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Lands of Lost Borders : A Journey on the Silk Road
by Kate Harris
What it's about: Kate Harris recounts her story of biking down the Silk Road with her friend with the intention of biking it from beginning to end.
About the author: A Rhodes scholar and Morehead-Cain scholar, she was named one of Canada's top modern-day explorers and has won several awards for her nonfiction writing. She lives off-grid in a log cabin in Atlin, British Columbia.
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On Leopard Rock : An Adventure in Books
by Wilbur A. Smith
What it's about: Wilbur Smith has lived an incredible life of adventure, and now he shares the extraordinary true stories that have inspired his fiction.
Reviewers' say: Honest and intimate, Smith’s memoir tells of an extraordinary life of writing.
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Boy on the Beach : My Family's Story of Love, Loss, and Hope During the Global Refugee Crisis
by Tima Kurdi
What it's about: The aunt of Alan Kurdi--the young Syrian boy whose photograph brought attention to the plight of Syrian refugees--discusses her family and her life growing up in Syria, her life since immigrating to Canada, the civil war in Syria, and her efforts to help refugees.
Reviewers say: “No statistic or news story will evoke the true horrors of the Syrian war … as this moving and searing saga of the Kurdi family.” – Khaled Hosseini, bestselling author of The Kite Runner
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In Order to Live : a North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
by Yeonmi Park
What it's about: A young North Korean defector and activist describes her father's imprisonment by the regime of Kim Jong-Il, her enslavement in China and her walk through the freezing Gobi Desert to freedom in South Korea, where she dedicated her life to human rights activism.
Reviewers say: Park's important memoir showcases the strength of the human spirit and one young woman's incredible determination to never be hungry again.
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Under the same sky : from starvation in North Korea to salvation in America
by Joseph Kim
What it's about: An inspirational memoir chronicling the life of Joseph Kim, who not only survived and escaped the devastating famine in North Korea as an abandoned young boy, but made it to the United States and is now thriving in college here.
Why you might like it: It offers an important account of atrocities committed within North Korea that have been hidden from the West and indeed, most of the rest of the world. A courageous and inspiring memoir.(Kirkus Reviews, March 15, 2015)
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Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite
by Suki Kim
What it's about: Traces the author's experiences as an English teacher to the sons of North Korea's elite during the last six months of Kim Jong Il's reign, an effort complicated by oppressive regime enforcers, propaganda, and evangelical missionaries.
Reviewers say: This well-written and thoroughly captivating book is highly recommended for anyone looking to grasp a better understanding of North Korea
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Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom...
by Blaine Harden
What it's about: Presents a dramatic account by one of the few survivors born in North Korea's infamous political prison camps, describing the brutal conditions he was forced to endure as a child, his witnessing of his family's executions, and his harrowing escape.
Reviewers Say: Readers learn of Shin's gradual discovery of the world at large, nonadversarial human relationships, literature, and hope—and the struggles ahead. A book that all adults should read (Library Journal).
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