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Author
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Description
Presents a dramatic account by one of the few survivors born in North Korea's infamous political prison camps, describings the brutal conditions he was forced to endure as a child, his witnessing of his family's executions, and his final, harrowing escape.
Author
Publisher
Plympton
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource.
Language
English
Description
How did an 85-year old grandfather from Palo Alto, California end up a prisoner in North Korea? "The Last POW" is the true story of Merrill Newman, a retired Silicon Valley executive and Korean War veteran who was hauled off his plane at Pyongyang airport as he was about to return home at the end of a tourist trip in late 2013. For nearly two months, he was held by North Korea's fearsome security services, subjected to intensive interrogation, and...
Publisher
Lober Films
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (74 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"This film reveals the extraordinary stories, told by survivors of North Korea's vast prison camps, of deadly famine, and of every kind of repression. Their experiences are interspersed with archival footage of North Korean propaganda films and original scenes that illuminate the contours of daily life for a people whose every action is monitored, and whose every thought could bring official retribution."--Container.
Author
Publisher
W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xviii, 247 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Driven by his passion to help the people of North Korea, Bae moves to neighboring China to lead guided tours into the secretive nation. Six years later, after eighteen successful excursions in and out of the country, Ken is suddenly stopped at the border: he inadvertently brought his hard drive, that reveals the true nature of his visits, to customs. He is arrested, brought to Pyongyang for further questioning, and sentenced to fifteen years of hard...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
xvi, 238 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Part horror story, part historical document, part memoir, part political tract, this book is the first personal documentation of life in the North Korean labor camps, from a survivor and escapee of the communist regime's prisons. Photos.
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