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Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ACRONYMS vii
4. A NOTE ON ROMANIZATION ix
5. CHRONOLOGY xi
6. PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH EDITION xiii
7. PROLOGUE: WHAT WILL I DO NOW? xix
8. TRANSLATOR’S ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xxiii
9. I AT THE HEART OF PYONGYANG’S LEADERSHIP
10. 1 NORTH KOREA’S PATH TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS 3
11. 2 NORTH KOREAN DIPLOMACY DURING THE ARDUOUS MARCH 61
12. 3 SAVED BY SOUTH KOREA 107
13. 4 NORTH KOREA USES THE BRITISH TO CHECK THE AMERICANS 172
14. 5 FROM KIM JONG-IL TO KIM JONG-UN 201
15. 6 ON THE EVE OF MY DEFECTION 252
16. II EMANCIPATION
17. 7 STUDYING ABROAD 327
18. 8 THE THAES OF MYEONGCHEON 356
19. 9 FOR UNIFICATION AND FREEDOM 396
20. EPILOGUE 429
21. NOTES 433