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Great books, CDs and videos – all related to the Philippines! Better stocked than Shoemart, glitzier than Rustans!
New Books: Encounters: A Lifetime Spent Crossing Cultural Frontiers
Popular Books by Alumni offers
works of nonfiction like Filipino
Style by Liz Reyes ’65 and fiction
like El
Grupo McDonald’s by Nick Carbo ’84. Books
about Alumni offers
nonfiction stories like the one about Colm Connoly ’82.
BOOKS BY ALUMNI – FICTION
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| Nick Carbo ’84 is the editor of Babaylan: An Anthology of Filipina and Filipina American Writers. Here over 60 filipinas and Filipina – Americans |
El Grupo McDonald’s offers Poetry by Nick Carbo ’84 covering cultural issues with wry sense of humor and grace. Philippine images that are both |
You don’t have to come back to the Philippines to relive and enjoy your TAGLISH days! The Complete Dictionary of Taglish Terms is the most hilarious dictionary you will ever read… from cover to cover… in one sitting! Sabado de Gloria, |
Read the hilariously incisive political analyses and commentaries in… The Penis Mightier Than the Sword Parts 1 & 2. Pinoy political headlines superbly – and “whackily” — narrated and annotated by Sabado de Gloria, aka Dan Callejo ’62! Also included are |
Potato Queen, the first published novel by Rafaelito Sy ’85, starts off in Manila, where a young Juancho Chu is dreaming of life in America. Juancho makes his way to San Francisco and begins making friends and discovering the gay nightlife. Along comes a white man who is attracted to Asian men – a “rice queen.” Juancho finds that he is usually attracted to white men, thus dubbed a “potato queen.” Will Juancho and Gerald remain “just friends?” Will Juancho secure the US citizenship he has dreamed of? Find out in Potato Queen! |
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| Ron Ames ’68 has written Vocare, a book about “A man’s search for, and eventual discovery of, the fountain of youth captured in poetic song.” |
BOOKS BY ALUMNI – NONFICTION
| Mary McKay Maynard ’52 has met with other WWII survivors such as the American guerillas her family knew and the submariners who rescued her, and shared stories with them. My Faraway Home is a beautifully written, courageous memoir of a wartime childhood behind enemy lines. An American family’s WWII tale of adventure and survival in the jungles of Mindanao. |
Tisha del Rosario ’84 loves Filipino Style by fellow alum Liz Reyes ’65 et al. It makes the perfect inspirational table top visual treat. The detailed photos will introduce your friend |
Patrice Cummins ’82 recommends A Normal Life and other Short Stories, which is a collection of short stories by Reine Melvin, who happens to be her sister. |
Tropical Living: Contemporary Dream Houses in the Philippines by Liz Reyes ’65 is a showcase of the wonderful homes of the Filipino elite. As inspiration for your own tropical mansion or to visit these fabulous |
The Philippine Coral Reefs in Watercolor by Cusi includes underwater photographs by Scott “Gutsy” Tuason ’86. They are brilliant |
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| Alumna Rebecca Gale De Villa ’88 and her co-author Jill Gale De Villa wrote the 2nd Edition of the Philippine Guide in 2000. This great personal travel guide comes from Open Road Publishing and is filled with lots of info for travellers on any budget. |
Alphabet Alpabeto by Tracy David ’90 uses contemporary graphic design to create a playful and innovative bilingual book of letters for children of all ages.
Each letter is represented by computer-generated images (photography and illustrations); for each image the corresponding Filipino and English words both start with the same letter, i.e. B for “Boat” and ” Bangka.” Publisher isAdarna House (ISBN 971-508-262-9). |
Scott “Gutsy” Tuason ’86 took the beautiful photos for The Ultimate Orient – Philippine South Sea Pearls.
Vicky Sycip Herrera recommends ’68 this award-winning coffee-table book about pinoy pearls. It is quite informative and Scott’s photos are simply breathtaking. |
AS Alumni Juergen Goldhagen ’50 has written Manila Memories, a book that includes the memories of Hans (Bob) Walser ’50, Rod Hall ’50, Hans Hoeflein ’49 during World War II in Manila.
The 140 page book is an easy read . Readers will learn what it was like as a civilian kid in the middle of a battlefield. |
BOOKS ABOUT ALUMNI – NONFICTION
| As Assistant U. S. Attorney Colm Connolly ’82 helped prosecuted and convict prominent Wilmington attorney Thomas Capano for killing Anne Marie Fahey, an aide to Delaware’s governor. The story was turned into A two-part Hallmark |
Tom Hargrove worked at IRRI and his kids went to ISM. After 2 decades in the Philippines he moved to Colombia.
Long March to Freedom: Tom Hargrove’s Own Story of His Kidnapping by Colombian Narco-Guerrilla,” is a harsh account of his long ordeal. See also Proof of Life, a movie inspired by his story. |
Vicky Sycip Herrera ’68 recommends Nancy Keeney Fortser’s book Encounters: A Lifetime Spent Crossing Cultural Frontiers which describes the adventures of her late husband Clifton “Cliff” Forster ’43 who graduated AS during World War II. Cliff was at AS when one day the Principal announced “The Japanese have invaded Manila…there will be no classes until further notice.” The students all went to the Santo Tomas internment camp where they finished their studies and graduated. |
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