Books recommended by National Book Store

The 7 Great Prayers: For a Lifetime of Hope and Blessings by Paul and Tracey McManus Paul and Tracey McManus lost everything in the wake of dot-com bust-- they have no jobs, their savings had evaporated, the bill collectors were banging on the door, and they were losing their home. Though scared and paralyzed with fear they began to thank God for what they have. This prayer of gratitude was life changing. These prayers give them hope and strength they needed to overcome life's challenges, financial worries, health concerns and also to find purpose in life. Eager to share their newfound hope they created a simple webpage about The 7 Great Prayers and they wrote a book about them. Heaven is for Real: a Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back by Todd Burpo When Colton Burpo made it through an emergency appendectomy, his family was overjoyed at his miraculous survival. What they weren't expecting, though, was the story that emerged in the months that followed--a story as beautiful as it was extraordinary, detailing the little boy's trip to heaven and back. Colton, not yet four years old, told his parent he left his body during the surgery, and authenticated that claim by describing exactly what his parents were doing in another part of the hospital while he was being operated on. He talked of visiting heaved and relayed stories told him by people he met there whom he had never met in life, sharing events that happened even before he was born. He also astonished his parents with descriptions and obscure details about heaven that matched the Bible exactly though he has not yet learned to read. He also tells of meeting long departed family members. He describes Jesus, the angels how "really, really big" God is and how much God loves us. It offers a glimpse of the world that awaits us.

Books for Pre Adolescents to Early Teens

Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Giver by Lois Lowry</b>
James and the Giant Peach: A Children's Story by Roald Dahl
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer
Tales of Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White
The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Harrit the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
Stuart Little by E. B. White

Recommended Reading for Toddlers to Early Grades

Books by Shel Silverstein
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.
Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
Love You Forever by Robert N. Munsch
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margaret Williams
The Complete Tales of Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
Curious George by Hans Augusto Rey
Arthur series by Marc Tolon Brown
Clifford, the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell
Books by Dr. Seuss

Book Lovers

Bookay-Ukay
55 Maginhawa Street UP Village
Diliman, QC

Where you can find second hand bargain pieces of various genres. The young and artsy owners refuse to call it a bookstore. Instead they refer to the piles of reading materials in the shop as "inspired art installations". It aims to inspire and push more young people to read quality magazines, comics and of course books.
Here you can sell, trade, leand and borrow art, biograpy, fiction, self-help and new age books.

Bound Bokshop
105A Scout Castor St.
Barangay Laging Handa, QC

Owned by five members of the National union of Journalists of the Philippines. It claims to have "the best collection of new and read books". It has over 1,500 titles, 65% of which are pre owned. As independent seller, the owners sell their quality accumulated items, from imported selections to local works. at rates lower than bargain books. Their shelved occupy a spacious area designed in light bright hues, lending to an ambience of learning and knowledge. Books can go as low as P5 on sale period.

Popular Bookstore
305 Tomas Morato Ave., QC

Popular Bookstore has countless library and reference books, specialized and general books on arts and literature, engineering and the sciences, film, gender studies, health and sports , management and finance, mass communication, philosophy, political and social sciences, psychology, and more. The shop has three floors and more selections for bookworms.

The Book Fan
www.thebookfan.net
The Book Fan is trendy online bookstoe offering over 4,000 titles to busy, net savvy individuals. Their online catalogue spans across various genres such as fiction and fantasy, graphic novels, travels, lifestyle, Philippine literature, religion, pop culture, business, arts, children's literature, and more. They also have collectible Marvel an DC comics and mainstream bestsellers. Payments are done through Payeasy system which allows users to purchase using their credit card, ATM accounts, Globe G-Cash, Smart Money, Paypal and Western Union.

Reading in the 21st century by Blooey Singson

Reading never goes out of style, even in the age of technology.

In the August 1894 issue of Scribner’s magazine, an article by Octave Uzanne, predicted “The End of Books,” proposing that in the 20th century, the printed page will be replaced by “storyographs,” patented cylinders containing recordings of books. Uzanne imagines today’s libraries transformed into “phonographotecks” or “phonostereoteks,” repositories for the “storyographs.” He also imagined portable players that he called “pocket phono-opera-graphs.”

While Uzanne’s predictions almost accurately cover audiobooks, ebooks, mp3 players, and personal ebook readers, he was wrong on one count: the introduction of these technologies did not herald the end of books, but rather gives the 21st century person new ways to enjoy the printed page, and enhanced the reading experience.

The Manila International Book Fair lists the top 10 reading technologies, proving just how relevant reading still is in the 21st century.

As the Manila International Book Fair, the paramount event of the Philippine book industry, marks its 30th anniversary this year on Sept 16-20 at the SMX Convention Center, it once again welcomes book lovers to celebrate it celebrates the written word in all its forms.

1) E-books and E-book readers – E-books are digital media that are equivalent to the conventional printed book, usually read on e-book readers. These are devices that specifically function to display books, equipped with an electronic ink display that mimics the appearance of a printed page. As an added advantage, e-book readers can store hundreds of titles, are portable, are readable even in bright sunlight or in a dark room, and have a long battery life. Other gadgets, such as personal computers, laptops, PDAs and cell phones, can also be used to read e-books but do not have the book-like display of e-book reader devices.

2) Audio books – Audio books are recordings of the spoken word, often (but not always) the recording of a conventional printed book. While they first appeared in cassettes and CDs, audiobooks are more popularly available today in digital formats. Some audio books are abridged while some carry the complete text; some are straight narrations, others are dramatized or narrated by celebrity readers. Audiobooks are convenient for multi-taskers, who wish to enjoy books while driving, working out, or doing housework, and also open up more reading opportunities for slow readers, or the visually-impaired.

3) Social Networking sites – Book lovers can reach out to fellow book lovers via social networking sites that allow members to create virtual book shelves, post reviews, and create book discussions. Examples of such sites are Shelfari.com (currently housing the biggest online community of Filipino book lovers, Flips Flipping Pages), GoodReads.com, LibraryThing.com, and Anobii.com.

4) Online Book Trading – Swapping books with other readers across the globe can be done through book tradings sites. Some sites, such as BookMooch.com, operate on a points system, others, like Paperbackswap.com and Titletrader.com, operate on request queues. Other sites, like Bookcrossing.com involves randomly leaving books in public areas for other people to find.

5) Reading implements – These are mechanical implements that aid the reading of the conventional printed book. Book lights are personal lamps that can be slipped inside or clipped on to books to illuminate reading in the dark. Some book light varieties consist of a thin sheet of acrylic lit up by LED lights so that the whole page is illuminated by white light (as opposed to a portion of the book) and eliminates shadows cast by lamps. Book stands or book holders are devices designed to free hands from the weight of the book while reading, especially for heavy books, such as textbooks, encyclopedias, and bibles. There are also thumb rings that allow reading a book with one hand, and book totes that protect the book and mark the page where the reader left off.

6) On-demand Publishing – It is always difficult to get publishers to look at new manuscripts. Limited financial resources and high capital requirements mean greater selectivity by publishers, resulting in fewer new authors every year. The alternative route left for authors is self-publishing, which is an arduous task for any new author. But with the advent of new printing technology, anyone can be capable of printing their own book, with print runs as small as 50 copies or as big as 1000 copies, in a matter of minutes and at feasible costs.

In the Philippines, this option is offered by Central Books Publish on Demand Service, offering packages includes the registration for copyright and ISBN, guidance for cover design and layout, full proofs of the book, and even marketing material, such as book posters.

Central Books also offers the Picture Books service, which layout a collection of digital photos using a template-based system, and come up with a personalized book of memories.

7) E-learning – With the pervasiveness of technology in everyday life, academic istitutions have realized the need to maximize the benefits of technological advancement. In 2004, the Department of Education recognized e-learning as an effective solution to the downgrading quality of Philippine education by issuing a policy directing the incorporation of information communications technology (ICT) into school curricula.

In response, Diwa Learning Systems, Inc., established iDIWA, an e-learning group designed to take the initiative in spearheading the integration of information technology in its core business: education
or academic publishing, and came up with GENYO (pronounced as jen-yo), a fully integrated e-learning program that has multimedia content for five key learning areas: Science, Math, English and Araling Panlipunan.

GENYO comes with an authoring tool that allows teachers to customize pages, a teacher training program that helps them become effective educators, access to an online learning portal (GENYO Online at www.genyo.idiwa.ph) ICT strategic management services, network consulting, and technical support.

Central Books and Diwa Learning Systems are exhibitors at the Manila International Book Fair.
As the MIBF celebrates its pearl anniversary, it once again unites bibliophiles and major players in the publishing industry in its continuing efforts to promote books and reading, with the largest and most varied collection of titles that will surely inspire the avid reader.

Co-located at the MIBF is Edu.Shop, a trade fair for school materials, supplies, equipment, and facilities.