Published in February 2015, this book has been a national number-one steady best seller for more than five years, instilling dreams and hopes for adolescents. Why has this book, which doesn't contain any particularly intriguing study methods, enjoyed so much popularity among and moved the hearts of so many youths? It's because this book conveys the essence of studying.

Would you say your child is having fun studying or forcing themselves to bury their heads in a book? One thing is for sure and it’s that your child will take one step ahead by reading this book as soon as possible. There is a book that has maintained its title as the No. 1 bestselling book nationwide in the youth category for more than 5 years since its release in February 2015. Instilling dreams and hopes in countless adolescents, it has been read religiously by the Korean Minjok Leadership Academy students who are arguably some one of the smartest and most studious kids in the country.

Author Park Seonghyeok asserts that you will never be able to raise your grades unless you feel a sense of determination to study and start enjoying studying, regardless of the number of study tips learned or classes taken from leading instructors. The book is supported by the author's story of passing university entrance exams for all of his target schools after having grown up in a rural village in South Jeolla Province without attending a single cram school, but by overcoming adversities through sheer mental fortitude.

2015년 2월 출간되어 5년이 넘는 시간 동안 ‘전국 서점 청소년 분야 스테디셀러 1위’를 기록하며 수많은 청소년에게 꿈과 희망을 심어준 책이다. 족집게 같은 공부법을 전하는 것도 아닌 이 책이 그토록 열광적인 인기를 누리며 10만 청소년의 마음을 뒤흔들어놓은 비결은 무엇일까? 그 이유는 바로 이 책이 ‘공부의 본질’을 전하기 때문이다.

저자는 아무리 좋은 공부법을 알아도, 국내에서 가장 유명한 강사의 수업을 들어도 ‘공부하고자 하는 단단한 마음’과 ‘공부의 재미’를 느끼지 못한다면 결코 성적을 올릴 수 없으리라 단언한다. 학원 하나 없는 전라남도 시골마을에서 자랐지만, 열악한 환경을 극복하고 오로지 ‘마음가짐’ 하나로 원하는 대학 모두에 합격한 자신의 이야기가 이를 뒷받침한다.