Anvil Publishing Inc: 184 books

For Mina, the garden is one of the Tabon Caves, where the Tabon Man, one of the oldest Homo sapiens in the Philippines was found. This is a story about archaelogy and unearthing pieces of ourselves. With parallel English and Filipino texts.

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With an overly zealous mother as her guide, 19-year-old Sam has never had problems navigating through Christian suburbia before. But, all that changes when she befriends and becomes intrigued with Clara, her widowed neighbor and the village’s social outcast. When their friendship grows into the...

Laura Bayani is the most rigid person you’ll ever meet, from her white long-sleeved blouses with starched collars to her knee-length black skirts to her three-inch high heels. While her colleagues value her efficiency, it hasn’t won her any friends. For a promotion at work, Laura is advised that...

Since Mang Gorio’s cow has turned white, things have turned a little topsy-turvy for Jopi. Suddenly he can talk to a cow and a rat, as well as to strange creatures in the trees and under the ground. Something is amiss in Molles Village, and only Jopi seems to know it has to do with the Mayor and...

Ina Guinto certainly does not feel welcome in her new home in Laguna, although Biboy and her father like it. While Mr. Guinto goes to work, they are left in the care of Mayang, whom Biboy likes to call “Yaya Maya.” Ina insists she is too old to have a nanny, but no one listens to her, especially...

The award-winning fictionist’s treasured personal letters to family, acquaintances, students, and friends that continue to tell the story of his life. With black and white photographs.

The ELP ORAL COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES, 3rd Edition expands the coverage of the speech class beyond its usual focus on public speaking. It works on the oral skills identified by the English Linguistics Project’s research as needed in both academic and professional domains.

Former Education Undersecretary Juan Miguel Luz puts together his learning and insights on Philippine education in a collection of essays that tackles the challenges faced by the largest agency of the Philippine government and possible solutions for reform.

The day after Karina’s sixteenth birthday, supernatural things start to happen around her. She discovers that her mother is an engkanto princess who ran away from Engkantasia, and she’s now of age to take the throne to prevent a war between Engkantasia and the human world. She must learn to control...

An exciting collection of poetry inspired by life’s most engrossing themes such as love and pain, solitude and reflection, arrivals and departures, and the tenuous threads that make up everyday life, from AA Patawaran, Manila Bulletin Lifestyle editor and bestselling author of Write Here Write Now.

I remember playing under the moonlight and under the heat of the sun with marbles or rubber bands, catching grasshoppers and climbing trees. Dogs barked and hens cackled, and in the gardens grew an abundance of fruits and vegetables, spices and herbs. Creation unfolded and we smelled her symphony...

"A treasure trove of enchanting, well-crafted and nature-friendly poems, from a master poet, for children of all ages." -Aileen Ibardaloza-Cassinetto, poet and author of Traje de Boda

Fifteen intensely personal accounts by women who fearlessly debunked the myth of midlife crisis to emerge complete, satisfied, and confident of their potentials and achievements as women and as persons. The book looks closely at the different perspectives of that anxiety-filled phase and provides insights that will empower all women to face the inevitable.