{"product_id":"129338","title":"How to Become the Man You Want to Eat With ","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/tmgdisk01.cafe24.com\/images\/vs\/4172\/sv\/WQtgpSnUBeBk9YIhm4UogS.png?v=1764874925\" style=\"max-width:100%;max-height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;font-size:30px;font-weight:bolder;line-height:1.6em\"\u003e How to Become the Man You Want to Eat With \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-bottom:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-color:;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable align=\"center\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003ctbody style=\"border:0px\"\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"center\" style=\"line-height:1.2em;text-align:center;font-size:18px;color:black;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/goods\/147561036\/XL\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;{split_style6}padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e Description \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe affectionate sincerity of Kim Tae-kyun, 50 years old\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A new work after four years since the bestseller \"Now I'm Just Going to Have Fun\"\u003cbr\u003e Recommended by Park Bo-young (actress), Yoon Ha (singer), and Choi Yu-ri (singer)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What you say in words is different from what you write.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Kim Tae-kyun is a broadcaster.\u003cbr\u003e Every weekday at 2 PM, I sit down in front of the microphone without fail, read the stories sent in by listeners from all over the country, and laugh out loud in admiration. Before I know it, I am often awarded the prize of \"#1 in Listening Ratings.\"\u003cbr\u003e It also ranked first in radio listening in South Korea for 11 years.\u003cbr\u003e What could it be that Kim Tae-gyun, who is like that, regrets, has published another book? \u003cbr\u003eBecause I know that what I say in words and what I say in writing are different.\u003cbr\u003e Although he was a veteran broadcaster who had been hosting the \"Two O'Clock Escape Cultwo Show\" for 20 years and had conversations with guests and listeners, he still had a 'table of thoughts' in his head that he wanted to prepare anew.\u003cbr\u003e So, this book, “How to Become an Uncle People Want to Eat With,” is a nutritious meal prepared with Kim Tae-gyun’s thoughts in mind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e You can preview some of the book's contents.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePreview\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eindex\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e prolog\u003cbr\u003e I want to be your solid meal 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1: There's No Manual for Life, But There Are Experiences 9\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: Learning with a Laugh is the Real Learning 45\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: Comedians Are Funny Philosophers 85\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: Looking Upside Down, It Looks Better 139\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: Dreaming of a Man I Want to Eat With\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Epiroad\u003cbr\u003e You must be happy first 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eDetailed image\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/momo\/TopCate5369\/MidCate001\/536804521.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Detailed Image 1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eInto the book\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cdiv\u003eHaving something to brag about is proof that you've been working hard.\u003cbr\u003e So let's not talk nonsense and hope that someone will notice.\u003cbr\u003e Because I know better than anyone else in the world that I am precious to myself.\u003cbr\u003e You can talk as much as you want to me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.15 From \"Pride\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e To be alone is to meet myself.\u003cbr\u003e Me, who was always behind others\u003cbr\u003e The sad me who has lived hard\u003cbr\u003e It is a precious time for me to fully meet and take care of myself.\u003cbr\u003e Being alone is another way of saying\u003cbr\u003e Get along well with me.\u003cbr\u003e Give me a gift.\u003cbr\u003e A golden opportunity to not do what you hate\u003cbr\u003e A peaceful time where you don't have to spend your emotions on relationships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.19 From \"Being Alone\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Before I knew it, I had become accustomed to my wife's cooking.\u003cbr\u003e In the past, when I missed home-cooked meals, I thought of my mom.\u003cbr\u003e After living with my wife for a long time, if I leave home for a few days,\u003cbr\u003e I miss the quick meals my wife prepares for me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.40 From “Egg Roll 2”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEveryone has their own unique scent from the life they have lived.\u003cbr\u003e The scent of that person's life that cannot be hidden no matter how much perfume is sprayed.\u003cbr\u003e Those who have been with me for a short or long time\u003cbr\u003e If you smell the same perfume as me somewhere\u003cbr\u003e I wish you would stop for a moment and think of me.\u003cbr\u003e If possible, it would be better if there was a smile as well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.61 From “Perfume”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Because I live with that sentence in my heart\u003cbr\u003e My heart became lighter and life became more enjoyable.\u003cbr\u003e 'No one cares about me.'\u003cbr\u003e Really? Not interested? Then I thought, 'I should pay attention to myself too.'\u003cbr\u003e From then on, we started getting along well.\u003cbr\u003e What I like,\u003cbr\u003e I found what I wanted to do and did it\u003cbr\u003e I became happy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.70 From “Nobody Cares About Me”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“One tree can make thousands of matches,\u003cbr\u003e “A single match can burn thousands of trees.”\u003cbr\u003e One very small worry I made\u003cbr\u003e It could burn my whole body and mind.\u003cbr\u003e So don't worry about anything, please!\u003cbr\u003e --- p.151 From \"Worry 2\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Who is qualified to advise whom?\u003cbr\u003e It was not given to anyone.\u003cbr\u003e But from the moment I was born\u003cbr\u003e There is one ability that has been given to all of us.\u003cbr\u003e It is the power to comfort others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.164 From “Comfort, Not Advice”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Not every day is the same.\u003cbr\u003e Depending on how you spend your precious day\u003cbr\u003e Today, which comes tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, a month, a year later\u003cbr\u003e You can be happier.\u003cbr\u003e How is your day?\u003cbr\u003e --- p.178 From \"Today\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When you love\u003cbr\u003e The loneliness you feel when you are alone\u003cbr\u003e A loneliness of a different kind suddenly comes to me.\u003cbr\u003e That loneliness \u003cbr\u003eYou have to learn to accept loneliness as it is.\u003cbr\u003e Only then can true love be realized.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e --- p.194 From “The Courage to Be Lonely”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003ePublisher's Review\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eA man in his 50s from South Korea with nowhere to go,\u003cbr\u003e Dreaming of being 'the uncle I want to eat with'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Kim Tae-kyun is an old man.\u003cbr\u003e He is a man in his 50s from South Korea who wakes up in the morning, goes to work at the broadcasting station, and lives with his wife and children, as well as countless seniors and juniors he encounters at work and in society. He has nowhere to go.\u003cbr\u003e But Kim Tae-kyun just didn't want to grow old like an ordinary man.\u003cbr\u003e If you nag about your age as if it were some kind of title, you'll be called an old fart. But if you share your experiences unconditionally, won't you be called \"the uncle I want to have a meal with\"? This book began with that thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSo about money, about business or partnership, about love, about the heart, about fights between couples, even about the scrambled eggs I had this morning...\u003cbr\u003e As I wrote down my thoughts every day as they came to me, organized them into sentences, and before I knew it, it had become my philosophy of life.\u003cbr\u003e Happiness wasn't something grand.\u003cbr\u003e Whether it was reading a book while listening to soft jazz music, people-watching while walking, or taking a walk with my wife, the little things in life magically transformed into happiness whenever I set my mind to it.\u003cbr\u003e I realized it while writing.\u003cbr\u003e Ah, there is no manual in life, but there is still a navigation called experience. Learning while laughing is the real thing. You could say that comedians are funny philosophers.\u003cbr\u003e The world looks better when you look at it upside down.\u003cbr\u003e The table set by Kim Tae-gyun was a table set by a worldview that could only be set by the 'wise 50s'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA feast of honest conversations with the microphone off\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eKim Tae-kyun is a broadcaster and writer.\u003cbr\u003e Although he is a famous person, he is a diligent writer who does not use a ghostwriter and writes and revises each word on paper, laptop, and smartphone whenever he has time.\u003cbr\u003e If the previous work, \"I'm Just Going to Have Fun Now,\" showed that good people can also live well, this work, \"How to Become an Uncle You Want to Eat With,\" is full of good intentions as the older Kim Tae-gyun generously shares his assets with young readers.\u003cbr\u003e There is only one thing he wants from his readers.\u003cbr\u003e Just come with a spoon and devour Kim Tae-kyun's thoughts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The fact that he does not enjoy his wealth to himself but rather shares it with others shows the aspect of a mature human being who goes beyond being a broadcaster or an intellectual.\u003cbr\u003e Everything that Kim Tae-kyun read, heard, and thought from his 20s to his 50s is gathered here. \u003cbr\u003eA meal with Kim Tae-kyun is a feast of honest conversation with the microphone off.\u003cbr\u003e Read the series 'Emotional Pharmacy' he wrote.\u003cbr\u003e If America has 'Chicken Soup for the Soul,' we might say we have 'Mr. Kim Tae-kyun, the man I want to eat with.' \u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e GOODS SPECIFICS \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eDate of issue:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003ePage count, weight, size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212 pages | 270g | 130*205*14mm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9791199229914\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1199229911 \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"LIBRAIRIE COREENNE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43890428706858,"sku":"129338","price":23.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/2750\/5962\/files\/3fdf19bdde06298a8c6eacd562d0f21d.jpg?v=1765298565","url":"https:\/\/librairie.coreenne.fr\/en\/products\/129338","provider":"LIBRAIRIE COREENNE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}