Bøker av Donald Kirk

A Young Detectives Mystery¿ for junior teens. Trade paper, Pen &Ink illustrations by the author. Jason Lockwood and Wendy Masterson meet in a small fishing village called Crab Creek and are thrown into a mystery brimming with thrilling action and wild adventures as they, along with a raucous old seafaring captain, try to discover the secret of the haunted Skull Island. For all boys and girls, ages 10 to 14, who like thrilling adventure stories and Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys-type mysteries. Includes glossary of nautical terms. Reviews: "Great, fun novel for kids who like to lay in bed at night and read." and "I couldn't put the thing down, read it straight through and I'm 73."

This study focuses on a single Korean "chaebol", the business conglomerate which dominates the Korean economy. Hyundai, the largest chaebol, is examined in the context of Korean history, ancient and modern, and the Confucian value system that permeates all Korean life.

In Looted , veteran correspondent Donald Kirk cuts through the mystique of democracy that has shrouded the Philippines since the American withdrawal from its military bases there in 1991 and 1992, and he reveals the corruption that exists beneath the surface.

This work reports on the Vietnam war as seen by the GI in the jungles. It discusses current attitudes, views from Saigon, Hanoi and Phnom Penh, and other locales in the countryside.