This is the second part of my 2018 third quarter book haul. To check the first part, click here. Here’s the rest of my book haul. Title: The Autumn of the Patriarch Author: Gabriel Garcia Marquez Translator: Gregory Rabassa Publisher: Penguin Books Publishing Date: 2014 No. of Pages: 229 Synopsis: “As the citizens of an […]
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Book Haul, Third Quarter 2018 (Part I)
Uggghhhhh. At the start of the year, one of my resolutions was to read more books and buy lesser. I have so far been able to remedy this. Unfortunately, I still can’t keep myself from buying more books, hence, they keep piling up on my bookshelves. It didn’t help that I found myself lately in […]
Booksale Alert! Books for Less Book Haul
Book sale alert! Book sale alert! To all bookworms out there, a certain local bargain bookstore is on sale. For the month of June, certain branches of Books for Less are selling ALL their books for PHP 50.00 only. You heard that right, ALL books for just PHP 50.00. If you are on the look […]
Book Haul, April 2018
I simply could not resist purchasing more books for personal consumption. I tried my best to tighten my reins on my finances but the attraction is just too strong. So far, my 2018 is turning out to be the same old story. Yeah right, read more, buy less. I guess I just love books and […]
2018 First Quarter Book Haul (Part II)
This is the second part of my 2018 first quarter book haul. To check the first part, click here. “All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened and after you are finished reading one you will feel that all that happened to you and afterwards it all […]
2018 First Quarter Book Haul (Part I)
At the start of the year, I made a reading resolution. At the top most of this list is the resolution to read more and buy less. I guess I was overestimating myself although I have already admitted at the start that it would be a moot mission as I began buying as much book […]
My Big Bad Wolf PH Sale Book Haul (Part II)
During the Big Bad Wolf PH book sale, I didn’t delve only on regional literature. I also indulged in English books. Whereas part one of this book haul is dedicated for regional literature, this part is for books originally written in English by either American or British authors. Here are the books that I was […]
My Big Bad Wolf PH Sale Book Haul (Part I)
Last February 16, 2018, Big Bad Wolf finally opened its first Philippine sale at the World Trade Center. Being a bookworm myself, I was one of a few thousand who were itching to have pick the best books for their reading pleasure and for their collection. My excitement was on an all-time high and when […]
My Big Bad Wolf PH Experience
A couple of weeks ago, I noticed some Facebook friends clicking “Interested” on the Big Bad Wolf PH event. I didn’t have an inkling on what it was until I checked the event page. The words “Book” and “Sale” immediately caught my attention so I clicked on the “Interested” button as well. Over the following […]
Yet Another Book Haul (August 2017) Part II
In my quest to broaden and diversify my reading, I have scoured nearly every nook and cranny of bookstores I have been to. Nonplussed, I also perused the albums of online booksellers, insouciant to the fact that I am already reserving one book after the other. And before I know it, my book collection have […]
