Review of Passcode to the Third Floor

 Passcode to the Third Floor Thae Yong-ho. Translated by Robert Lauler.  This is a serious book, yet it is engaging. Thae Yong-ho, a North Korean diplomat who eventually defected to South Korea, is frank and honest on a high political level, yet he manages to be down-to-earth in his account as well. Readers are treated to such personal accounts, and one cannot help but to