| | |  | Books | Home » » The Alchemist | | | | | | | Description: | | 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. | | | Features: | |
• ISBN13: 9780061122415
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Paulo Coelho | | Paperback:
| 208 pages | | Publisher:
| HarperCollins | | Publication Date:
| May 01, 2006 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0061122416 | | Package Length:
| 7.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.55 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 1440 reviews |
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 One of my all time favorite reads!Nov 15, 2009
A timeless book for all generations. Many life messages in this wonderful tale. I have given many as gifts to friends and loved ones. Read it and enjoy!
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The alchemistNov 05, 2009
The book was in great shape, the book was very good. I read it in one day.The Alchemist
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 A Wordy Fortune CookieNov 03, 2009
It could be an interesting read for a child. However, if you're an adult, save yourself the time and just have Chinese food for dinner tonight, you'll probably be given a fortune cookie at the end, and the message in the cookie will most likely sum up this book.
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I have but one wish...Nov 02, 2009
I wish that while wondering in the Desert, the little shepherd boy was magically transported to Arrakis (Dune) and swallowed by a sandworm. Personal Legend meet Shai-Hulud. What annoying drivel Paulo Coelho spews. At least with a story like Slumdog Millionaire ones gets the sense of the gross improbability of it all. According to PC all you have to do is pursue your dream--what utter crap.
This book may be useful for a teenager contemplating suicide, but beyond that, turn it to pulp for some other more worthy publication.
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Infantile, stupid, presumptuous and a total waste of time. Absolute BS.Nov 02, 2009
I can't believe this BS had such an amazing success. It seems the world is in a serious hunger for c...p.
Infantile ideas...but that would actually cause injustice to kids' stories. Presumptuous. Pompous.
But... in an extremely simple language written for 3-4 years old. Allegedly metaphorically spoken. Supposedly explaining to us (the idiots who have purchased the book) the greater powers of the universe...God, the sun, the wind, the desert and a boy that masters them all... duh...
NOT reading it - would actually guarantee you'll have a better understanding of the universe, life, love and ... everything in between.
A TOTAL waste of time. Pure BS coated with sugary metaphysics. I would use hasher words but Amazon would not publish them.
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