korea (south)

Introduces the culture of South Korea by depicting the life of an eleven-year-old resident of Seoul who is preparing for a career as an athlete.

Describes the history and current popularity of South Korean pop music.

Ami Won, the teenaged daughter of Korea's new president, struggles to adjust to her new life as a role model without the guidance of her mother, who has recently died; protect herself from her spiteful aunt and cousin; and determine the motives of her mysterious new friend, Moo-Hyun.

Motherless fourteen-year-old Ami Won is your average, pop-star crazy teen until her father is elected president of Korea and she is thrust into the media spotlight and expected to fill the post of first lady of the country and act as a role model for Korea's teens.

Take a behind-the-scenes look at one of the world's biggest technology companies. See how Samsung grew from a small foodexport company to the manufacturer of so many must-have gadgets in just fifty years.

"In 1997 the author, aged 17, escaped North Korea for China. Her mother's first words over the telephone to her lost daughter were "don't come back". The reprisals for all of them would have been lethal"--Provided by publisher.

Imagine opening Facebook one day and finding a message that says "I think we might be twins." Which is exactly what happened to Samantha Futerman, a then twenty-five-year-old actress who was raised in New Jersey. Adopted from South Korea as an infant, Sam grew up with her parents and two American-born brothers. Until she was contacted by Anais Bordier, who grew up in France, she never imagined she had a sister. As Anais' identical face looked back at her from Facebook, she was stunned. A YouTube video of Samantha was what brought the two together. Anais, too, had been adopted as an infant from South Korea. As they talked, they realized they shared a sense of humor, giddy laughter, expressions, ideals, a need to sleep ten hours a night, and the same birth date. Although they grew up in different countries, they discovered that nothing can disrupt the unbreakable bond between sisters.

An autobiography of Lee Myung-Bak, president of the Republic of Korea and former CEO of Hyundai Construction, covering his impoverished childhood, family life, and career in business, and politics.