Robert S. Boynton – författare

For decades, North Korea denied any part in the disappearance of dozens of Japanese citizens from Japan's coastal towns and cities in the late 1970s. But in 2002, with his country on the brink of collapse, Kim Jong admitted to the kidnapping of thirteen people and returned five of them in hopes of receiving Japanese aid. As part of a global espionage project, the regime had attempted to reeducate these abductees and make them spy on its behalf. When the scheme faltered, the captives were forced to teach Japanese to North Korean spies and make lives for themselves, marrying, having children, and posing as North Korean civilians in guarded communities known as "Invitation-Only Zones" - the fiction being that they were exclusive enclaves, not prisons. From the moment Robert S. Boynton saw a photograph of these men and women, he became obsessed with their story. Torn from their homes as young adults, living for a quarter century in a strange and hostile country, they were returned with little more than an apology from the secretive regime. In The Invitation-Only Zone, Boynton untangles the bizarre logic behind the abductions.Drawing on extensive interviews with the abductees, Boynton reconstructs the story of their lives inside North Korea and ponders the existential toll the episode has had on them, and on Japan itself. He speaks with nationalists, spies, defectors, diplomats, abductees, and even crab fishermen, exploring the cultural and racial tensions between Korea and Japan that have festered for more than a century. A deeply reported, thoroughly researched book, The Invitation-Only Zone is a riveting story of East Asian politics and of the tragic human consequences of North Korea's zealous attempt to remain relevant in the modern world.

Principles of Industrial Chemistry Chris A. Clausen III & GuyMattson The first book specifically designed to help theacademically trained chemist make the transition to the real worldof industry. It uses process development as a general theme toprovide information normally acquired only through on-the-jobtraining. The authors trace an industrial chemical process fromidea stage to fully operational plant, discuss concepts in unitoperation and their applications, and deal with such subjects asmaterial accounting, energy accounting, mass transport, heattransfer, principles of kinetics, separation methods,instrumentation, economic concepts, and patent procedures. Avaluable overview and insight into the industry. 1978 The Chemistryof Silica Solubility, Polymerization, Colloid and SurfaceProperties, and Biochemistry Ralph K. Iler Silica, the majorcomponent of the earth's solid surface, the constituent of ordinarysand, and an essential material in many forms of life, is involvedin many phases of modern technology and science. Its role in humandisease, aging, and health is just beginning to be explored. Hereis a comprehensive account of the basic chemistry involved in awide range of research and development activities. Also a wealth ofinformation on production and production control. Anyone involvedwith R&D or production in the many diverse fields andindustries in which silica plays a vital role--chemistry, biology,medicine, agriculture, metallurgy, and mining--will find this bookan invaluable reference. 1979 Fourth Edition of Faith, Keyes &Clark's Industrial Chemicals Frederick A. Lowenheim &Marguerite K. Moran The latest updated edition of a manual whosepopularity for a quarter-century attests to its usefulness as ahandy reference--a concise, quick-study source of essentialinformation on 145 commonly used chemicals. For each of them, thebook covers such subjects as reaction and yield or recovery;material and energy requirements by quantities; detailedexplanation of the process involved (with illustrations and flowdiagram); uses of the end product and important by-products;economics of production; specifics on properties, grades,containers and regulations; list of manufacturers and plantlocations; and volume of production and price ranges over the pasttwo decades. A valuable time-saver. 1975