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In Order to Live

By Yeonmi Park

Yeonmi Park's harrowing escape from North Korea reveals the profound cost of discovering truth and the complex journey of rebuilding an identity after a lifetime of engineered lies.

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What it is about

Resilience, truth, freedom, identity

Who it is for

If you've ever questioned the narratives you've been given, or wondered about the true price of freedom, this will illuminate the profound journey of reclaiming one's own reality, and this will help you see what to do next.

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Yeonmi Park offers a rare, firsthand account of life under North Korea's totalitarian regime and the harrowing, often brutal, journey to freedom, providing a vital perspective on the human cost of oppression.

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