The Alchemist/a Fable About Following Your Dream

Author: Paulo Coelho
Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

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Sales Rank: 1044866

Media: Paperback
Edition: 1ST Edition
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.5

ISBN: 0062502182
EAN: 9780062502186
ASIN: 0062502662

Publication Date: 1993
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5 out of 5 stars

Great Read August 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Loved this book and I am having my boy teenage boys read it. Just wish I had read it when I was there age. A must for anyone on the side lines !

5 out of 5 stars

Everyone should read this book August 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

My best friend recommended that I read this book, so I bought it, read it. I love it! I wish schools would recommend students to read this book.

5 out of 5 stars

Simple. Classic. August 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This makes a great graduation idea. A simple, timeless, classic about the fact we're always searching when what we need is right where we are.

2 out of 5 stars

I missed the alchemist...Light self-help novel August 10, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

If you want to read about a search for the self in easy to read short stories, Hesse's "Siddharta" or "the Pearl" by John Steinbeck are far better (both are Nobel Prize winners). Hesse's "Narcissus and Goldmund" is a lot better even than Siddharta, but it is a novel, not a short story. If you like the the story presented in a fairy tale format Michael Ende's "The Neverending story" and "Momo" are far more entertaining.

It is obvious I did not particularly liked this book, despite all the high recommendations I got from it. The good thing is you read it in a weekend. I found nothing resembling an alchemist in this book (a mix between scientist and magician). The character presented in this book sounded more as a spiritual Guru.

5 out of 5 stars

BOUGHT AS GIFT August 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I bought 2 of these books as a gift for students entering college as part of a required reading before the semester starts. Purchase price beat all the local bookstores.