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latimes: yeshairy: latimes: This 2005 piece from Barbara Demick is a fascinating long read:  Trading ideals for sustenance: Hunger is driving North Koreans to capitalistic enterprises and weakening the communist regime’s iron grip. Barbara Demick’s book, Nothing to Envy, is incredible! Eric and I would read it out loud to each other every night before bed last summer. Yes! Here’s some more info on her book. Excellent book. A must read and I rarely read non-fiction.

latimes:

yeshairy:

latimes:

This 2005 piece from Barbara Demick is a fascinating long read: 

Trading ideals for sustenance: Hunger is driving North Koreans to capitalistic enterprises and weakening the communist regime’s iron grip.

Barbara Demick’s book, Nothing to Envy, is incredible! Eric and I would read it out loud to each other every night before bed last summer.

Yes! Here’s some more info on her book.

Excellent book. A must read and I rarely read non-fiction.

(Source: Los Angeles Times)