For decades the North Korean regime has preached a virulent race-nationalism to its own people. At the same time, however, it has succeeded in making outsiders believe that it is guided by a solipsistic, inward-directed ideology of self-reliant communism. This in turn has nurtured the wishful assumption that the regime no longer has serious designs on South Korea. In this book, his follow-up to The Cleanest Race (2009), B.R. Myers shows that although the myth of Juche has done great service for the regime at home and abroad, the ideology's content has never played a significant role in...
For decades the North Korean regime has preached a virulent race-nationalism to its own people. At the same time, however, it has succeeded in making ...
At Willard's department store, none of the night security guards survive for long, and eighteen-year-old Daniel Gale is about to discover why. Tired of living out of his backpack, he ignores the clerk's gossip about the old building being haunted and accepts the latest vacated position of night guard. On his first shift Daniel narrowly escapes a fatal fall down an elevator shaft and is rescued by Mary-a bossy and intriguing girl far too beautiful for after hours inventory. Anticipating every night shift as a chance to be with her, Daniel thinks his traveling days are over hoping that...
At Willard's department store, none of the night security guards survive for long, and eighteen-year-old Daniel Gale is about to discover why. Tired o...
It's been a month since nineteen-year-old Daniel Gale survived the brutal attack that almost cost him everything that he loved. As the culprit waits behind bars for a court date, Daniel and Mary spend every night shift researching Willard's history as a vaudeville theater and its main act, a ruined magician. They are searching for answers that will unlock the mystery of Mary's existence so she can finally escape the luxurious department store. But an untimely death of an ally results in a shocking letter of confession from beyond the grave, making both Daniel and Mary question everything they...
It's been a month since nineteen-year-old Daniel Gale survived the brutal attack that almost cost him everything that he loved. As the culprit waits b...