Jose Rizal: The First Filipino Phenom

It is the thesis of this book that if one want a good, if not necessarily perfect, embodiment of the term ‘phenom’ (and even ‘prodigy’), then Jose Rizal is an ideal choice.

This book follows the author’s tradition of ‘wackily’ presenting history by incorporating new researches, clarifying some controversies and discrepancies, and including cool analyses, comments, and applications.

Among other things, this writing proves that even before other great Filipinos (like Manny Pacquiao, Efren Reyes...