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The North Korean collection holds thousands of books, including monographs, multi-volume sets, and pamphlets in the Korean language, which are accessible in the Asian Reading Room. In addition to materials published in North Korea, there are numerous works on North Korean topics from South Korea, as well as books in English. Below is a representative sample of these publications, with links to retrieve fuller bibliographic information from the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Please note that books in English are considered part of the general collections and are available through the Library's Main Reading Room.
The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are included when available.
1940-yŏndae munhak chakp'umjip. Haebang chŏn p'yŏn by Chaju wiŏp ŭi widaehan suryŏng Kim Il-sŏng tongji by Cho-Chung ch'insŏn ŭn segi rŭl iŏ : Cho-Chung oegyo kwan'gye sŏlchŏng 60-tol e chŭŭm hayo = Chao Zhong you yi shi dai xiang chuan : zai Chao Zhong jian jiao liu shi zhou nian zhi ji. by Cho-Yŏng taesajŏn = New Korean-English dictionary by Choguk pŏnyŏng ŭi sae sidae rŭl p'yŏlch'isiyŏ by Chosŏn misaengmul kyunju mongnok by Chosŏn ŭi yŏnghwa yesul = Korean film art by Widaehan yŏngdoja Kim Chŏng-il tongji e ŭihan chuch'e ŭi kyŏngje kwalli iron ŭi simhwa palchŏn by The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are included when available.
Ch'ongsŏ 'Pulmyŏl ŭi yŏksa' haejejip = Explanation of the series of 'The imperishable history (of North Korea)' by Ch'uryŏsŏ yŏkkŭn Miguk Kukhoe Tosŏgwan sojang Pukkoe charyo mongnokchip by Chosŏn Inmin'gun : Pukhan muryŏk ŭi hyŏngsŏng kwa yuil ch'eje ŭi kiwŏn = Korean people's army : the making of the north Korean army and the origin of the Kim Il-sung regime by Inmul ro pon Pukhan hyŏndaesa : Hanbando ŭi tto tarŭn yŏksa, kŭ soyongdoli sok ŭi inmultŭl by Pukhaek p'ok'ŏ keim : Hanbando p'an ŭl hŭndŭlda = North Korea nuclear poker game by Pukhan, saengjon ŭi kil ŭl ch'ajasŏ : : Pukhan, Miguk, Chungguk ŭi chŏllyakchŏk samgak kwan'gye = North Korea looks for a way to survive by Pukhan yŏksahak nonjŏ mongnok by Yejŏng toen wigi : Pukhan ŭn che-2 ŭi K'uba ka toel kŏt in'ga? = Destined for crisis : could North Korea be the next Cuba? by The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are included when available.
Act of war : Lyndon Johnson, North Korea, and the capture of the spy ship Pueblo by 
The Capture of the USS Pueblo by Encyclopedia of Kimilsungia by 
Exit Emperor Kim Jong-il by Kim Il Sung : works. by 
The Korean War, an annotated bibliography by 
Living with the Enemy by 
North Korea - Us Relations: from Kim Jong Il to Kim Jong Un by 
North Korea and the World by North Korea Media Reference, 2010 by 
Nuclear North Korea: a debate on engagement strategies by 
The Real North Korea by Revolution and creation : a treatise on the juche philosophy by Union list of North Korean serials and newspapers in five U.S. libraries by 
The World Is Bigger Now by 
