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10 best books of August 2014, according to Amazon's editors

What did Amazon's editors select as the best titles to be released during the dog days of summer? Check out the full list!

5. 'The Birth of Korean Cool,' by Euny Hong

Hong, author of the novel "Kept," examines how South Korean pop culture has spread across the world, from rapper Psy to "Oldboy" director Park Chan-Wook. "It's a mix of reporting [and] interviewing... but she's very funny and self-deprecating," Nelson says. "It's about this coming-of-age of this country and this young woman."

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