Eating with the enemy: how I waged peace with North Korea from my bbq shack in Havensack/Robert Egan and Kurt Pitzer

New York: St Martin's Press, 2010.

Believe it or not, this is a true story of a burger-maker from New Jersey, on a mission to promote international peace.

"Why can't an ordinary guy have an extraordinary solution?" asks Robert Egan.

In an engaging, quick-moving style, he tells of the 13 years in which he unofficially embroiled himself in diplomatic battles between the U.S. and North Korea, travelling there several times and hosting north Korean diplomats in his N.J. bbq shack and making fast friendships across enemy lines.

For readers interested in a funny, off-beat memoir about serious issues.