; Accessories introduces the various types of furniture and accessories commonly seen during the Joseon era (1392–1897) and provides the associated historical, social, and cultural background to help see how Korean furniture came to be. Also presented are the tools, wood, and techniques often used by traditional woodworkers.

Korean Antique Furniture & Accessories

Deprez, Mathieu

Title: An Illustrated Guide to Korean( Essential Words and Phrases) Binding: Paperback Author: ChadMeyer Publisher: SeoulSelection

An Illustrated Guide to Korean: Essential Words and Phrases

Meyer, Chad

Moon-jung, Kim

Reference

Essentials of Self-Cultivation is a collection of dharma instructions that presents ordinary readers with the right path for life and guides people who seek awakening to the truth on their journey to communion with it. It is a book to help people of faith awaken to the way to achieve harmony among religions through right faith and cultivation, while offering people everywhere and all humankind a direction for achieving world peace through oneness of the world.

Essentials of Self-Cultivation: Dharma Instructions by Master Daesan

Politics & Social Sciences

Prime Dharma Master Daesan, Prime Dharma Master

Philosophy

This book is a historical text that covers Korean history from its foundation to the modern era. It especially deals with pre-modern societies of Korea in detail. Despite its long history, life in its society and its culture are rarely spoken of outsides the peninsula. Rather than arranging the historical events chronologically, this book focuses more on the details of the historical events by questioning how the diverse experiences that Koreans had affected their life and culture and what influences that culture had on constructing Korean history. This is the reason why we publish this book, although there are already numerous books that introduced Korean history. Readers could realize what Koreans have endured and how it lead to their position in the world today. It also mentions their moral values and what they believe is right or wrong.

A Korean History for International Readers: What Do Koreans Talk About Their Own History and Culture?

History

The Association of Korean History Teachers

Asia

My Husband the Poet

Biographies & Memoirs

Mok Sun-ok, Mok

Arts & Literature

Born in Seoul in 1922, Kim Ki-young graduated from the Dentistry School of Seoul National University. After working both as a performer and as director his own performances, he debuted as a film director in 1955 with “The Box of Death.” This was followed by more than 30 film works, including “The Housemaid” (1960), “The Sea Knows” (1961), “Woman of Fire” (1971) and “Chungnyeo” (1972). A retrospective session of Kim’s works was prepared for the 2nd Pusan International Film Festival, and with this event his unique works were rediscovered. Later, Kim’s works gained a new group of exuberant fans from Japan, US, Germany, France, and many other places. Kim was preparing for a new movie when he passed away with his wife in 1998 in a house fire. After his death, Berlin International Film Festival held a retrospective event in his honor, while France’s Cinematheque screened 18 of his works. Part of Kim’s lost films were rediscovered and restored in 2006.

Korean Film Directors: Kim Ki-young

Hong-joon, Kim

Humor & Entertainment

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