[This Week's Books] 'Gil Wi-ui Noe' and Others

The Brain on the Road

This is a praise of running written by a rehabilitation medicine doctor with 20 years of experience. The author is a 'Weekend Warrior' who exercises intensively on weekends because during weekdays, they have a hectic schedule, commuting before sunrise and leaving work around midnight without a moment to breathe. They cite completing the 2022 Boston Marathon as their happiest running experience. The book emphasizes that exercise is essential for brain health, and especially highlights running as the best form of exercise. (Written by Jeong Sehee / Hans Media)

Disasters Do Not Stay in the Alley

It has been two years since 159 young people in South Korea lost their lives in the Itaewon alley in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. This is a record book containing the stories of parents who lost their children in the Itaewon disaster. It gathers the heartfelt cries and struggles of parents who took the lead in bereaved family activities, as well as the anxious feelings and trauma of local and overseas bereaved families who were scattered and thus rarely revealed, and their lives after the disaster. (10·29 Itaewon Disaster Writer Record Group / Changbi)

Jensen Huang, The Rules of the Game

This book explores the extraordinary success story of Jensen Huang, who started as an Asian immigrant and reached the pinnacle of life as the CEO of a leading artificial intelligence (AI) company. Jensen Huang is an excellent speaker. Reflecting on his childhood when he first set foot in the United States at the age of nine, he said, "I am the product of my parents' dreams and ambitions," and about his dishwashing part-time job started at fifteen, he said, "I was able to learn humility and a hardworking attitude." The book reconstructs his life by selecting forty-four quotes from Jensen Huang and traces the essence of his leadership. (Written by Jang Sangyong / Haenam)