The Flip Reader: Being a Greatest Hits Anthology from Flip: the Official Guide to World Domination

by Jessica Zafra (Editor), Bino A. Realuyo (Contributor), Gémino H. Abad (Contributor)

“This publication is a creative way of highlighting our changing identity and our growing participation in the interconnected world. To survive and grow as a people, we must embrace this new environment and succeed in it. To remain insular is not an option. The thoughts expressed here are one more potent symbol of our transformation into an exciting and progressive culture of the 21st century.” – Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala in the Foreword

Genres: Nonfiction

274 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Jessica Zafra (born 1965) is a fiction writer, columnist, editor, publisher and former television and radio show host. She is known for her sharp and witty writing style. Her most popular books are the Twisted series, a collection of her essays as a columnist for newspaper Today (now Manila Standard Today), as well as from her time as editor and publisher of the magazine Flip. She currently writes a weekly column for The Philippine Star which is called, Emotional Weather Report. She resides in Metro Manila, Philippines, where she is working on her first novel. She also managed the Eraserheads during the 90's.

Her work often are about current events (both Philippine and international), tennis, movies, music, cats, books, technology and her personal life. Her work has been the subject of academic study. The main ingredient to her work is often fun cynicism and irony.

Find out more about her here.

Reviews

[Carmela Isabelle]

some parts.. i failed to read so.. DNF

[Jenina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Still one of my most treasured books I managed to find at the Book Sale in Robinson in 2015

🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎

[Rowena · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really liked Washington Sycip's take on how important education is to a country's development.