Recommended Reading List

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Reading

There is no necessity to read anything before you arrive in the Philippines but you may wish to get a feel for Filipino life and history before you arrive or whilst travelling in the country, if so we would recommend the following books:

  • Philippines - Culture Smart! - by Graham & Yvonne Colin-Jones
  • A Guide to the Birds of the Philippines - By Robert Kennedy
  • When Britain Ruled the Philippines 1762-1764: The Story of the 18th Century British - by Robert Kennedy
  • Burning Heart: Portrait of the Philippines - by Jessica Hagedorn and Marissa Roth
  • Vanishing Treasure of the Philippine Rain Forest - by LR Heany
  • Philippines, the People: People (Lands, Peoples & Cultures): - by Greg Nickles
  • History and Geography of the Philippine Islands - by Oscar William Coursey
  • When the Elephants Dance - by Tess Uriza Holthe