Coffee Table Books with Beautiful Pictures of the Philippines

Here's a list of books with the best collection of pictures of the Philippines. They'd make stylish gifts this Christmas!

1. Tropical Living: Contemporary Dream Houses in the Philippines features a generation of young Filipino designers exploring stylish, sophisticated ways to keep spaces cool and airy.

2. Tropical Interiors contains 250 color photographs taken in more than 30 private homes showcasing indigenous Philippines materials -- pina, abaca, capiz shell, bamboo and rattan.

3. Exciting Philippines: A Visual Journey has with over 100 full-color photographs of its people, festivals and architecture.

4. 25 Tropical Houses in the Philippines by Filipino architects and designers with ideas that show 21st-century savvy. Works by 20 designers beyond traditional conventions toward Asian fusion trends from pavilion-houses in Manila to elegant vacation homes of Batangas and Mindoro.

5. Burning Heart: A Portrait of the Philippines is a beautiful collection of photographs about the lives of real Filipinos -- poor, desperate faces that contrast with the natural beauty of the country.

Get them from an independent bookseller online at Alibris or buy from your local bookstore. We've got to support independent booksellers!!!