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  • Looking Back 6

    Prehistoric Philippines

    Series Book 6 - Looking Back
    In these beguiling essays on what lies beyond the fringes of Philippine recorded history—whether pointing out the laughing carabao on the margins of a centuries-old map, or combing for shards of Ming porcelain on a coral beach—Ocampo reminds us that the endless gathering and joining and breaking apart of apparently 'useless' bits is, after all, what makes us what we are, and connects us with ... Read more

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    Rizal's Teeth, Bonifacio's Bones

    Series Book 5 - Looking Back Series
    In this book, besides offering the usual juicy titbits, he looks back not just at our history but also on his life as an historian, this book being written for his 50th birthday. His introduction alone is already worth the price of admission. ... Read more

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  • Looking Back 3: Death by Garrote

    Looking Back Series, #3

    Series Book 3 - Looking Back Series
    The cause of history writing owes Ambeth Ocampo a great deal. By his extraordinary use of a relatively new genre, he has rescued history from the cold, forbidding halls of academe. He has made of history something amusing, entertaining . . . as immediate as a newspaper headline, as relevant as a rapper's song."– Carmen Guerrero-Nakpil ... Read more

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  • Looking Back 2: Dirty Dancing

    Looking Back Series, #2

    Series Book 2 - Looking Back Series
    Ambeth Ocampo always makes historical figures come alive, blemishes and all, and with his curious eye, make our heroes very human and not the mythic figures that we want to make of them. [He] makes history enjoyable reading while at the same time makes it anchor us to the past and therefore, and hopefully, prepares us for the future."– F. Sionil Jose, National Artist for Literature ... Read more

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  • Looking Back

    Looking Back Series, #1

    Series Book 1 - Looking Back Series
    Hindsight is the lowest form of intelligence–except for historians. In this handy collection of Ambeth Ocampo's "Looking Back" column pieces, the popular historian digs deep and looks back carefully at events, places and important people who make up the country's history. ... Read more

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