Korean Conversation Dictionary
Jung-sup Kim, Hyun-yong Cho & Jung-hee Lee

Korean Conversation Dictionary for Foreigners is a comprehensive yet practical guide packed with the words and expressions most commonly used in everyday conversation. It contains useful expressions that one can use when learning Korean as a second or foreign language. It will be very helpful in learning a variety of Korean expressions. This dictionary also includes conveniently juxtaposed synonyms, antonyms and expressions related to target words making it easier for learners to broaden relevant mastery of such words. This helps them remember the words with facility and increase lexical skills. In addition, this dictionary provides sentence examples that are frequently used in d...

A Journey in Search of Korea's Beauty
Bae Yong Joon

Unfledged yet Earnest Record of a Journey in Search of Korea's Culture

"A Journey in Search of Korea's Beauty" was a yearlong project that Bae Yong Joon undertook in order to learn more about traditional Korean culture from the unfledged yet earnest point of view of one Korean, and to record in a down-to-earth way what he learned and felt in the process.He chose 13 subjects he has been interested in out of the traditional Korean culture and folded into six categories. This book is intended not only for foreign readers who would like to learn more about traditional Korean culture but do not have easy access to it, but also for Korean readers as well who are in search of thi...

Facts About Korea (Revised edition)
Korean Culture and Information Service

Korea is proud to keep its own history alive for 5,000 years, although, over the last 150 years, it has been through foreign encroachment and civil war which later led to division of the country. Despite all the misfortune and trouble, Korea has accomplished tremendous economic growth within less than half of the century, and now became one of leading countries worldwide.

Facts about Korea carries figures, facts and information over the nation's history, culture, economy and politics as well as its people, living and tourist attractions. It also contains distinct images according to each subject that could make readers have empathy on "Dynamic Korea." As reader-friendly re...

The Beauty of Seoul (4th edition)
Jae-sik Suh

Seoul is an international megalopolis with a population of well over 10 million which amounts to one quarter of the entire population. Since 1394, it has been the capital city of Korea and because of its long history and rapid economic developments beginning in the 1960s, Seoul accomodates both tradition and modernity. Through "The Beauty of Korea," you are invited to experience the charm, grandeur, and lovely views of this world-class historical capital. The vivid color pictures in this book will also give you better understanding of Seoul.

Yes, You Can Learn Korean Language Structure in 40 Minutes!
Tongku Lee

This book introduces a simple, easy, and cultural approach to understand the order of the Korean alphabet by providing a unique methodology which compares the consonants to males and the vowels to females. This is not an academic approach, but it helps learners easily understand the principles of Korean words and better enjoy learning it. As the title says, you'll find yourself reading the Korean words in 40 minutes.

Notes on Things Korean
Suzanne Crowder Han

It is a compilation of concise and informative notes on a wide spectrum of things Korean from artistic expression to wrestling. The notes, which are illustrated with numerous sketches and drawings, are presented in glossary form under the headings like Arts and Crafts, Beliefs and Customs, Games and Sports, Language and Letters, Lifestyle, Music and Dance, People, Places and Monuments, Special Days, and Miscellaneous.

Korean Patterns
Photographs by Jae-sik Suh

Unlike the majority of books that examine Korean art from broad, sweeping perspectives, Korean Patterns is a closer look at traditional patterns on the Korean peninsula over the centuries. Specifically, Korean patterns and their use in classic food, clothing and shelter are examined in this watershed coffee table book, the perfect addition to your artistic library.

A Panorama of 5000 Years: Korean History (4th edition)
Andrew C. Nahm

An extensive and thorough look at five millennia of Korean history, "A Panorama of 5000 Years: Korean History" starts in early Korea then moves on to chapters concerned with the Goryeo and Joseon Dynasties, challenges of modernization, the Japanese seizure of Korea, liberation, development of the Republic of Korea, and finally a section on North Korea both then and now.