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[World Traveler]

The following have been recommended to me as top notch resources for learning the Korean language. The only problem is, I cannot find them in stores. Any ideas on how I might obtain these? And feel free to add to the list books or other resources which you found especially helpful. Thanks.

Roadmap to Korean

http://www.amazon.com/Roadmap-Korean-Richard-Harris/dp/1565911873/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1264560825&sr=1-8

Historical, Literary & Cultural Approach To The Korean Language

http://www.amazon.com/Historical-Literary-Cultural-Approach-Language/dp/1565911512/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215678163&sr=1-1

Handbook of Korean Vocabulary: A Resource for Word Recognition and Comprehension

http://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Korean-Vocabulary-Recognition-Comprehension/dp/0824818156/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&
s=books&qid=1215678199&sr=1-1

Brian Park's 'Survival Korean Vocabulary'

http://hanbooks.com/sukovowaucd.html

Chinese Characters: A "Radical" Approach

http://www.hanbooks.com/chincharrada.html

Remembering Traditional Hanzi: Book 1, How Not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of Chinese Characters

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0824833244?ie=UTF8&tag=alljapanallth-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0824833244

[VanIslander]

I hear a sleeping dictionary helps the most.

[egrog1717]

You can special order books at both "What the Book? " in Itaewon, and any "Kyobo" bookstore in the foreign books section (there's one downtown on the 5 line, just can't remember the stop...)

[oskinny1]

If you have a Korean helper try www.yes24.com. It's got loads of foreign books.

[tokkibunni8]

I have a "Handbook of Korean Vocabulary," but found it very unuseful and threw it somewhere. If i dig deep, I bet i can find it somewhere.

[World Traveler]

I'll buy it off of you. PM me.

[mimis]

You can buy every single one of those books online (Korean online bookstores). Try aladdin.co.kr or yes24.com. Ask a Korean for help with registering and ordering.

I also have the Handbook of Korean Vocabulary and it ended up gathering dust in my bookshelf. It's yet another list with many words (I know, based on roots so supposedly easier to learn), though I have to be honest and admit I haven't actually tried to study it. You can get a licensed "camera-copy" from a Korean publisher, it retails for only W15,000. The quality isn't always great though (as one Amazon reviewer wrote: [..] the print/ink/copy quality is horrible, the Hanja characters are not sharp or clear anymore). But it's a lot cheaper than importing the official one^^

ETA: I've seen the Roadmap to Korean book at the Bandi & Luni's bookstore (at the Coex Mall) as well.

[samd]

Kyobo Bookstore usually has a copy of Bryan Park's book at any of their branches (Gwanghwamun, Gangnam, Jamsil). They should be able to order the others too.

I might look for the first hanja one myself, it looks pretty awesome.

[jhuntingtonus]

Why don't you just order them from Amazon? That's what I do, and the discount off cover price, and further discount from bookstores' markups here, more than offsets the shipping charges. Takes about two weeks with the cheapest shipping options - done it five times or so, no problems ever.