{"product_id":"boyhood-in-monsoon-country-paperback","title":"Boyhood in Monsoon Country - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaximo D. Ramos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaximo D. Ramos wrote a number of books detailing the history and culture of the Philippines. Boyhood in Monsoon Country is a collection of little essays about village life as a boy. It is not just the content here, which presents a fascinating range of topics from the food to the bird life to even the mythological creatures that kept him and his friends scared of entering into the woods -- what really speaks to the reader is the lyrical and conversational quality of the writing. Ramos's observations are often hilarious, often poignant, and always stream of consciousness, like a warm grandfather relaying his adventures to his grandchildren who gather around him to take it all in. As Ramos explores his own life and times, his invitation is a simple but profound one: now that he has shared his life, he implores the reader to think about and celebrate their own. Reading Boyhood in Monsoon Country feels like an exchange of lives-- a conversation that lets us into Ramos' world, and encourages us to think of the humanity that unites us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEarly School Days\u003cbr\u003eWe Had Gizzards of Iron\u003cbr\u003eWe Had Food Specials, Too\u003cbr\u003eOur Peer Group\u003cbr\u003eThe Games We Played\u003cbr\u003eThe Birds We Knew\u003cbr\u003eOur Homely Names\u003cbr\u003eThe Harmful Gods of Our Countryside\u003cbr\u003eWe Had Just About All We Needed\u003cbr\u003eA Note to Agents of Change\u003cbr\u003eThe Magic of Old Place-Names\u003cbr\u003eHoliday in Black\u003cbr\u003eSweet Were the Uses of Necromancy\u003cbr\u003ePicnic\u003cbr\u003eHoly Week in Monsoon Country\u003cbr\u003eGlossary of lloko Term\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 148\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.32 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42713395789887,"sku":"9781731252982","price":21.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/cd140a49078088f55f7863ed1b65ed58.webp?v=1765064517","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/boyhood-in-monsoon-country-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}