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Kye Kim's Modern Korean Cooking
Kye Kim; Book House; 176 pp., 22,000 won
Kye Kim, a Korean immigrant, who has live in the United State for 33 years, has published a book with her recipes for various Korean foods.
She has created sassier recipes for Korean food, with ingredients available at any local American grocery store, adapted to the lifestyle of the younger generation.
The book consists of seven chapters ― appetizers & entrees, soups & salads, meat, seafood, rice & noodles, kimchi and dessert.
About 70 kinds of foods including ordinary foods such as "bibimbap" (rice mixed with vegetables) and "bulgogi" (Korean-style barbecued beef) and traditional foods such as "sinseonro" (royal casserole) and "maejakgwa" (fried honey ginger cookies) are compiled along with colorful photos taken herself.
She said that she wants to pass down her knowledge of cooking Korean food to her daughter and all Korean immigrants all over the world, so that they can enjoy it in their daily life. The recipes are explained both in English and Korean.
-Chung Ah-young
Dewey
Vicki Myron, Bret Witter; Translated from English to Korean Bae Yu-jung; Galleon: 328pp., 11,000 won
Writer and librarian Vicki Myron brings the story of a cat named Dewey, who changed the lives and atmosphere of the small town of Spencer, Iowa.
Abandoned in the Spencer Public Library's drop box in 1988, Dewey, whose full name is actually Dewey Readmore Books, lived in the library for 19 years until he died from a tumor in 2006.
Despite his silent tiptoes and purrs, Dewey touched many hearts of both children and adults, becoming a town celebrity even to this day.
The book describes the grueling period of the farming crisis in Iowa in the 1980s, and how the small cat changed the townspeople's overall perspective toward life and appreciation.
The so-called "library cat" greets visitors, plays hide and seek with children and accompanies senior citizens during their reading.
From the first steps as a tiny kitten to adventures with the library books, the people of Spencer and Myron, "Dewey" is a perfect chance to discover how small things matter in life and even how a little companion can help realize them.
-Han Sang-hee
Cinema & Science
Kim Sang-uk; Han Seung: 272 pp., 12,000 won
Kim Sang-uk, a physics professor and avid movie fan, makes science exciting through cinema, and has edited a year's worth of columns he wrote for a local daily into one tidy book.
The book does not attempt to criticize the realism of larger-than-life action sequences. Nor is it exclusively about sci-fi flicks such as "Star Wars" or stories about time machines. Rather, it offers fun science lessons about everyday physical phenomena by citing examples from popular South Korean and Hollywood movies as well as Japanese animation.
In comprehensive prose, the author explains the chaos theory through "Robot"; the technology behind sound effects with "Taegukgi"; the physics of making popcorn in "Welcome to Dongmakgol"; truth about left handedness with "The Brothers Grimm"; and the evolution of Homo erectus through the animation "The Cat Returns".
Kim shows that thinking scientifically is not rocket science. The book, in essence, is a science essay made easy for the general public, and may inspire readers to explore physical theories of their own.
-Lee Hyo-won
Korea Journal-Later Life in Flux
Eun Ki-soo et al; Korean National Commission for UNESCO: 217 pp., $15
In the current issue of Korea Journal, a quarterly academic journal of Korean studies, aging problems and the reality and meaning of getting old in society are among the top topics of discussion.
Professor Eun Ki-soo's article discusses the aging population and social strategies for aging problems in Korea.
Also, the journal sheds light on intergenerational family relationships of the elderly in Korea by Kim Cheong-seok and the uncomfortable transit from care-giving to care-receiving and the meaning and paradox of the older men's hang-out culture at Jongmyo Park by Lee Dong-ok, Cho Uhn and Chang Pil-wha.
Lim In-sook writes about the trend of creating atypical male images in heterosexist Korean society, while Moon Seung-sook deals with Buddhist temple food in Korea.
Kim Nam-kook's article delves into consensus democracy as an alternative model in Korean politics.
-Chung Ah-young
Kye Kim; Book House; 176 pp., 22,000 won
Kye Kim, a Korean immigrant, who has live in the United State for 33 years, has published a book with her recipes for various Korean foods.
She has created sassier recipes for Korean food, with ingredients available at any local American grocery store, adapted to the lifestyle of the younger generation.
The book consists of seven chapters ― appetizers & entrees, soups & salads, meat, seafood, rice & noodles, kimchi and dessert.
About 70 kinds of foods including ordinary foods such as "bibimbap" (rice mixed with vegetables) and "bulgogi" (Korean-style barbecued beef) and traditional foods such as "sinseonro" (royal casserole) and "maejakgwa" (fried honey ginger cookies) are compiled along with colorful photos taken herself.
She said that she wants to pass down her knowledge of cooking Korean food to her daughter and all Korean immigrants all over the world, so that they can enjoy it in their daily life. The recipes are explained both in English and Korean.
-Chung Ah-young
Dewey
Vicki Myron, Bret Witter; Translated from English to Korean Bae Yu-jung; Galleon: 328pp., 11,000 won
Writer and librarian Vicki Myron brings the story of a cat named Dewey, who changed the lives and atmosphere of the small town of Spencer, Iowa.
Abandoned in the Spencer Public Library's drop box in 1988, Dewey, whose full name is actually Dewey Readmore Books, lived in the library for 19 years until he died from a tumor in 2006.
Despite his silent tiptoes and purrs, Dewey touched many hearts of both children and adults, becoming a town celebrity even to this day.
The book describes the grueling period of the farming crisis in Iowa in the 1980s, and how the small cat changed the townspeople's overall perspective toward life and appreciation.
The so-called "library cat" greets visitors, plays hide and seek with children and accompanies senior citizens during their reading.
From the first steps as a tiny kitten to adventures with the library books, the people of Spencer and Myron, "Dewey" is a perfect chance to discover how small things matter in life and even how a little companion can help realize them.
-Han Sang-hee
Cinema & Science
Kim Sang-uk; Han Seung: 272 pp., 12,000 won
Kim Sang-uk, a physics professor and avid movie fan, makes science exciting through cinema, and has edited a year's worth of columns he wrote for a local daily into one tidy book.
The book does not attempt to criticize the realism of larger-than-life action sequences. Nor is it exclusively about sci-fi flicks such as "Star Wars" or stories about time machines. Rather, it offers fun science lessons about everyday physical phenomena by citing examples from popular South Korean and Hollywood movies as well as Japanese animation.
In comprehensive prose, the author explains the chaos theory through "Robot"; the technology behind sound effects with "Taegukgi"; the physics of making popcorn in "Welcome to Dongmakgol"; truth about left handedness with "The Brothers Grimm"; and the evolution of Homo erectus through the animation "The Cat Returns".
Kim shows that thinking scientifically is not rocket science. The book, in essence, is a science essay made easy for the general public, and may inspire readers to explore physical theories of their own.
-Lee Hyo-won
Korea Journal-Later Life in Flux
Eun Ki-soo et al; Korean National Commission for UNESCO: 217 pp., $15
In the current issue of Korea Journal, a quarterly academic journal of Korean studies, aging problems and the reality and meaning of getting old in society are among the top topics of discussion.
Professor Eun Ki-soo's article discusses the aging population and social strategies for aging problems in Korea.
Also, the journal sheds light on intergenerational family relationships of the elderly in Korea by Kim Cheong-seok and the uncomfortable transit from care-giving to care-receiving and the meaning and paradox of the older men's hang-out culture at Jongmyo Park by Lee Dong-ok, Cho Uhn and Chang Pil-wha.
Lim In-sook writes about the trend of creating atypical male images in heterosexist Korean society, while Moon Seung-sook deals with Buddhist temple food in Korea.
Kim Nam-kook's article delves into consensus democracy as an alternative model in Korean politics.
-Chung Ah-young
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