[April Recommended Books by Korea Publication Culture Industry Promotion Agency④] 'Nomyungwoo's One-Line Sociology'

[Asia Economy Reporter Seomideum] The Korea Publication Culture Industry Promotion Agency operates the 'Book Sharing Committee' and announced seven titles, including 'Is This Your First Time with Cognitive Psychology?' (Bookmento), as the 'Recommended Books of April.'

The 'Book Sharing Committee' is composed of experts from various fields. To expand publishing demand and promote reading culture, it introduces books in seven categories?▲Literature ▲Humanities and Arts ▲Social Sciences ▲Natural Sciences ▲Practical and General ▲Picture Books and Fairy Tales ▲Youth?each month along with recommendations.

The 'Recommended Books of April' include ▲'Is This Your First Time with Cognitive Psychology?' (Bookmento) ▲'A Very Comfortable Death' (Eulyu Publishing) ▲'Philosophizing in Modern Korean' (Memento) ▲'One-line Sociology by Noh Myung-woo' (EBS Books) ▲'AI Knowledge Understandable Even for Non-majors' (Banni) ▲'Plant Counseling' (Bookhouse) ▲'Queen of Words' (Biryoungso), totaling seven titles.

The Book Sharing Committee members include Chairperson Jung Subok (sociologist), Kwon Bok-gyu (professor at Ewha Womans University College of Medicine), Ryu Daesung (writer), Jo Kyung-ran (novelist), Jin Taewon (professor at Sungkonghoe University), Choi Hyun-mi (reporter at Munhwa Ilbo), and Pyo Jeong-hoon (critic).

Detailed information on the Book Sharing Committee's recommended books and recommendations can be found on the Publication Promotion Agency's website or the DokseoIN website.

One-line Sociology by Noh Myung-woo | Written by Noh Myung-woo | EBS Books | 340 pages | 18,000 KRW

"The throat is a grape office." "Even dogs have territoriality." "A dragon rises from a small stream." "Following friends to Gangnam." "Position makes the person." These are proverbs commonly heard in our daily lives. Proverbs are concise sentences containing truths of life, created based on the direct experiences of countless people over many years in various situations. The better the proverb, the more it expresses truths of life that transcend time and place. In this book, 'sociologist of worldly affairs' Noh Myung-woo unravels the sociological wisdom contained in 12 of our proverbs through conversational style. Life is hard because of objective circumstances such as material hardship or social pressure. However, life becomes even more difficult and frustrating when there is no answer to "Why is the world like this?" This book provides useful reflections to answer the question "How does the world work, and how should I live within it?" by intersecting the sociological imagination cultivated by sociology and the worldly wisdom contained in old proverbs.

- Jung Subok, Sociologist/Writer

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