The Alchemist (Plus)
My Heart Is Afraid that it will have to suffer," the boy told the alchemist one night as they looked up at the moonless sky."Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams." Every few decades a book is published that changes the lives of its readers forever. The Alchemist is such a book. With over a million and a half copies sold around the world, The Alchemist has already established itself as a modern classic, universally admired. Paulo Coelho's charming fable, now available in English for the first time, will enchant and inspire an even wider audience of readers for generations to come. The Alchemist is the magical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure as extravagant as any ever found. From his home in Spain he journeys to the markets of Tangiers and across the Egyptian desert to a fateful encounter with the alchemist. The story of the treasures Santiago finds along the way teaches us, as only a few stories have done, about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, learning to read the omens strewn along life's path, and, above all, following our dreams.
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Recent Reviews
- 1/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Oct-10-2009
- Profoundly insipid
Profoundly vapid, insipid, merit-less, pseudo-spiritual tripe. If Cinderella is your idea of a good read, this will appeal to you. Could have been written in the time it takes to read. Next to this, the Harry Potter series merits a...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Oct-01-2009
- An eye opener
In my search for the universal truth of the universe an my own believes, i bumped in to The Alchemist. I was inspired, thrilled, and most of all it was a great "eye opener" for me, as the story, which was brilliant written, tuched som...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Sep-23-2009
- Philosophy and fable taken from most major religions
I had heard about this book for years and how life changing it was and how deep the philosphical implications to the book were. After finally reading it, I wouldn't say it is "life changing" so much as "inspirational." If you are...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Sep-20-2009
- The Omen of This Book
Personally, I like this book a lot.It is SIMPLE in writing but RICH in the wisdom of life.I was very surprised to find so many 3 stars or below reviews on Amazon. Why?Now I came to realize that this book is a test. I bet that more likely...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Oct-01-2009
- An eye opener
In my search for the universal truth of the universe an my own believes, i bumped in to The Alchemist. I was inspired, thrilled, and most of all it was a great "eye opener" for me, as the story, which was brilliant written, tuched som...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-21-2009
- Will have to read again one day...
I sat down and read this book late one night when I probably should have been sleeping. I liked it overall, and I liked the messages it "preached". But I think I'll have to sit down and read it again because I started skimming towards...
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- 1/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Oct-10-2009
- Profoundly insipid
Profoundly vapid, insipid, merit-less, pseudo-spiritual tripe. If Cinderella is your idea of a good read, this will appeal to you. Could have been written in the time it takes to read. Next to this, the Harry Potter series merits a...
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