Literary
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Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho continues to change the lives of its readers forever. With more than two million copies sold around the world, The Alchemist has established itself as a modern classic, universally admired.
Paulo Coelho's masterpiece tells 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.
The story of the treasures Santiago finds along the way teaches us, as only a few stories can, 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.
Paulo Coelho's masterpiece tells 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.
The story of the treasures Santiago finds along the way teaches us, as only a few stories can, 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.
Editorial Reviews
"It's a brilliant, magical, life-changing book that continues to blow my mind with its lessons. [...] A remarkable tome." (NEIL PATRICK HARRIS, ACTOR)
"it changed my whole life. I realized of all of the people who had conspired to get me to this place." (PHARRELL WILLIAMS, MUSICIAN AND SONG-WRITER)
"A wise and inspiring fable about the pilgrimage that life should be." (M. Scott Peck)
"An adventure story full of magic and wisdom." (Rudolfo Anaya, author of Bless Me, Ultima)
"A touching, inspiring fable." (Indianapolis Star)
"A magical little volume." (San Francisco Chronicle)
"[This] Brazilian wizard makes books disappear from stores." (New York Times)
"[His] books have had a life-enchanting effect on millions of people." (London Times)
"A beautiful story with a pointed message for every reader." (Joseph Girzone, author of Joshua)
"As memorable and meaningful as Saint-Exupery's The Little Prince." (Austin American-Statesman)
"A sweetly exotic tale for young and old alike." (Publishers Weekly)
"A most tender and gentle story. It is a rare gem of a book." (Gerald G. Jampolsky, M.D., co-author of Change Our Mind, Change Your Life)
"An entrepreneurial tale of universal wisdom we can apply to the business of our own lives." (Spencer Johnson, M.D., co-author of The One-Minute Manager)
"A remarkable tale about the most magical of all journeys: the quest to fulfill one's destiny." (Anthony Robbins, author of Awaken the Giant Within)
"it changed my whole life. I realized of all of the people who had conspired to get me to this place." (PHARRELL WILLIAMS, MUSICIAN AND SONG-WRITER)
"A wise and inspiring fable about the pilgrimage that life should be." (M. Scott Peck)
"An adventure story full of magic and wisdom." (Rudolfo Anaya, author of Bless Me, Ultima)
"A touching, inspiring fable." (Indianapolis Star)
"A magical little volume." (San Francisco Chronicle)
"[This] Brazilian wizard makes books disappear from stores." (New York Times)
"[His] books have had a life-enchanting effect on millions of people." (London Times)
"A beautiful story with a pointed message for every reader." (Joseph Girzone, author of Joshua)
"As memorable and meaningful as Saint-Exupery's The Little Prince." (Austin American-Statesman)
"A sweetly exotic tale for young and old alike." (Publishers Weekly)
"A most tender and gentle story. It is a rare gem of a book." (Gerald G. Jampolsky, M.D., co-author of Change Our Mind, Change Your Life)
"An entrepreneurial tale of universal wisdom we can apply to the business of our own lives." (Spencer Johnson, M.D., co-author of The One-Minute Manager)
"A remarkable tale about the most magical of all journeys: the quest to fulfill one's destiny." (Anthony Robbins, author of Awaken the Giant Within)
Readers Top Reviews
AjayMartin @B2BTe
There are too many things one can learn from “The Alchemist”. Its all about following your dream and about taking the risk of following your dreams, which is actually so difficult to do and there are very few people in this world who actually do, I mean risk it all, just to follow your heart and your dream. Beauty is, the author is so right in saying that when u decide to follow your dreams the entire universe conspires in your favour which he called as the “beginners luck” and we all have been witness to this beginners luck at one or other point in our lives.Also, he talks about a stage in our journey towards realizing our dreams, where everything just goes haywire and there is everything working against us and it almost takes us to the brink of abandoning everything and just getting back to what was so familiar and comfortable.
Vanshika SharmaVa
This is probably the most intresting book I've read so far, the writing so the book is amazing and can be easily understand. If you are first time reader then I would definitely recommend this book. It is was originally written in Portuguese and later translated in English. The story is about a boy from Andalsuia and his adventures through African desert to find treasure in Pyramids of Egypt. One can easily relate with the story because we all have our own goals and this book will teach you that no matter how many obstacles come in your way you should never give up As per the quality of book goes, It's not that great, Pages are low quality. But the texts are readable without getting strain in your eyes. So I can say the quality of book is okay I'm giving 4 star because of the low quality of the book. I hope this review will help you in your buying decision.
filmyBlakeBlakeVa
If I had known that this "famous" book was based on the "Space Fairy Story", with "God" and "...the baby Jesus," I would never have considered wasting my time (and money) on it. I could barely get through the Preface. It's just more innuendo piled atop the already too-high pile of religious brainwashing. But yeah, sure, if you need to reinforce your ridiculous notions of god-based faith, you'll find a 7-course meal here.
Alpha MareJacquel
This book was a poorly written schlock of new age rubbish. It started out ok but then about the 10th time “Personal Legend” was teferenced it lost me. The narrative is ok until the boy leaves the crystal store and then it’s just unreadable. I really don’t see anything deep or profound here other than persevere I guess and you’ll get what you want. Whatever.
BuyerC-manAlpha M
A book with an overwhelming number of positive reviews was surely bound to be a great read, or above average at worst. Boy was I wrong. It's definitely up on the list of worst books I've read. Fortunately, I learned a lesson far greater than what the book could teach me; Amazon reviews do not determine the quality of a story.
