■ The Lost Art of Listening (by Michael P. Nichols, published by Gyoyangin)
In daily life, we believe we are having conversations, but in reality we are often just talking past each other. When we speak, we want more than to be heard as sound. We want to be understood, and we expect to be heard as we intended. The author points out that "trying to talk without listening is like cutting the wires and somehow hoping the lights will come on." A clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst specializing in family therapy, the author calmly unpacks the importance of listening and speaking properly, drawing on real cases accumulated from counseling tens of thousands of psychiatric patients. 24,000 won.
■ Techno-State China (by Chung Ku-hyun and four others, published by Cloud Nine)
China is no longer a subcontract manufacturing country. It has become a powerful presence shaking up the global industrial order. The authors view this through the lens of the birth of a technology state, or techno-state. Here, "technology" becomes a core instrument that determines national survival, regime legitimacy, industrial security, and international order. The book reads China's technological development not as success stories of individual companies but as a national system in which government, enterprises, universities, and markets are interlocked, and dissects how this actually operates. 23,000 won.
■ The Vietnam War (by Geoffrey Wawro, published by Chaekgwahamkke)
As the U.S.-Iran war struggles to find an exit, this book revisits the Vietnam War of more than 50 years ago. The crux is not "why the United States lost" in Vietnam, but "why it dragged on for 30 years knowing it could not win." The book serves as a fresh reminder of the limits of military intervention by the superpower United States and the catastrophe brought on by a war started without a clear exit strategy. The author points out that domestic political pressure within the United States and the military's relentless demands for escalation made the prolongation of the war inevitable. 48,000 won.
■ The Silent Hero Ji Cheong-cheon (by Ji Kwang-jun, published by The Sun)
This is a biography and critical account illuminating the flame-like life of General Ji Cheong-cheon (1888–1957), a soldier and politician who devoted his entire life to Korea's independence. He led the 1933 Battle of Daejeonjaryeong in Manchuria, counted as one of the three great victories in the history of the anti-Japanese independence struggle, to triumph. The book was written by Dr. Ji Kwang-jun (law) and supervised by Cha Tae-seok and Lee Tae-haeng. It consists of six chapters and an appendix, with the appendix organizing quotations, comparisons of independence movement organizations' lines, and events involving key figures. 19,800 won.
