Book Village: Discover the Latest Books Worth Reading – Detailed Reviews by Korea Economic Daily

2023-12-25 01:51:33

‘Book Village’ is a corner where Korea Economic Daily reporters select new books worth reading and introduce them every Saturday. Last week I picked 7 books. We’ve put together these books so you can take a look at them at a glance. Click the link to read a detailed book review. The link only works with Arte.

＜We do not know America＞

The author, a Pentagon correspondent for a U.S. government-affiliated broadcasting station, delves into America’s true feelings. “We are not the police for the world.” “Why on earth do we have to protect Korea?” Recently, perspectives on Korea have changed significantly, both inside and outside the U.S. government. Through over 800 investigative articles, interviews with over 200 current and former officials, various reports and top-secret documents from the US government and think tanks, we analyze the changing mindset of the United States. This is a book that asks what Korea should prepare and choose in the harsh reality that the security logic of the ‘blood alliance’ that it has believed in for 70 years no longer works.

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＜The Origin of Time＞

This is a memoir and science book written by a student of renowned physicist Stephen Hawking (1942-2018). The subtitle is ‘Stephen Hawking’s last theory’. Thomas Hertoch, his student and collaborator for over 20 years, summarizes Hawking’s final research and also presents Hawking’s human essays. If you read The Origin of Time, you will understand why Hawking later said of his masterpiece A Brief History of Time, which sold over 25 million copies worldwide, that it was “a book written from the wrong perspective.”

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＜The world after streaming＞

Netflix is ​​known as a ‘dinosaur company’ that leads the OTT (online video service) industry. Big tech companies such as Disney, Apple, and Amazon are fiercely competing to defeat Netflix. ＜The World After Streaming＞ is a behind-the-scenes look at the OTT industry as told by veteran reporters in the American entertainment field. We analyze how Netflix, which was ridiculed as the ‘Albanian army’, came to dominate the industry and how the media and content industry will move forward in the ‘content binge era’.

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＜People born in 2000 are coming＞

“A person born in the 90s is coming who will shake up the company with simplicity, bitterness, and honesty.” Five years after the declaration of published in 2018, was published. This is a follow-up work by author Lim Hong-taek. The book defines people born in 2000 as “post-corporate AI people who don’t know how to fail or take a loss.” “I did not participate in the dinner party, so please give me money for the dinner expenses allotted to me.” “Mr. Assistant Manager, from now on, when you print out the manager’s documents, please ask for mine too.” In entertainment programs, he is known as a “clear-eyed madman.” Those born in 2000 are described as perplexing even to those born in the 1990s.

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＜Portrait of a young female scientist＞

The probe Psyche departs from Earth in October of this year and is scheduled to arrive at the metallic asteroid Psyche in September 2029. The lead researcher leading the U.S. NASA project to unlock Earth’s secrets is Lindy Elkinstanton. She is a professor at Arizona State University and a female scientist. Her recently published domestically, Portrait of a Young Female Scientist, is a book in which Elkin Stanton tells of her own challenges and her adventures.

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＜World of Measurement＞

British journalist James Vincent looks at ‘how invisible measurements have changed human life’ from its origins to the present. The author says that measurement is what differentiates humans from other animals. Measurement has redefined humanity’s place in the universe and created all the structural roots that make construction and urban life possible.

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＜Dreaming Room＞

“Where are the women in the picture?” The recently published is a book that asks these questions. This is a new book by art critic Lee Yun-hee, who has explained art history through the eyes of women. We look back at the meaning of famous paintings, focusing on the spaces women pass through, from the cradle to the bedroom, kitchen, street, and workplace.

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