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"A special 25th anniversary edition of Paulo Coehlo's extraordinary international bestselling phenomenon--the inspiring spiritual tale of self-discovery that has touched millions of lives around the world.Combing magic, mysticism, wisdom and wonder, The Alchemist has become a modern classic, selling millions of copies around the world and transforming the lives of countless readers across generations. Paulo Coelho's masterpiece tells the mystical...
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2016
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English
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In his new novel, Paulo Coelho, best-selling author of The Alchemist and Adultery, brings to life one of history's most enigmatic women: Mata Hari. The story of her celebrated yet mysterious life as an exotic dancer and courtesan, and her controversial execution as a spy during the First World War unfolds as a fascinating first-person narrative of self-creation and bravery.
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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"The latest novel from #1 internationally best-selling author Paulo Coelho is a classic of inspiration and reflection, a meditation on life, love, and the significance of change. A novel of philosophical reflection set in Jerusalem during the time of the Crusades. Here, a community of Christians, Arabs, and Jews who have long lived together harmoniously has been warned of an imminent attack and certain destruction. Contemplating their demise, the...
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HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
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268 p. ; 22 cm.
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English
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A novel presented from multiple viewpoints, told by the interviewees of a bereaved lover trying to collect the life story of the late Athena, a Gypsy orphan raised by a Lebanese Christian couple and shaped by journeys in Europe and the Middle East before she settled in London, where her magical gifts, cult following, and refusal to live by the rules of her time or abandon her dreams made her the victim of a witch hunt.
5) Blindness
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Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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Translation of a Portuguese novel about the chaos that ensues when a city is struck with an epidemic of blindness in which its victims see only white.
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Pub. Date
2014
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English
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"A woman around her thirties begins to question the routine and predictability of her days. In everybody's eyes, she has a perfect life: a solid and stable marriage, a loving husband, sweet and well-behaved children and a job as a journalist she can't complain about. However, she can no longer bear the necessary effort to fake happiness when all she feels in life is an enormous apathy. All that changes when she encounters an ex-boyfriend from her...
7) The archer
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First American edition.
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130 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
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English
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A young man seeks wisdom from a retired archer who explains how the principles of archery can help readers find the courage to take risks and embrace life's unexpected turns.
8) The cave
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Harcourt, Inc
Pub. Date
c2002
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
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307 p. ; 24 cm.
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English
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Cipriano Algor, an elderly potter, lives with his daughter Marta and her husband Marçal in a small village on the outskirts of The Center. Marçal works there as a security guard, and Cipriano drives him to work each day before delivering his own humble pots and jugs. On one such visit, he is told not to make any more deliveries until further notice. People prefer plastic, he is told it lasts longer and doesn't break. Cipriano tries his hand at making...
9) Hippie
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First American edition.
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284 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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A Brazilian man and a Dutch woman embark on an extraordinary journey of self-discovery as they travel by bus from Amsterdam to Kathmandu against a backdrop of the protests and sexual-liberation experiments of the 1960s.
11) Aleph
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Pub. Date
2011
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English
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In his most personal novel to date, internationally best-selling author Paulo Coelho returns with a remarkable journey of self-discovery. Like the main character in his much-beloved The Alchemist, Paulo is facing a grave crisis of faith. As he seeks a path of spiritual renewal and growth, he decides to begin again: to travel, to experiment, to reconnect with people and the landscapes around him. Setting off to Africa, and then to Europe and Asia via...
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On the seventh day trilogy volume 3
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
xii, 205 p. ; 22 cm.
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English
Description
A stranger arrives in the remote village of Viscos with a backpack containing a notebook and 11 gold bars, setting in motion an extraordinary struggle between good and evil. As the stranger searches for the answer to whether humans, in essence, are good or evil, the village becomes an accomplice to his plot, which will mark their lives forever.
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Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xii, 511 pages ; 25 cm.
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English
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"From the winner of the prestigious FIL Prize in Romance Languages comes this masterpiece saga, set in the twilight of the late twentieth century, of two clashing families in coastal Portugal. With the grand sweep of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan novels, this enduring tale transports us to a picturesque seaside town haunted by its colonial past. Considered one of Europe's most influential contemporary writers, Portuguese novelist Lídia Jorge has captivated...
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New Vessel Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
153 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
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"A letter has beckoned to Raimundo since he received it over fifty years ago from his youthful passion, handsome Cicero. But having grown up in an impoverished area of Brazil where the demands of manual labor thwarted his becoming literate, Raimundo has long been unable to read. As young men, he and Cicero fell in love, only to have Raimundo's father brutally beat his son when he discovered their affair. Even after Raimundo succeeds in making a life...
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Publisher
Push
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
308 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
The house at Number 8 Sunflower Street tells the stories of three teenagers who have lived within its walls in the 21st century--Ana, a lesbian forced to leave her home, Greg sent to live with his aunt when his parents divorce, and Beto, a would-be photographer living during the COVID pandemic.
16) Empty wardrobes
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Publisher
Two Lines Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
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183 pages ; 18 cm.
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English
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For ten years Dora has ritualistically mourned her husband's death, a pointless ritual that forced her to rely on support from old friends and acquaintances. Her beloved husband, a ���Christ��� so principled he rejected any ambition whatsoever as a construct of a corrupt society, succeeded only in leaving Dora and their daughter with nothing. When her mother-in-law reveals a shattering secret about their marriage one night, Dora���s...
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Archipelago Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Archipelago Books edition.
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181 pages ; 17 cm
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English
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"In eighteen exhilarating stories, Caio Fernando Abreu navigates a Brazil transformed by the AIDS epidemic and stifling military dictatorship of the 1980s. Tenderly suspended between fear and longing, Abreu's characters grasp for connection. A man speckled with Carnival glitter crosses a crowded dance floor and seeks the warmth and beauty of another body. A budding office friendship between two young men turns into a surprising love, "a strange and...
18) João by a thread
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Publisher
Elsewhere Editions
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 16 cm
Language
English
Description
As Jôo tucks under a lovingly woven quilt, he asks himself: So it's just me now? He curls up, getting cozy in bed, and soon the world of his dreams unspools on the page. The blanket in his bed unravels into deep rivers, lakes, valleys, reservoirs, mountain ranges, fishing nets full of tadpoles and gaping holes, until what's left is just one long thread. When he feels alone and scared in the dark, Jôo "sews words like patchwork" into a new blanket...
20) Super 8
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (112 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witnesses a catastrophic train crash while making a Super 8 movie and soon they suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local deputy tries to uncover the truth, something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined.
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