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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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HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
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.
3) Blindness
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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.
4) Aleph
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Pub. Date
2011
Language
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.
Language
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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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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Two Lines Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
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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New Vessel Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
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153 pages ; 20 cm
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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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