Paulo Coelho
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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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"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 have been warned of an imminent attack and certain destruction. Contemplating their demise, the...
3) Aleph
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Aleph marks a return to the author's beginnings. In a frank and surprising personal story, one of the world's most beloved authors embarks on a remarkable and transformative journey of self discovery. Facing a grave crisis of faith, and seeking a path of spiritual renewal and growth, he decides to start over: to travel, to experiment, to reconnect with people and the world. On this journey through Europe, Africa, and Asia, he will again meet Hilal,...
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"Each story offers an illuminated path to see life and the lives of our fellow people around the world in new ways, allowing us to tap into universal truths about our collective and individual humanity. As Coelho writes, 'a man who seeks only the light, while shirking his responsibilities, will never find illumination. And one who keep his eyes fixed upon the sun . . . ends up blind.' These wise tales offer the perspective of talking snakes, old women...
5) The archer
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In The Archer we meet Tetsuya, a man once famous for his prodigious gift with a bow and arrow but who has since retired from public life, and the boy who comes searching for him. The boy has many questions, and in answering them Tetsuya illustrates the way of the bow and the tenets of a meaningful life. Paulo Coelho's story suggests that living without a connection between action and soul cannot fulfil, that a life constricted by fear of rejection...
6) Hippie
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2018.
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"Drawing on the rich experience of his own life, best-selling author Paulo Coelho takes us back in time to relive the dreams of a generation that longed for peace and dared to challenge the established social order. In Hippie, he tells the story of Paulo, a young, skinny Brazilian man with a goatee and long, flowing hair, who wants to become a writer and sets off on a journey in search of a deeper meaning for his life: first on the famous “Death...
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The story of a young Irish girl who dives into sorcery and experiments with different magical traditions. She meets a wise man who dwells in a forest, who teaches her about overcoming her fears and trusting in the goodness of the world; and a woman who teaches her how to dance to the music of the world, and how to pray to the moon. As she seeks her destiny, she struggles to find a balance between her relationships and her desire to become a witch....
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Paulo Coelho inspired millions of readers around the world and became one of the most beloved storytellers of our time with the international bestselling phenomenon The Alchemist. Now, in the beloved companion to his classic, The Warrior of The Light: A Manual invites us to live out our dreams to embrace the uncertainty of life, and to rise to our own unique destiny. -- Blackstone Audio.l
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On the seventh day trilogy volume 3
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HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2006
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xii, 205 p. ; 22 cm.
10) The spy: a novel
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Alfred A. Knopf
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2016.
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190 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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"A novel of Mata Hari's final days, as written by the woman herself while accused of espionage" --
11) Eleven minutes
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Perennial
Pub. Date
2005
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273, 16 p. ; 21 cm.
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Embittered by her first experiences of love, a young Brazilian girl travels to Geneva in search of fame and fortune and finds her beliefs about sex and romance challenged by her relationship with a young painter.
12) Adulterio
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Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House LLC
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2014.
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259 pages ; 22 cm
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A wife and mother in her thirties works through midlife apathy by engaging in a passionate affair with a successful politician who was once her high-school sweetheart.
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Vintage Espa?ol, una divisi?n de Random House, Inc
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2013.
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194 pages ; 21 cm.
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"14 de julio de 1099. Mientras Jerusale? se prepara para la invasio? de los cruzados, un griego convoca una reunio? con los jóvenes y los viejos, los hombres y las mujeres de la ciudad. El misterioso hombre, conocido por todos como Copta, no busca unirse a ninguna religio? en particular, pero guarda en su memoria todo lo que ha escuchado para poder transmitirlo a las generaciones futuras. Reunidos en la plaza, la gente empieza a preguntar. Le preguntan...
18) La espía
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Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2016
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182 pages : illustrations, photographs, facsimiles ; 21 cm.
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En su nueva novela, Paulo Coelho da vida a una de las mujeres más enigmáticas de la historia: Mata Hari, quien fuera acusada de espionaje durante la Primera Guerra Mundial. Aunque hubo poca evidencia para incriminarla, ella no pudo escapar de la persecución y el enjuiciamiento por la inteligencia militar francesa. Esta cautivadora e íntima narración nos presenta a una mujer que se atrevió, en su tiempo, a hacer lo impensable: desnudarse en público,...
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Distributed by Random House Mondadori S. A
Pub. Date
c2009
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128 p. : col. ill., 1 port. ; 19 cm.
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Todos formamos parte de la chispa divina. todos tenemos un propósito en la creación. Llamodo amor. Despierta, acepta ese amor. Lo pasado no debe volver. Lo que venga habra que reconocerlo.
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Rayo
Pub. Date
c2009
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406 p. ; 22 cm.
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"El éxito, un veneno irresistible. Ambientada en el atractivo entorno del festival de Cannes, 'El vencedor está solo' va mucho más allá del lujo y el glamour, y nos aboca a una profunda reflexión acerca de la fuerza de los propios sueños y de cuál es la escala de valores con la que nos medimos. Durante 24 horas seguiremos los pasos de Igor, empresario ruso magnate de las comunicaciones, destrozado por una dolorosa ruptura sentimental, y conoceremos...