VOL.77/2024.12

 

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2024.10.07

 

SWEET DREAMS, AND SEE YOU IN THE MORNING

1. Publication Details

 

Title | SWEET DREAMS, AND SEE YOU IN THE MORNING
Author | Hwang Ui-jeong
Publisher | ScienceBooks
Publication Date | 2022-11-11
ISBN | 9791192107738
No. of pages | 276
Dimensions | 120 * 190

 

2. Book Intro

 

Author Hwang Ui-jeong gives her all to her giant retriever, Dushik. After visiting her husband, who was working on a construction project in Jeju, she falls for the brilliance of Jeju’s scenic views and wishes she could share these sights and sounds with Dushik. Realizing that her time with Dushik is not infinite, she makes a brave decision to leave her city life and move to Jeju, where her family can enjoy gorgeous walks and an idyllic country life.
But life doesn’t always go according to plan. Hwang writes about the uncomfortable stares Dushik gets when she takes him on walks as their countryside neighbors are not used to seeing such a big yellow dog. Thankfully, there is a silver lining. The author and Dushik chance upon quiet, lush forests and beautiful scenery as they explore new walking paths to avoid judgemental stares. These places they discover make for precious memories that the author documents through her essays.
Besides the beauty of Jeju, the author writes about the joys of living with animals. Although Dushik was the couple’s only pet, their family later welcomed all sorts of furry characters like Dajeong, Deokcheon, and Seulgi. The essay collection details the heartwarming and humorous backstory about how these animals came to live with them. We learn about the difficulties of living with animals who have distinct personalities, and about the struggles of keeping one’s household fur-free!
Despite all the trials and tribulations of living with so many animals under one roof, the author’s main takeaway is this: the love that the animals show is beyond worth it. Every episode, every hurdle, and every new experience teaches her something about life. This essay is the perfect comfort read on the importance of extending kindness and the power of love.

 

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The Three-Way Bus Station

1. Publication Details

 

Title | The Three-Way Bus Station
Author | Yeojubi
Publisher | Geulumdongmu Publishing Co.
Publication Date | 2020-01-31
ISBN | 9791187043522
No. of pages | 44
Dimensions | 210 * 260

 

2. Book Intro

 

The Three-Way Bus Station represents a memory.
The Three-Way Bus Station represents a meeting.
The Three-Way Bus Station also represents waiting.
Waiting for mom while she’s shopping is very difficult. Especially when she’s picking up delicious snacks, time passes by much slower than usual.
After a long wait, the bus stops. Mom, wearing her flower-patterned dress, gets off.
“Mom, where are the snacks?”
“Oh, my babies! Were you waiting again to see if mommy bought something tasty? Are you hungry? Mom bought candy and hot dogs!”
“Wow!”
“My youngest! You’re tired and your legs hurt, right? Next time, if I haven’t come back for a while, just take your brothers home! Let’s go home and have dinner.”
Being the oldest, I always get scolded by my mom, but at this moment, I’m really happy. Because we have sweet and tasty hot dogs.
We can see that family is about being able to share happiness, even in small things.
Everyone has at least once waited for their mom as she went to work or went grocery shopping. Lots of people come and go at the bus stop. Some wait for the bus, some are happily waiting to meet someone, and some are just taking a short break. Like a tree standing in silence, a bus stop always gives people warm consolation and comfort. The Three-Way Bus Station conjures up old memories for mom and dad while presenting new ones to children through a story told from the author’s experiences during childhood.

 

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The Silent Coincidence

1. Publication Details

 

Title | The Silent Coincidence
Author | KIM SUBIN
Publisher | Munhakdongne Publishing Group
Publication Date | 2023-02-20
ISBN | 9788954691154
No. of pages | 232
Dimensions | 140 * 205

 

2. Book Intro

 

‘Goyo’, a child who shines alone in a high place like a lofty crescent moon, and ‘Jung-hu’, a friendly class president who seems to have no shadow at all. There is always an object of longing and envy at the end of Suhyeon’s gaze. He looks at them all day long, but even though they are in the same space, they never touch each other as if they belong to different dimensions. However, the canvas of the story expands in a new direction due to a chain reaction of a dream that came to him one night and an inexplicable coincidence. It was when an unexpected person came into Suhyeon’s field of view that he first encountered those who stayed in the realm of observation head-on in the online space. A ‘coincidence’ that has a faint presence in the classroom, but somehow catches the eye. Why the hell am I so curious about that kid? Secrets that could have been hidden forever are revealed one by one, like the far side of the moon, including the truth that the shining object of longing has a similar mindset to mine, and the amazing fact that there was someone who had been looking, whom I had only considered insignificant.

 

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Your Garden

 

Title | Your Garden
Author | Na Hyunjung
Publisher | Gloyeon
Publication Date | 2021-06-24
ISBN | 9788992704847
No. of pages | 58
Dimensions | 209 * 308

 

2. Book Intro

 

Breathing a story into a dry, empty path.
A story of bricks in the city sidewalk, with varying shapes and colors. Although the author brings the sidewalk’s life into a place, not of grand creation, but still just a simple path we walk on. Mundane things, a ball, a piece of grass, a cat, and a sewer cover are all things we usually see, but as the writer focuses on these objects, they become more than just objects, but characters with stories and life. The black-and-white pictures drawn with a scratchy pencil are like a potion that leads the reader on a story of imagination of the road more freely without being tied to the colors of reality.

 

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A Heart-to-Heart Meeting

1. Publication Details

 

Title | A Heart-to-Heart Meeting
Subtitle | The Catholic nun, Yi Hae-in, the Venerable Haemin, the poet, Kim Seon-wu, et al., tell their stories
Author | Byun Taekjoo
Publisher | Bulkwang Media
Publication Date | 2013-01-29
ISBN | 9788974792244
No. of pages | 352
Dimensions | 152 * 210

 

2. Book Intro

 

The Catholic nun, Yi Hae-in, the Venerable Haemin, the poet, Kim Seon-wu, and the artist, Yi Cheol-su are people who inspire and give us hope with their words and art. The common denominator of these people is the Venerable Monk, Beopjeong, of whom all of them met. The book, Heartwarming Encounter, contains eighteen different stories about each of their meetings with the revered monk whose teaching is still powerfully relevant.

 

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The Lost Book

1. Publication Details

 

Title | The Lost Book
Author | Seo Jiyeon; 9Jedit
Publisher | Woongjin ThinkBig Co., Ltd.
Publication Date | 2019-06-28
ISBN | 9788901231518
No. of pages | 144
Dimensions | 168 * 214

 

2. Book Intro

 

The books at a lost book center which no one visits shares the same fate as books in today’s society which are pushed aside by computers, televisions and smartphones.
Yongmi gets off a bus and accidentally leaves her book on the bus. So she visits a lost book center with her friend Hanna. Surprisingly, the two girls are greeted by characters from books there. Wilbur from Charlotte’s Web, Beaver from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and Abraxas from The Little Witch. They ask Yongmi and Hanna to save them as they are disappearing from this world by releasing magic...

 

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Spring Spring

1. Publication Details

 

Title | Spring Spring
Author | Cheon Yoo-ju
Publisher | IYAGIKOT PUBLISHING
Publication Date | 2015-03-09
ISBN | 9788998751111
No. of pages | 36
Dimensions | 220 * 250

 

2. Book Intro

 

A cat, named Nabi, goes on a picnic one sunshiny day. She sits on a long wooden bench underneath a beautiful cherry tree in full bloom. “This is the perfect spot,” she says. Nabi takes out the lunch she brought. When you go on a picnic, you have to eat gimbap, and warm barley tea goes well with gimbap. What a long-waited spring, and a picnic! Nabi begins humming.
On a breezy day, a dog, named Aji, goes on a walk to the cherry tree he always goes to carrying a book. But a stranger is already sitting there. ‘Someone is already here,’ he thinks. Nabi moves the basket to make room and peeks at Aji while sipping the barley tea from the lid of the thermos bottle. Aji, whether he knows it or not, is completely lost in his reading while he hums.
Just then, is it a coincidence? Petals fall, and one of which lands on Nabi’s nose. Twitch, twitch. Sniff, sniff! Nabi blows at the petal away with her lower lip stuck out. The petal gently flies away to land on Aji’s nose, of all places. Twitch, twitch. Sniff, sniff! Now Aji blows the petal away. Flutter, flutter. Gently, gently. The playful petal finally lands on Nabi’s gimbap. The two are suddenly embarrassed. What went through their minds in this short time?
Nabi breaks the ice. She asks, “Do you want some gimbap?” Was she sorry to be the only one eating? Aji replies as though waiting for her to ask, “Oh, oh, thank you!” Was he actually hungry?
Oops! Nabi and Aji, who looked like they were each quietly enjoying their own outing, have now started to talk freely with each other. What are they chatting about, using such hand gestures from time to time? Flutter, flutter. Gently, gently. Petals flutter down everywhere. Spring has arrived.

 

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Oriental Medicine Meets Psychology

1. Publication Details

 

Title | Oriental Medicine Meets Psychology
Subtitle | Mental Health Examined Through Emotions
Author | Tae-hyung Kim; Yang Woongmo
Publisher | Sechang Publishing Co.
Publication Date | 2020-03-25
ISBN | 9788955862034
No. of pages | 304
Dimensions | 152 * 225

 

2. Book Intro

 

In Principles and Practice of Eastern Medicine, Heo Jun said, “If you want to cure a person’s illness, first treat the person’s mind.” This means that each organ in the body is damaged when mental balance is broken, and eventually the part of the brain connected to the corresponding organ is also impaired. In general, oriental medicine and psychology are considered to be worlds apart. This book, however, shows that psychology that treats illnesses of the mind has a philosophical foundation similar to eastern philosophy and oriental medicine. The author states that mainstream American psychology is based on a metaphysical worldview, whereas mainstream psychology in the East is based on a dialectical one. In this regard, the author connects psychology based on a dialectical worldview with oriental medicine in order to identify the common Eastern philosophical foundations.
Until now, studies on mental disorders in oriental medicine have been lacking. This situation is inconsistent with the original view of oriental medicine that understands mental diseases lead to physical illnesses. It has long been established in the Western medical community that psychotherapy and medication treatment should be combined to effectively treat mental disorders. Accordingly, the author explores the convergence of psychology and oriental medicine with Professor Woongmo Yang of the College of Oriental Medicine at Kyunghee University, and furthermore, envisions the possibility of developing oriental psychiatric medicine and treatment. To this end, the book doesn’t stop at discussing theory, but covers detailed research on major psychiatric disorders experienced widely today, such as depression, ADHD, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), dementia, and panic disorders.
In this book, oriental medicine and psychology, which have a common foundation, meet and discuss mental health. Since the direct cause of mental disorders is an emotional anomaly, emotion should be central to the explanation, diagnosis, and treatment of mental disorders. Oriental medicine has already explained the damages to the body caused by the seven emotions - joy, anger, depression, worry, sadness, surprise, and fear - and called them the Seven Emotional Wounds, which is the unique characteristic of oriental medicine as mind-body medicine. With this book, you will discover how oriental medicine and psychology see each other from the standpoint of the organic unity theory, and how they can work together to treat mental disorders or illnesses of the mind.

 

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Wine Meets Culture

1. Publication Details

 

Title | Wine Meets Culture
Author | Jang Hong
Publisher | Snifactory
Publication Date | 2010-12-10
ISBN | 97889899883
No. of pages | 298
Dimensions | 153 * 225

 

2. Book Intro

 

This book is a story of wine told by a wine man, Dr Jang Hong, who has been in love with wine for over 25 years while living in France. It is an essay-style book that illuminates wine from various points of view. The author describes the culture, economy, society and art found in wine. It also acts as a liberal arts book for humanities and social sciences, not just a simple story on wine, since it handles a wide range of topics, such as wine and love, wine and war, wine and literature, wine and food, wine and fraud, and wine and power. In addition, he has made an attempt at acute cultural criticism through wine, including the popularization and globalization of wine, climate warming and the future of wine.
Also, what effects wine has on people and the reasons why people are getting more and more fanatical about wine are examined. The author has tried to stick to an objective perspective, seeing opposing points of view and not overlooking the dark side of wine, which includes scams and speculation. While unraveling the multifaceted story of wine, the meticulous and thoughtful words really shine. In this book, the author has tried to share his knowledge and feelings rather than just evaluating the wine.

 

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What a Wonderful Day

1. Publication Details

 

Title | What a Wonderful Day
Author | Kim Hyewon
Publisher | GORAEBAETSOK
Publication Date | 2019-01-28
ISBN | 9788992505864
No. of pages | 40
Dimensions | 200 * 250

 

2. Book Intro

 

This book depicts the process of overcoming the sadness of losing one’s beloved through Siwu, who is lost in sadness from the death of his pet, the soul of the blue dog, who cannot leave the saddened Siwu’s side, and the brown dog, who has lost its way and so follows Siwu. The narrator of this book is the blue dog, who is no longer in this world. Through the blue dog, the book tells those people who have lost their beloved, “Your loved ones, who left this world first, are the one who want you to overcome this sadness and return to your normal life with a smile. Share that love you once gave your loved ones with those who need it most at the moment.”

 

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