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The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyŏng: The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea
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Eunsun Kim, Sebastien Falletti · 228 pages
"Eunsun Kim was born in North Korea, one of the most secretive and oppressive countries in the modern world. As a child Eunsun loved her country--despite her school field trips to public executions, daily self-criticism sessions, and the increasing gnaw of hunger as the country-wide famine escalated ... Her mother decided to escape North Korea with Eunsun and her sister, not knowing that they were
The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story
Hyeonseo Lee, David John · 320 pages
An extraordinary insight into life under one of the world’s most ruthless and secretive dictatorships – and the story of one woman’s terrifying struggle to avoid capture/repatriation and guide her family to freedom. As a child growing up in North Korea, Hyeonseo Lee was one of millions trapped by a secretive and brutal communist regime. Her home on the border with China gave her some exposure t
Stars Between the Sun and Moon: One Woman's Life in North Korea and Escape to Freedom
Lucia Jang, Susan McClelland · 288 pages
"An incredible memoir of North Korea by a woman who defied the government to keep her family alive. Born in 1970s North Korea, Lucia Jang grew up in a typical household--her parents worked in the factories and the family scraped by on rationed rice and a small garden. Nightly, she bowed to her photo of Kim Il-Sung. But it was the beginning of a chaotic period with a decade-long famine resulting in
The Aquariums of Pyongyang
Kang Chol-Hwan, Pierre Rigoulot · 264 pages
Dear Leader: Poet, Spy, Escapee—A Look Inside North Korea
Jang Jin-sung · 368 pages
The Diary of Lady Murasaki
Murasaki Shikibu · 117 pages
Under the Same Sky: A Memoir of Survival, Hope, and Faith
Joseph Kim, Stephan Talty · 273 pages
"A searing story of starvation and survival in North Korea, followed by a dramatic escape, rescue by activists and Christian missionaries, and success in the United States thanks to newfound faith and courage Inside the hidden and mysterious world of North Korea, Joseph Kim lived a young boy's normal life until he was five. Then disaster struck: the first wave of the Great Famine, a long, terrible
The Confessions of Lady Nijō
Lady Nijo · 320 pages
A Princess Remembers: The Memoirs of the Maharani of Jaipur
Gayatri Devi, Santha Rama Rau · 335 pages
Memoirs of the maharani of Jaipur, an Indian princely state, encompassing her privileged childhood, her marriage as the maharajah's third wife, the events of Indian Independence and her political career in India after Independence
Wait for Me!
Deborah Mitford · 370 pages
Deborah Devonshire is a natural writer with a knack for the telling phrase and for hitting the nail on the head. She tells the story of her upbringing, lovingly and wittily describing her parents, she talks candidly about her brother and sisters, finally setting the record straight.
Leap of Faith : Memoirs of an Unexpected Life
Noor Al-Hussein · 480 pages
Sharing a personal perspective on the past three decades of world history, Queen Noor talks frankly of the many challenges of her life as wife and partner to the monarch, providing both an intimate portrait of the late King Hussein and a moving account of their public role.
So Far from the Bamboo Grove
Yoko Kawashima Watkins · 192 pages
Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite
Suki Kim · 291 pages
"A ... memoir of teaching English to the sons of North Korea's ruling class during the last six months of Kim Jong-il's reign"--Amazon.com It is 2011, and all universities in North Korea have been shut down for an entire year, the students sent to construction fields-- except for the 270 students at the all-male Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST), a walled compound where portra
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
Robert K. Massie · 791 pages
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Peter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, and The Romanovs returns with another masterpiece of narrative biography, the extraordinary story of an obscure young German princess who traveled to Russia at fourteen and rose to become one of the most remarkable, powerful, and captivating women in history. Born into a minor noble family, Catherine transformed herself
Meghan: A Hollywood Princess
Andrew Morton · 253 pages
Swan Song
Charles Spencer
The ninth Earl Spencer shares personal stories about his sister, Diana, from childhood through her untimely death. Read by the author. 9 hours, 47 minutes unabridged.
A Royal Duty
Paul Burrell · 430 pages
A ROYAL DUTY by Paul Burrell, the man in whom she confided on matters big and small. Burrell became Diana's confidant and his unique perspective casts new light on the Princess of Wales and the events that would shape her life and the lives of those around her. At the time of her death there was much speculation about Diana's future plans including her thoughts about remarrying and the possibili
The Final Curtsey
Margaret Rhodes · 152 pages
Margaret Rhodes was born into the Scottish aristocracy, into a now almost-vanished world of privilege. Her aunt was Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and Queen Elizabeth is her first cousin. She was a bridesmaid at the wedding of her cousin Princess Elizabeth to Prince Philip. Three years later the King and Queen attended her own wedding; Princess Margaret was a bridesmaid. In 1990, she was appoint
Daughter of Empire: My Life as a Mountbatten
Pamela Hicks · 262 pages
This magical memoir about a singular childhood in England and India by the daughter of Lord Louis and Edwina Mountbatten provides a privileged glimpse into the lives and loves of some of the twentieth century's leading figures.
Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen
Liliuokalani · 414 pages
If I Perish
Esther Ahn Kim · 350 pages
Ahn Ei Sook stood alone among thousands of kneeling people in bold defiance of the tyrannical command to bow to a pagan Japanese shrine. After months on the run, she was captured and condemned to a living death in the filth and degradation of a Japanese prison. Although she was imprisoned and tormented for many years, her determination and fortitude never diminished. In spite of the brutality, opp