NBS recommends fascinating reads
Pacific Rims: Beermen Ballin’ In Flip-Flops And The Philippines’ Unlikely Love Affair With Basketball
By Rafe Bartholomew
P995
MANILA, Philippines - Welcome to the Philippines, where the men are 5’4”, everyman’s Air Jordans are a pair of flip-flops, and the rhythm of life is punctuated by the bouncing of a basketball...
Allured by the idea of an island nation full of people who love the game as irrationally as he does, American journalist Rafe Bartholomew arrived in Manila to unlock the riddle of basketball’s grip on the Philippines. On his unforgettable journey, Bartholomew spends a season inside the locker room of a Philippine professional team, dines with politicians who exploit hoops for electoral success, travels with a troupe of midgets and transsexuals who play exhibition games at rural fiestas, and even acts in a local soap opera. Sweating his way through hard-fought games of 3-on-3, played with homemade hoops for 50-cent wagers, Bartholomew uses a mix of journalistic know-how and the hard-court ethics he learned from his dad to get in the paint and behind the scenes of Filipinos’ against-all-odds devotion to the sport.
David Busch’s Digital Photography Bucket List: 100 Great Digital Photos You Must Take Before You Die
By David D. Busch
P1,699
Whether you’re a professional photographer or an avid amateur shutterbug, get ready for flex your creativity and enhance your portfolio of images. David Busch’s Digital Photography Bucket List: 100 Great Digital Photos You Must Take Before You Die provides the inspiration and direction you need to expand your photographic horizons. Filled with 100 inspiring images, this book will help digital photographers like you improve your skills, fill out your portfolio, and maximize your creative vision. Categorized into a variety of genres, each image is laid out in a two-page spread with information on how the picture was taken and advice on how to shoot in a similar situation or setting. More than just a wonderful set of images, the photographs in this book are meant to serve as ideas for potential projects of your own and encourage you to explore new photographic territory.
Photo Trekking: A Traveling Photographer’s Guide To Capturing Moments Around The World
By Nick Onken
P 1,049
Pursue your photography passion. See the world.
Professional photographer Nick Onken leads you on a global adventure in this behind-the-scenes guide to the new generation of travel photography. Get an insider’s advice on every step of the journey: break into the travel photography industry; prepare for a successful trip; shoot great pictures on location; and build your business and brand.
Photo Trekking shows you how to hit the ground running, shooting from the heart, and get inspired by your surroundings, whenever your travels take you.
A History Of The Philippines From Indios Bravos To Filipinos
By Luis H. Francia
P 799
The Philippines is a country in its adolescence, struggling by fits and starts to emerge from a rich, troubled and multilayered past. From its first settlement through the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century to the subsequent American occupation and beyond, History of the Philippines recasts various Philippine narratives — familiar and unfamiliar — with an eye for the layers of colonial and post-colonial history that have created this diverse and fascinating population.
History of the Philippines is intended for those who are curious about this Southeast Asian archipelago but know very little of its history. The narrative moves from a pre-Hispanic Philippines in the 16th century through the Spanish American War, the nation’s tumultuous relationship with the United States, and General MacArthur’s controlling presence during WWII, up to its independence in 1946 and subsequent years of Islamic insurgency.
Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Objective
By Eric Van Lustbader
P 615
Facing down mercenaries in Africa, Jason Bourne witnesses the death of an art dealer named Tracy Atherton. The killing dredges up snatches of Bourne’s impaired memory, in particular the murder of a young woman on Bali who entrusted him with a strangely engraved ring — an artifact of such powerful significance that people have killed to obtain it. Now he’s determined to find the ring’s owner and purpose. But Bourne never knows what terrible acts he’ll discover he committed when he digs into the past.
The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story Of The Company That Is Connecting The World
By David Kirkpatrick
P 1,095
How did a 19-year-old Harvard student create a company that has transformed the Internet and how did he grow it to its current enormous size? Kirkpatrick shows how Mark Zuckerberg steadfastly refused to compromise his vision, insistently focusing on growth over profits and preaching that Facebook must dominate (his world) communication on the Internet. In the process, he and small group of key executives have created a company that has changed social life in the United States and elsewhere, a company that has become a ubiquitous presence in marketing, altering politics, business, and even our sense of our own identity. His is the Facebook Effect.
