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Item specifics

Condition
Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ...
Brand
Unbranded
MPN
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ISBN
9780061122415

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061122416
ISBN-13
9780061122415
eBay Product ID (ePID)
50358260

Product Key Features

Book Title
Alchemist
Number of Pages
197 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
Visionary & Metaphysical, General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Author
Paulo Coelho
Book Series
Plus Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
7.2 Oz
Item Length
7.9 in
Item Width
5.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Young Adult Audience
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
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, 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
Dewey Decimal
869.3/42
Synopsis
This international bestseller about the shepherd boy Santiago who learns how to live his dreams includes an inspiring afterword by the author., "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., "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., 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.

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  • r***5 (17)- Feedback left by buyer.
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    Probably one of the best eye-catching stories I've ever read, the Alchemist has such a hooking entree until the end no matter what. Great value, great condition. Quality work.
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    It took a long time to ship, I can't hate because it came from Illinois and I'm from Cali. I got this book for my English honors, the book is in slightly great condition. Got some erased pencil lines on it but it's good ❤️‍🩹
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    Almost new condition - paperback copy - great quality - great price - beautiful appearance - no tears or writing in book.
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  • Top favourable review

    Every Human ShouLd rEad thiS Novel...

    It's rare to find a simple read with the underlying ability to change lives... yet, that is exactly what Paulo Coelho has done. This novel paves the way to thought provoking treasures. .. that will withstand the test of time. At the end of this story, you will take a deep breath, dry your eyes, and last... you will, in your mind, start seeing things within your own life that you never appreciated before. Possibly you will find your own treasure.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: thrift.books

  • Top critical review

    Waste of time

    Book was a waste of time! Bottom line, "follow your dream" -- overly simplistic. Maybe ok for a teenager, but not an adult. And nearly every page had lots of ink highlighting and underlining -- which I expected because it was in "Usable" condition -- but also the long comments written in the margins were really distracting and not at all helpful.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: cleanearthbooks

  • The Alchemist

    Best book I’ve ever read. Love the authors imagination. Great lil sprinkles of symbolism throughout book

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: discover-books

  • Unexpected

    Unexpected the size of the book. It is just small but it is good. There is a tear on the cover page which I can tape and still okay ... I hope the pages are complete .

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: thrift.books

  • Great purchase

    Im so happy i found the original! I lost my copy years ago! Glad I found it! Thank you

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: marcisfinds