[Book of the Week] 'Shutdown' and 5 More Titles

◆Shutdown=This covers the "world history of the pandemic" that unfolded over one year from January 2020, when Chinese President Xi Jinping officially acknowledged the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, to January 2021, when Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States. It records the year 2020 as a moment of "great history" triggered by an unprecedented global crisis and thoroughly explores its significance. (Written by Adam Tooze · Acanet)

◆Still, I Want to Get Along with You=This is a practical human relationship book written by a coaching expert who has long operated the human relationship counseling podcast "Gwan-gye Daemyeongsa" and has counseled over 3,000 people for more than 2,500 hours. It offers refreshing solutions to problems that people often worry about in social life but find awkward to ask anyone. (Written by Yoon Seo-jin · Moonye Publishing)

◆Living in Gangneung=Gangneung, along with Jeju, is one of the most preferred places to live. It is also one of the most popular tourist cities for both overnight and day trips. The book introduces places such as the National Daegwallyeong Healing Forest, Sunpo Wetland, Gyeongpo Gasiyeon Wetland, Gangneung Baugil Trail, Whale Bookstore, Kkaebuk, Bohemian Coffee, Daechu Mupa Fine Art, Seongyojang Yeolhwadang, Gangneung Embroidery Informer, and the Gangneung Dano Festival. (Seoul City Downtown 50 Plus Center · Publiter)

◆A Liberal Arts Woman Who Joined an IT Company=The author, a 90s liberal arts graduate who started her career in a "non-major" department of a foreign IT company, dreamed of switching to a technical position after being ignored for not knowing technology while supporting engineers. Because she was a woman, a non-major, and felt it was too late now... This is the story of a 90s liberal arts graduate's struggle in the IT industry, doubting herself with the same questions as everyone else. (Written by Yeom Ji-won · Moro)

◆Hopkins' Secret to Bestselling Ads=How can advertising effectiveness be maximized? Claude Hopkins introduces the laws of advertising verified through his successful advertising career, covering factors that make consumers purchase and use products, well-crafted advertising stories, rules for conducting advertising campaigns, and methods to expand from small-scale distribution systems to nationwide scale. (Written by Claude Hopkins · Idabooks)

◆Upheaval and Balance=The author, a former Vice Minister of Strategy and Finance who has been at the forefront of the Korean economy for the past 34 years, emphasizes that we must find new breakthroughs to not only overcome the pandemic but also respond to significant internal and external issues and uncertainties in our society and lead positive change. He proposes specific policies focusing on key topics such as complex crises, fiscal policy, polarization, digital platforms, virtual assets, and carbon neutrality. (Written by Kim Yong-beom · Changbi)