Korean Culture
	Culture Shock!: Korea by Sonja Vegdahl Hur, and Ben Seunghua Hur (Contributor) Culture Shock is an excellent Korean culture primer for your year abroad. It is a little outdated, but is chock full of useful information. Click Here to Buy
	Things Korean by O-Young Lee and John Holstein (Translator) An engrossing book about objects that have important cultural siginficance to Koreans. Good visuals, and a good read. Click Here to Buy
	Passport Korea : Your Pocket Guide to Korean Business, Customs & Etiquette (Passport to the World) by Kevin Keating and Barbara Szerlip (Editor) A guide to Korean customs and polite behavior. Useful. Click Here to Buy
	Lonely Planet Korea (4th Ed) by Robert Storey This guide will help you decide where to visit during your stay in Korea. Contains 60 details maps. Click Here to Buy
	Lonely Planet Seoul (3rd Ed) by Robert Storey An overview of Seoul and its attractions. Suggestions for every budget on where to stay and where to eat. Click Here to Buy
Korean Language
	Berlitz Korean Phrase Book A Korean phrase book - useful to help you get around. Click Here to Buy
	Korean: Pimsleur Language Program by Sung-Hyun Kirk Kim A great introduction to the Korean language. The Pimsleur method does work. (It helped me a lot.) Click Here to Buy
	College Korean by Michael C. Rogers, Clare You, and Kyungnyun K. Richards This book is a comprehensive look at the Korean language. It contains modern usage, and well structured lessons. You'll need to practice with a Korean speaker or purchase the accompanying tapes (from the University of Berkley). Click Here to Buy
Handbook of Korean Vocabulary : An Approach to Word Recognition and Comprehension by Miho Choo, and William O'Grady A useful book for students of the Korean language, no matter the skill level. It will help you build your vocabulary quick and easy. Click Here to Buy
Mastering Korean : Hear It, Speak It, Write It, Read It (The Foreign Service Institute Language Series) These are the same tapes diplomats use to learn Korean. The conversations are occasionally monotomous, but the repetition is helpful. Click Here to Buy
	Korean at a Glance by Grace Holt and Daniel D. Holt Another book to help you learn Korean. Click Here to Buy
	Korean/English English/Korean Dictionary by Davidovic Mladen A Korean/English English/Korean dictionary. It contains pronunciation guides written with English letters. Click Here to Buy
Korean Cooking
	Dok Suni : Recipes from My Mother's Korean Kitchen by Jenny Kwak, and Liz Fried (Contributor) Contains all the important classic Korean recipes, as well as an involving personal narrative. For those not familiar, with Korean food there are good descriptions of each dish. The book contains 70 recipes. Click Here to Buy
	The Korean Kitchen : Classic Recipes from the Land of the Morning Calm by Copeland Marks Another useful resource for aspiring Korean chefs. Contains a helpful glossary defining Korean foods and spices. Click Here to Buy
	Flavors of Korea : Delicious Vegetarian Cuisine by Deborah Coultrip-Davis and Young Sook Ramsay The vegetarian side of Korean cooking. Note: Not as traditional as some of the other books. These recipes have been adapted to be more low-fat and vegetarian than traditionally they would be. Click Here to Buy
	The Kimchee Cookbook : Fiery Flavors and Cultural History of Korea's National Dish by Man-Jo Kim, O-Young Lee, and Kyou-Tae Lee The title says it all. Kimchee is a very popular side dish in Korea. This books contains 75 recipes, in addition to highling the cultural, historical and scientific aspects of the dish. Warning: Kimchee is hot, hot, hot! Click Here to Buy
	Healthful Korean Cooking : Meats and Poultry by Chin-Hwa No A book about cooking meat and chicken Korean style. Click Here to Buy
Miscellaneous
	Korean Folk & Fairy Tales by Suzanne Crowder Han Folk stories from ancient Korea. Click Here to Buy
	The Korean Cinderella by Suzanne Crowder Han A Korean Cinderella? Yes, there is. Click Here to Buy