Helping Global Pinoys Discover their Heritage
Title: PINATUBO & THE POLITICS OF LAHAR
The book details a day to day account of the imminent eruption and chaos after the 1991 eruption of Mt. Pinatubo. Written from the perspective of a scientist intensely committed to saving lives and minimizing damage in the areas threatened by the lahar flows.
Price: $23.00
Author: Kelvin S. Rodolfo
University of the Philippines Press, 1995, p.341
Title: ESSENCE OF WELLNESS: Essays in Philippines Clinical and Counseling Psychology
An anthology featuring research in clinical and counseling psychology focusing on wellness and mental health rather than illness and psychotherapy. The essays were originally theses and dissertations that were rewritten for general readership.
Price: $6.75
Author: Carmela D. Ortigas & Ma. Lourdes A. Carandang
Ateneo de Manila University Press, Quezon City, 1993, p.70
Title: BRAVE LITTLE WOMEN: A STUDY ON INCEST
Institute of Women’s Studies/Inter-Institutional Consortium Manila: Institute of Women’s Studies, St. Scholastica’s College, 1995. 62 p. Softcover A study of the victims of incest and the problems with advocacy. Includes hotline, support group and service contacts.
Price: $15.00
Author: The Research Team Institute of Women’s Studies
Title: HOW DO YOU KNOW YOUR PEARLS ARE REAL?
A book about single mothers and their parenting experience. Also includes children’s experiences.
Price: $15.65
Author: Barbara C. Gonzalez
Anvil Publishing, Metro Manila, 1991, p.300
Title: FOR THE PEOPLE WITH THE PEOPLE
This book contains inspiring stories describing social entrepreneurship at its best as it brings hope to marginalized people in the Philippines. It is a must-read for those who believe that meaningful change can occur when ordinary folks dream, believe and commit to its realization. The eight organizations are: Kamay Krafts, Rags2Riches, Pathways to Higher Education, Hapinoy, Gawad Kalinga, Conti’s Specialty Foods, Venture for Fund Raising, and the Center for Agriculture and Rural Development-Mutual Reinforcing Institutions (CARD-MRI)
Price: $15.00
Author: Mar. Regina M. Hechanova-Alampay
Ateneo de Manila University Press, Quezon City, 2009, p.140
Title: DOCTOR TO THE BARRIOS
Dr. Juan Flavier, a member of the Philippine Senate, writes his personal account of experiences with people in the barrios, with the hope that readers will have a better understanding of the Philippines’ rural life.
Price: $7.50
Author: Juan M. Flavier
New Day Publisher, Quezon City, 1970, p.208
Title: BACK TO THE BARRIOS
This book is the third volume of vignettes about barrio life, preceded by Doctor to the Barrios (1970) and My Friends in the Barrios (1974). Like the first two, the book had been standard reading for U.S. Peace Corps volunteers to the Philippines. Entertaining, yet informative for those who need to gain insight on rural Filipinos. The author simplifies the complex. A classic!
Price: $7.50
Author: Juan M. Flavier
New Day Publishers, Quezon City, 1978, p.150
Title: THE FALL OF JOSEPH ESTRADA: THE INSIDE STORY
Provides behind the scenes accounts of former President Estrada’s removal from office and President Macapagal-Arroyo’s rise to the highest office.
Price: $25.00
Author: Amando Doronila
Anvil Publishing and Philippine Daily Inquirer, 2001, p.316
Title: KAPWA: The Self in the Other
Price: $18.25
Author: Katrin de Guia, PhD
Anvil Publishing, Metro Manila, 2005, p.378
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