Book Tour at Smart Office

Finally, the plan to visit Smart office for a book tour became reality.

Smart was one of my major book sponsors - and I'd like to extend my sincerest gratitude to them. (And I hope a repeat of such partnership :))





Pila lang ho!  Book signing time.

Book Launch Event Oct3

Book Launch pictures - I 'borrowed' some photos from various online pages - Thanks to my picture sources: R.O.X., Jane, Gabby, others..



Here talking about the book to, what seemed
to be a 'serious' or shy crowd atypical of the
usual noisy outdoor groups :)

  

Book Title: "AKYAT! A Filipino's Journey to the Seven Summits"

Online order also available

Book Specs

Price: 499.00 Philippine Pesos (SRP)

Pages: 325

Trim size: 8x5.25"

Thickness: ~1in
Paper: white
Color: 12 full-colour pages, b/w text pages some w/ photos

Feb2015 new cover edition (same book), Available in R.O.X. Bonifacio High Street (Taguig), and Lagalag Store in SM North Edsa (Quezon City)

Black cover design now available in the US.  Check out createspace e-store here.  NEW  also available at Amazon.com here

Limited stocks now available at Central Bookstore CDO and Cebu branches. Store address and number here.  Also now available in La Galag outdoor shop in Baguio.

Special Promo (order by email)
Get 20% discount when you order 10 copies or more. Sell to your friends or use as personal give-aways. Note: shipping cost will be added in the total price. Email your order to romi.garduch@gmail.com . (Orders of less than 10 copies may not be accommodated. You may order here instead.) Available in the Philippines only.

BUY On-line
Central Bookstore On-line  (available now)
Createspace e-store  (available now especially for US readers)
Amazon.com (available now)
Store websites:
Central Bookstore website
R.O.X. Store FB Page
Second Wind Running Store
Related Blog Posts:
My Book Story
Book Launch Event
Writing Your Manuscripts
Keep Writing

This book project was made possible

by the support of my partners. Thank you!

  

My Book Story



e-poster of the book launch

 My previous climbs allowed me to tell my story through writing. Experience taught me that sharing experiences through detailed pieces could somehow offer positive effect on the readers. I’d like to think that I have many things to impart say a lesson, an insight, an outlook in life, even just an interesting anecdote.


When I returned from my Kilimanjaro climb in 2002, my then colleague John Valdezco urged me to write about my climb and travel experience for reasons that I didn’t understand.

Starting the story on paper was difficult, but I discovered that I was talkative on paper and could write almost non-stop. I think, I being a wide reader helped me write lengthy stories - except that I needed an editor to trim my words down and check my syntax, grammar and spelling occasionally.. But hey, I’m a math and computer science person so give me some slack. John patiently went through my first manuscript and published it in our office’s intranet. Friends and strangers responded through emails, telling me how they were inspired, how they envied my way of life and all that mushy stuff. Another thing I discovered was that climb or adventure stories in general had a positive effect on many.