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.: The Alchemist

» The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho

Quick, pleasant parable about following your dream. I'm always interested when little-known authors write books about succeeding, and then become enormously well-read for it. And become considered gurus on the subject. It was all theoretical when they wrote it down, wasn't it? And yet they are seen as proof of their own wisdom. [ 04.29.06 ]

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I absolutely loved this book. So mythical and spiritual without force-feeding it down your throat. It reminded me of Khalil Gibran's The Prophet, in a way... but with a plot. They have recently released a version of it with illustrations by Moebius, aka Jean Giraud. The illustrations are just as mystical and wonderfully simple as the book -- definitely worth checking out.

Posted by: Kevin Doyle | May 5, 2006 10:43 AM

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