Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles by Simon Winchester
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I liked this book, but my only regret is that it was written in the late 1980's. I would like to read something that covers the last twenty years since this book was published. For now, I'll have to content myself with Wikipedia articles and archived news reports.
The book did make me want to visit Korea. I worked for a Korean company here stateside for a short time, and I wish I had read the book before working there as it would have given me a bit more insight in how to deal with the boss. As an American, I am ashamed by the idiot infantrymen stationed in Korea that for better or worse represent the USA to the Korean people. But I have always gotten along with the Koreans that I have known here in the states, and I am sure that if I visited Korea I would love the people. The book is definitely worth your time as long as you make allowances for the author's biases.
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