Manila Shopping

  1. Bibliarch Bookstore

    Bookstore with a selection focused on art and architecture; there's a wide array of foreign magazines.

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  2. Datelines Bookstore

    Small but carefully chosen collection of used Western and Filipino books.

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  3. Filipinas Heritage Library

    Contains good resources on Filipino history, art and culture, and is also the repository of thousands of images related to the Philippines. Good displays of artistic and historical photos (free); excellent bookstore.

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  4. National Book Store

    Starting out as a mere book stall way back in the 1930s, this is the mother ship of the Philippines' largest bookstore chain. Branches of the store can be found at major shopping centres in Manila, including the convenient Robinson's Place.

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  5. Popular Book Store

    This eclectic shop sells new and used books. Titles range from Suzanne Somers' Get Skinny to Freemasonry and Its Etiquette to numerous academic tomes on Filipino culture.

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  7. Power Books

    Poshest bookstore in town, with a huge selection and a little café with tables outside overlooking the park. There's another location nearby inside Tower Records, also at Ayala Center (level 2, Glorietta 3).

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  8. Solidaridad Bookshop

    Owned by the award-winning Filipino author Francisco Sionil Jose, it is well stocked with books on topics from history to existentialism. Among the titles on offer are the owner's own collections of short stories and essays.

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  9. Tradewinds Books

    Varied assortment of books on the Philippines and Asia, including out-of-print or hard-to-find volumes.

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