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The Alchemist
by: Paulo Coelho
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 869.342
EAN: 9780061122415
ISBN: 0061122416
Label: HarperCollins
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: May 01, 2006
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date: April 25, 2006
Sales Rank: 337
Studio: HarperCollins
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Rating: - if your gonna read a book, read this one
its a quick read, but when you reach the end you sense that you have been there and experienced the same things. if you give books as gifts, this should be in the top five.
Rating: - C'mon, GROW UP, KIDS!!!
Every time I see somebody reading one of Coelho's books, usually some dimwitted dreadlocked blonde chick w/ hemp bracelets halfway up to her elbow (degree in `Women's Studies' from some liberal arts college nobody's heard-of, never worked a day in her life, drives daddy's BMW around but feels real guilty about it), it makes me cringe!
In your early 20's, the `everything happens for a reason, your cosmic soulmate is out there somewhere waiting for you' nonsense is seems possible. ... Read More
Rating: - reaffirm your direction in life
It is great to read an affirmation like this that reassures you that you are on the right path in your life. It helps to hear this when you have doubt at times.
Rating: - Inspiring for life
It is really an inspiring book. This happens to all people, what is the real desire in our heart, how we can follow the inner voice in the heart. The author has used a shepherd boy to show us how we could live our life, it is always a matter of thought, of how we relate to the people we met. The author also shows how God works in our lives. I think it is really true in the way he told us!
Rating: - spiritual hogwash
I was expecting more from this book. Unfortunately, it did not deliver. The author borrows heavily from earlier writings, showing little in the way of true originality or creativity. His ideas seem simplistic and shallow (e.g., Personal Legend), while the repetetiveness of certain words like "omen" and phrases (e.g., Language of the World)are laughable. Worse, he seems to believe that "when a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help him get it." What nonsense! On the plus ... Read More
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