I am so curious now about the meaning behind putting peppers on the roof as a form of celebration/commemoration.

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I am enjoying this scholarly examination of the relationship between the Korean and Canadian churches, but it really needed better editing. I‘m honestly not looking for typos, but they keep popping out at me.

“The specific outcome was less significant than the act of defiance itself”

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The right way to celebrate a long weekend is curled up with a new book:)

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Really enjoying how global the viewpoint of this book is.

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That‘s quite the metaphor.🦕🥚🥚

Benefits of a sick day; currently curled up with a book and honey tea.☕️📖

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Fortunately??!!!

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The authors present a clear comparison between the histories of North and South Korea, based on fairly extensive expertise for Westerners. The authors are a former U.S. security official/political scientist and a political economy professor, and it reads like it. It is clear and concise, but dry. It also needs better editing in several places. In summary, read for the info/analysis, not for a gripping read or great writing.

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The for-me part of my #bookhaul from Washington State. I also, of course, bought books for my niblings. Not all of these are from Village Books and Paper Dreams. Top two are from Barnes & Noble and Mark For Everyone is from a little Christian book store in Lynden.

Um, I might be missing something, but 2,000 x 5 is actually 10,000? Which technically is over 5,000, I guess?
Not super impressed by the editing in this book, even before I came across this.

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Random tiny detail, but I love the little dog-walker strolling through the book!

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The author was a journalist and it shows in his writing. He is clear and factual in his analysis of Southeast Asian politics and society. It also shows that his heart is breaking for this region that has been his life‘s work, first as a journalist and then as a mediator. Overall, a very depressing pick. Also, it should be noted that this book was published in 2017, so obviously some things have changed.

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