5 Best history books like False Nostalgia: The Marcos “Golden Age” Myths and How to Debunk Them by J.C. Punongbayan

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False Nostalgia: The Marcos “Golden Age” Myths and How to Debunk Them

By: J.C. Punongbayan

4.78

Format: 377 pages, Paperback

This book is going to be perhaps the most lethal weapon in the arsenal against the so-far partially…

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Cover of Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang

1. Stories of Your Life and Others

By: Ted Chiang

4.26

Format: 281 pages, ebook

What if men built a tower from Earth to Heaven-and broke through to Heaven's other side? What if we… read more

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"Pragmatism avails a savior far more than aestheticism."

-Ted Chiang, Stories of Your Life and Others

"I remember when you'll be a month old, and I'll stumble out of bed to give you your 2:00 a.m. feeding."

-Ted Chiang, Stories of Your Life and Others

"Living with you will be like aiming for a moving target; you'll always be further along than I expect."

-Ted Chiang, Stories of Your Life and Others

"Maturity means seeing the differences, but realizing they don’t matter. There’s no technological shortcut."

-Ted Chiang, Stories of Your Life and Others

Cover of Rashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories by Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Yoshihiro Tatsumi

2. Rashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories

By: Haruki Murakami , Jay Rubin , Ryūnosuke Akutagawa , Yoshihiro Tatsumi

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

This collection features a brilliant new translation of the Japanese master's stories, from the sou… read more

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3. Bata, Bata... Pa'no Ka Ginawa?

By: Lualhati Bautista

3.36

Format: 317 pages, Mass Market Paperback

...Hanggang sa ang bata ay hindi na bata kundi ama, o ina. Ano ang ituuro niya ngayon sa kanyang mg… read more

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4. Sweet Bean Paste

By: Durian Sukegawa , Alison Watts

3.95

Format: None pages, Paperback

Sentaro has failed: he has a criminal record, drinks too much, and hasn't managed to fulfil his dre… read more

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5. Revenge

By: Yōko Ogawa , Stephen Snyder

4.26

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Sinister forces draw together a cast of desperate characters in this eerie and absorbing novel from… read more

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6. Dekada '70

By: Lualhati Bautista

2.80

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

"Definitely a political novel. More than the individual story of a mother watching her sons grow an… read more

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7. Strange Weather in Tokyo

By: Hiromi Kawakami

4.29

Format: None pages, Paperback

Tsukiko is drinking alone in her local sake bar when by chance she meets one of her old high school… read more

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8. Agent Sonya: Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy

By: Ben Macintyre

4.16

Format: 377 pages, Hardcover

In 1942, in a quiet village in the leafy English Cotswolds, a thin, elegant woman lived in a small … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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9. Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

By: Cal Newport

3.73

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

Do fewer things. Work at a natural pace. Obsess over quality. From the New York Times bestsellin… read more

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  • nonfiction
"What are we really doing here?"

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"Wouldn’t it be nice to have a job like that where you didn’t have to worry about being productive?"

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"The world of cognitive work lacks coherent ideas about how our efforts should be organized and measured."

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"The pandemic didn’t introduce this trend so much as push its worst excesses beyond the threshold of tolerability."

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

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10. The Rise of Kyoshi (The Kyoshi Novels, #1)

By: F.C. Yee

4.44

Format: 442 pages, Hardcover

F. C. Yee’s The Rise of Kyoshi delves into the story of Kyoshi, the Earth Kingdom–born Avatar. The … read more

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"Preparedness carries the day."

-F.C. Yee, The Rise of Kyoshi (The Kyoshi Novels, #1)

"What you do when no one is guiding you determines who you are."

-F.C. Yee, The Rise of Kyoshi (The Kyoshi Novels, #1)

"Both sides' was a rhetorical weapon used by hypocrites and the ignorant."

-F.C. Yee, The Rise of Kyoshi (The Kyoshi Novels, #1)

"All of our actions have an impact. Each decision we make ripples into the future. And we alter our landscapes according to our needs."

-F.C. Yee, The Rise of Kyoshi (The Kyoshi Novels, #1)

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11. Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

By: Hwang Bo-Reum

4.02

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

Yeongju is burned out. With her high-­flying career, demanding marriage, and busy life in Seoul, sh… read more

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"Why? Because we only get one shot in life, and we're living it now."

-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

"A life surrounded by good people is a successful life. It might not be success as defined by society, but thanks to the people around you, each day is a successful day."

-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

"A life surrounded by good people is a successful life. It might not be success as defined by society, but thanks to the people around you, each day is a successful day'."

-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

"A life surrounded by good people is a successful life. It might not be a success as defined by society, but thanks to the people around you, each day is a successful day."

-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

Cover of Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country by Patricia Evangelista

12. Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country

By: Patricia Evangelista

4.18

Format: 428 pages, Hardcover

A fearless, powerfully written on-the-ground account of a nation careening into violent autocracy—t… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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13. How Do You Live?

By: Genzaburo Yoshino

4.01

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Anime master Hayao Miyazaki’s favorite childhood book, in English for the first time. First pub… read more

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"you can't become a great man without having great thoughts."

-Genzaburo Yoshino, How Do You Live?

"We must not forget to make a habit of modesty and restraint in our lives."

-Genzaburo Yoshino, How Do You Live?

"You take many things from the world, but I wonder what you will give back in return?"

-Genzaburo Yoshino, How Do You Live?

"There is nothing more beautiful than people nurturing goodwill toward their fellow beings."

-Genzaburo Yoshino, How Do You Live?

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14. Diary of a Void

By: Emi Yagi

3.51

Format: 213 pages, Hardcover

A prizewinning, thrillingly subversive debut novel about a woman in Japan who avoids harassment at … read more

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"Having a baby isn't easy. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. It's been two thousand years, and it's the same old story, right?"

-Emi Yagi, Diary of a Void

"I'm always so alone. I guess I should be used to it by now. That's the way it is from the moment we come into this world, but I'm still not used to it - how alone we all are."

-Emi Yagi, Diary of a Void

"Maybe that's making a family is all about: creating an environment in which people make space for one another - maybe without even trying, just naturally, to make sure that nobody's forgotten."

-Emi Yagi, Diary of a Void

"Until they arrived, while everyone else was transitioning to winter, putting on coats and sweaters, I was going to stick with my summer dress and my usual work blazer. Dressed in the dazzling flowers…"

-Emi Yagi, Diary of a Void

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15. Some Days You Can’t Save Them All

By: Ronnie E. Baticulon

4.67

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

"In the event of an error, the only thing a writer loses is a chunk of swollen ego. But a physician… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Some days, you could not save them all, but my patients - with their promise of a good story - reminded me that I should never stop trying."

-Ronnie E. Baticulon, Some Days You Can’t Save Them All

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16. How to Stand Up to a Dictator

By: Maria Ressa

4.34

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

What will you sacrifice for the truth? Maria Ressa has spent decades speaking truth to power. Bu… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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17. The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories

By: Jay Rubin

4.12

Format: 566 pages, Hardcover

A major new anthology of great Japanese short stories introduced by Haruki Murakami. This fantas… read more

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"The bones came jumbled together from the kitchen... there was no way of telling my parents from my Brothers and Sisters. I put them all in the same urn. Sometimes, late at night, I hold them in my ha…"

-Jay Rubin, The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories

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18. Cabinet of Curiosities: History from Philippine Artifacts

By: Ambeth R. Ocampo

4.33

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

“Cabinet of Curiosities: History from Philippine Artifacts” by Ambeth Ocampo takes readers on a cap… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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19. Ang Suklam sa Ating Naaagnas na Balat

By: Ronaldo S. Vivo Jr.

4.51

Format: 367 pages, Paperback

Kalansay na ang mga labi ni Divine Amadeo nang matagpuan sa isang tambak sa C-6, malapit sa Silveri… read more

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20. False Nostalgia: The Marcos “Golden Age” Myths and How to Debunk Them

By: J.C. Punongbayan

4.78

Format: 377 pages, Paperback

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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21. Waking the Dead and Other Stories

By: Yvette Tan

4.09

Format: 161 pages, Kindle Edition

A young woman is irresistibly drawn to the polluted Pasig River. A couple finds a baby ontheir door… read more

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7 Best nonfiction books like False Nostalgia: The Marcos “Golden Age” Myths and How to Debunk Them by J.C. Punongbayan

Transform Your Habits

Agent Sonya: Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy

Ben Macintyre

4.16

Transform Your Habits

Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

Cal Newport

3.73

Transform Your Habits

Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country

Patricia Evangelista

4.18

Transform Your Habits

Some Days You Can’t Save Them All

Ronnie E. Baticulon

4.67

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20 must-read fiction books like The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories by Jay Rubin

Transform Your Habits

Sanshirō

Jay Rubin , Natsume Sōseki

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Hell Screen

Jay Rubin , Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

4.20

Transform Your Habits

Rashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories

Haruki Murakami , Jay Rubin , Ryūnosuke Akutagawa , Yoshihiro Tatsumi

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Patriotism

Yukio Mishima , Geoffrey W. Sargent

2.57

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