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Autobiography/Biography

Above The Crowd

By Lorna Kalaw-Tirol

Also listed under: Film

The personalities featured in this volume are definitely "above the crowd." But this book is not only about showbiz personalities, but the cultural artists who have enriched the Filipino culture with the originality of their vision, the uniqueness of their talents, and the passion of their commitment. Kalaw-Tirol writes about Nora Aunor, Kris Aquino, Sheryl Cruz, Hilda Koronel, Nonoy Marcelo, Vilma Santos, Auggie Cordero, Lino Brocka and more.

America's Boy

The Marcoses and the Philippines

By James Hamilton-Paterson

He was the strongman, the dictator. Welcomed by three American presidents at the White House, here is Marcos depicted in a narrative brilliantly set in the wider Asian context. "This is a highly original biography of a dictatorship - a deeply researched, passionate and haunting book" - from the inside cover.

Armando J. Malay: A Guardian Of Memory

The Life and Times of a Filipino Journalist and Activist

By Marites N. Sison and Yvonne T. Chua

ISBN: 971-27-12192 | Ed. 2002 | Softcover, newsprint | 246 pp.

The feisty journalist, educator, and activist according to his own detailed memoir, and the recollection of family, friends, and colleagues. The book also contains many vignettes, which capture the highlights of Philippine history from the 1940s to the 1990s.

Bayanihan

The Many Great Lessons of United Laboratories, Inc.

By Rodolfo G. Ibañez, Ph.D.

A thoughtful and candidly written biography of one of the country's most successful companies.

Conversations With Ricky Lo

By Ricky Lo

Also listed under: Film

Bringing showbiz writing to a different level with the author's sensitive, intelligent, and penetrating style of handling interviews, the work features 42 groundbreaking pieces in which some of the country's interesting showbiz personalities finally divulge their most tightly guarded secrets.

Gut Feel

By Minyong Ordoñez

Stories and essays written from 1998 to 2002 for the country's major newspapers. In Gut Feel, Ordoñez remembers his childhood in bucolic Majayjay, Laguna, and offers insights into the country's contemporary political culture.

Letters (Book 1)

By Bienvenido N. Santos

The award-winning fictionist's treasured personal letters to family, acquaintances, students and friends that continue to tell the story of his life. With black and white photographs.

Letters (Book 2)

By Bienvenido N. Santos

The last volume the prolific writer worked on, here are more letters from friends and colleagues. With black and white photographs.

Looking For Liling

A Family History of World War II Martyr Rafael R. Roces, Jr.

By Alfredo Roces

Also listed under: History

Here is the saga of a Filipino family: from the first Roces to set foot in the Philippines and on through four generations, down to Rafael "Liling" Roces' eight younger brothers. This moving, intimate tale, painted with the broad brush of history as told by youngest brother Alfredo. A product of years of research, it is a refreshingly original attempt at a century of Philippine history through the heartbeat of one family.

Memoirs Of A Communist

By Jesus Lava

A readable and engaging chronicle of Jesus Lava's life as a revolutionary in the early 1940s onwards, Memoirs of a Communist is a must-read for students of Philippine politics and society.

Won the 2002 National Book Award.

My Daughter Cecile

By Rosario B. Licad

Also listed under: Arts & Culture

The mother and mentor of the great Filipina pianist writes her daughter's life story. With black and white photographs.

Nasa Puso Ang Amerika

Isang Kasaysayan Ng Buhay

By Carlos Bulosan. Translated by Carolina S. Malay and Paula Carolina S. Malay

This is the story of a farmer's son who migrated to America to pursue the American dream, but found poverty and oppression instead. In his painful journey to find his place in America, Bulosan was awakened to the harsh proletarian realities. In the end, he realized that America is wherever the masses, ever hopeful, continue the struggle to build a new society.

National Scientists Of The Philippines (1978-1998)

By DOST-NAST Philippines

Also listed under: Reference

A fitting tribute to the National Scientists of the Philippines, each of whom is given credit for setting the direction of scientific inquiry in their areas of endeavor and laying the groundwork for further enrichment in their particular fields. This book highlights the National Scientists' accomplishments, their values, visions, and insights for the future. Includes photographs and lists of positions held, recognitions, and publications of each National Scientist.

No Regrets

An Autobiography

By Mary H. Prieto

Finally, the life story of Mary Prieto, etiquette guru and perhaps the original fashionista—a woman who has only now found the time to sit and tell all

One Woman's Liberating

The Life And Career Of Dr. Estefania Aldaba-Lim

By Nick Joaquin

National Artist Nick Joaquin writes the story of Dr. Aldaba-Lim, her childhood in Bulacan, her family, and her career as public servant and international figure. With black and white photographs.

Personal

Mga Sanaysay Sa Lupalop Ng Gunita

By Rene O. Vilanueva

The award-winning playwright and children's book author gathers 40 informal essays about his childhood and young adult life in the colorful, but ironically landmark-less, La Loma in Quezon City.

Philip Vera Cruz

A Personal History Of Filipino Immigrants And The Farm Workers Movement

By Craig Scharlin and Lilia V. Villanueva

An account of an exceptional labor leader who helped found the formidable United Farm Workers Union in the United States. Culled from hundreds of hours of interviews with Vera Cruz and his colleagues, the book recounts the struggle of Filipino immigrant workers against racial discrimination, oppressive labor practices, and deplorable living conditions.

Public Faces, Private Lives

By Lorna Kalaw-Tirol

This volume by award-winning journalist Lorna Kalaw-Tirol is about Filipinos who made headlines because they dared to challenge the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos; to defy convention with their lifestyles of choice; to blaze trails in business, in journalism, in theater, in fashion; to liberate themselves from oppressive relationships and movements.

Shaking The Family Tree

By Cristina Hidalgo and Alessandra Gonzales, editors

Thirteen women who have "been there, done that" share memories about ancestors and children in this anthology of poignant essays.

Silent Storms

Inspiring Lives of 101 Great Filipinos

By Fernando A. Bernardo

Also listed under: History

Silent Storms features 101 great Filipino men and women - from important pre-19th century Filipinos onwards, all of whom have dedicated their lives to extraordinary goals in their respective fields of journalism, creative writing, education, science, medicine, art, business, politics, religion, and others. These peacetime heroes used the power of their mind and spirit to dream, struggle, sacrifice, and succeed in helping us define Philippine history today.

Teacher To Tycoon

The Life And Times Of Trinidad Diaz Enriquez

By Erlinda Enriquez Panlilio

Panlilio tells a larger story of her famous mother, Trinidad Diaz Enriquez, and produces not only a biography replete with detail and a story full of candor, humor, and intelligence, but also a piece on social history. Says National Artist N.V.M. Gonzalez, "The story of Mrs. Enriquez's rise from schoolteacher to tycoon is told by Erlinda with a rigor and detachment almost like that of a novelist's, if rather boosted as well by a sociologist's sense of landscape and scope."

Ten Outstanding Filipino Scientists

By Queena Lee-Chua, Ph.D.

Also listed under: Reference

Featuring several scientists prominent in their respective fields, this book is a treasury of fascinating facts, historical oddities, world record holders, humorous accounts, do-it-yourself experiments, as well as the local commercial and political applications of various technologies. These are the biographies of Ramon Barba, Josefino Comiso, Jose Cruz, Jr., Lourdes Cruz, Fabian Dayrit, Rafael Guerrero III, Lilian Pateña, Enrique Ostrea Jr., Mari-Jo Ruiz, and Gregory Tangonan.

The Chief Justices Of The Supreme Court Of The Philippines

By Corazon L. Paras and Ramon Ricardo A. Roque

The Supreme Court, often thought to be the most passive of the three branches of government, is, in reality, its most powerful institution. As the watchdog of the Constitution, it is not only the highest arbiter of legal questions but also the conscience of the administration. Includes profiles of the country's Chief Justices from Jose Abad Santos to Edsa 2 hero Hilario Davide, Jr.

The Great Zialci

The Magician

By Jose L. Zialcita

"The Great Zialci was a professional magician for sixty years. He was a globetrotter as well as a luminary of both stage and television. He made the first commercial Philippine television, as well as performed in schools and theaters...to share his magic and the music of his one-inch harmonica and singing saw. In Europe, he was considered the Filipino Houdini.

It is the story of a man who slipped through the skin of fact and fiction... bringing laughter and cheer in the world for more than half a century." from the Preface.

The Lavas

A Filipino Family

By Jose Y. Dalisay, Jr.

Also listed under: History

The Lavas gave the educated Filipino middle class another option besides the blind acceptance of things as they have always been. They not only redefined personal excellence, but promoted the entry of the middle-class into the mainstream of radical, mass-based politics and reintroduced a whole new generation of Filipino intellectuals to the revolutionary ideals of 1896. This is their story.

The Tayabas Chronicles

The Early Years (1886-1907)

By Nita Umali Berthelsen. Karen Berthelsen Cardenas, editor.

(based on the original memoirs in Spanish of Ma. Concepcion Herrera Vda. De Umali)

Also listed under: History

In the rural southern Tagalog towns of Sariaya and Tiaong in Quezon province, late nineteenth century Philippines comes to life in this densely detailed and richly layered book of recollections of Doña Conchita. A useful reference for students and teachers of Philippine history as it provides flesh and character to the endless dates and names found in most textbooks.

Won the 2002 National Book Award.

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