'Great ideology creates great times.' Kim Jong-il (1942-2011) Where to start with this mysterious, sometimes terrifying country? Perhaps with some hard facts - which are notoriously difficult to come by. Ruth Ann Monti teases out the truth about this dictatorship to provide an illuminating insight into a society that might just as well be in outer space for most in the West. Did you know, for instance, that high school students are required to complete an 81-hour course on current leader Kim Jong-un? Or that everyone must wear a Kim badge at all times? Even Mao didn't demand that. How about the fact that Kim Jong-un's father and predecessor, Kim Jong-il, kidnapped two of South Korea's film industry giants and made seven films with them - including a Socialist version of Godzilla? The 100 facts don't all make grim reading: for instance, North Koreans like to relax with a favourite tipple - but make theirs from acorns. More importantly, in 2012 North Korean archaeologists discovered a unicorn lair... This book highlights the hidden reality and strange truths about this much-misunderstood country.

About the Author
Ruth Ann Monti is a copywriter, researcher and editor. She provides technical support for WordPress sites and has worked as a Government Relations Director. Science and politics are her passions and she has been studying the Trump phenomenon intensely. She is the author of the best-selling 'Donald Trump in 100 Facts'. She lives in Arizona.


Book Information
ISBN 9781445686967
Author Ruth Ann Monti
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint Amberley Publishing
Publisher Amberley Publishing
Weight(grams) 161g