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World of books is one of the largest online sellers of secondhand books in the world. Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom and wonder into an inspiring tale of selfdiscovery, the alchemist has become a modern classic, selling millions of copies around the world and transforming the lives of countless readers across generations. I have a different take away whenever i read it and it has helped me to become wiser with time. When malcolm was 11, his father, who was a professor of mathematics and engineering at the university of waterloo, allowed him to wander around the offices at his university, which stoked the boys interest in reading and libraries.
Book summary while sleeping near a sycamore tree in the sacristy of an abandoned church, santiago, a shepherd boy, has a recurring dream about a child who tells him that he will find a hidden treasure if he travels to the egyptian pyramids. Gladwells father noted malcolm was an unusually singleminded and ambitious boy. With over a million and a half copies sold around the world, the alchemist has already established itself as a modern classic, universally admired. Why paulo coelhos book the alchemist sold over 150 million. Our audio books include textbooks, literature, and all book genres. Basically it is a fable about following your dreams and is a story of a shepherd named santiago who dares to follow his dream. Feb 24, 2015 a special 25th anniversary edition of the extraordinary international bestseller, including a new foreword by paulo coelho. Soon the two men enter into an area of intense tribal. The alchemist by paulo coelho is the book which i always go back to. An easy to read story with lots of hidden meanings. Get 2 audiobooks free, 2 books a month, plus access to more than 700,000 podcasts. O alquimista is a novel by brazilian author paulo coelho that was first published in 1988.
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