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An essential companion to the inspirational classic The Alchemist, filled with timeless stories of reflection and rediscovery. From one of the greatest writers of our age comes a collection of stories and parables unlocking the mysteries of the human condition. Gathered from Paulo Coelho’s...

Cada historia ofrece un camino iluminado para ver la vida y las vidas de nuestros semejantes alrededor del mundo bajo un nuevo prisma, permitiéndonos beneficiarnos de las verdades universales sobre nuestra humanidad colectiva e individual. Siguiendo el camino de sus bestsellers internacionales, esta cuidadosa colección de piezas breves e inspiradoras atraerá a lectores de todas las edades y procedencias.

"Maktub não é um livro de conselhos - mas uma troca de experiências.", Paulo Coelho. Durante um ano, Paulo Coelho teve uma coluna diária chamada Maktub no jornal Folha de S.Paulo. Nela, publicava curtíssimos textos sobre os pensamentos e as inquietações de diversas culturas. Como resultado, o autor recebia diariamente diversas cartas de leitores dizendo o quanto as colunas os inspiravam e que alguns chegavam a recortar o jornal para guardar seus textos preferidos.
Foi daí que surgiu a ideia deste livro.

Your relationship with money begins with having the right mindset. Until you learn how to shift your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors around money, you’ll keep doing what you’ve always done. And get the same results.

The Pilgrimage paved the way to Paulo Coehlo's international bestselling novel The Alchemist. In many ways, these two volumes are companions—to truly comprehend one, you must read the other. Step inside this captivating account of Paulo Coehlo's pilgrimage along the road to Santiago. This...

The worldwide bestseller by the author of The Alchemist takes us on a journey back in time, from South America to Holland to Nepal, drawing on the rich experiences of his own life to relive the dreams of a generation that longs for peace. "A novelist who writes in a universal language...

Powers of Darkness is an incredible literary discovery. In 1900, Icelandic publisher and writer Valdimar Asmundsson set out to translate Bram Stoker's world-famous 1897 novel Dracula. Called Makt Myrkranna (literally, 'Powers of Darkness'), this Icelandic edition included an original preface written by Stoker himself. Makt Myrkranna was published in Iceland in 1901 but remained undiscovered outside of the country until 1986, when Dracula scholarship was astonished by the discovery of Stoker's preface to the book.

The latest novel from the #1 internationally best-selling author of The Alchemist. There is nothing wrong with anxiety. Although we cannot control God’s time, it is part of the human condition to want to receive the thing we are waiting for as quickly as possible. Or to drive away whatever is...

Dicen que el destino juega con los hilos invisibles de nuestras vidas, entrelazándolos sin permitir que se toquen hasta el momento preciso. ¿Y si ese instante llega más de veinte años después? Mariam y Medina han sentido su cercanía en varias ocasiones, rozándose, sintiendo el latido de algo que nunca llegó a ser. Medina ha amado con fuerza, ha aprendido del deseo, de la pasión y del cariño, pero también del desencanto, cuando el tiempo destruye lo que una vez parecía eterno. Mariam, por su parte, ha entregado su corazón sin reservas, solo para descubrir que no siempre el amor ...

In seinen knapp 180 zeitlosen Geschichten und Gedanken über die Liebe, über Angst, Mut und die kleinen Wunder des Alltags zeigt uns Paulo Coelho, dass Glück und Erfüllung oft viel näher sind, als wir denken. ›Maktub‹ ist ein Schatz von persönlichen Erfahrungen Coelhos sowie von universellen Weisheiten aus verschiedenen Kulturen, die berühren und beflügeln. – Ein inspirierendes Begleitbuch zum Weltbestseller Der Alchimist.

When a scandalous news story splashed across mainstream media about an elite escort agency in Las Vegas, people were shocked to learn there was a tiny mastermind behind the company: a small town girl from Oregon named Jami Rodman who went by the pseudonym Haley Heston.

Adara es una mujer que rechaza la idea de reprimir sus opiniones y reflexiones; no ha leído tantos libros para quedarse callada. Tampoco tiene reparo en expresar lo primero que se le cruza por la cabeza, en especial al príncipe heredero del Reino de Azhat, jeque Bashah Al-Muhabitti, quien parece atraído por la química sensual que se fragua entre ambos a medida que crecen. Al cumplir los dieciocho años de edad, el hombre que ella había considerado su amigo, la traiciona y humilla públicamente.

El príncipe Tahír Al-Muhabitti no tiene en buen concepto a las mujeres. En el palacio real de Azhat ignoran la oscura noche que estuvo a punto de acabar con su vida por culpa de una arpía que se aprovechó de su maleable adolescencia. Desde esa experiencia, todas las amantes que pasan por sus sábanas tienen fecha de caducidad. Aunque el día en que conoce a Bea Fisher, una preciosa australiana, él empieza a cuestionar su cínico modo de ver a las mujeres. Sin embargo, el interés de Tahír se ve truncado por sus sospechas de que Bea es una cazafortunas, y decide hacerle pagar con creces el precio de sus mentiras.

Si dice che il destino giochi con i fili invisibili delle nostre vite, intrecciandoli senza permettere che si tocchino fino al momento preciso. E se quel momento arrivasse più di vent'anni dopo? Mariam e Medina hanno sentito la loro vicinanza in diverse occasioni, sfiorandosi, sentendo il battito del cuore di qualcosa che non è mai nato. Medina ha amato fortemente, ha imparato dal desiderio, dalla passione e dall'affetto, ma anche dal disincanto, quando il tempo distrugge ciò che un tempo sembrava eterno. Mariam, dal canto suo, ha donato il suo cuore senza riserve, solo per scoprire che ...

Durante una confusa noche en Barcelona la vida de Molly Reed-Jones cambia por completo. Para tratar de salvar a su hermano de unos prestamistas, está dispuesta a seducir a un extraño, pero el sombrío y apuesto hombre hacia quien dirige sus esperanzas no solo rechaza ayudarla, sino que cree erróneamente que ella es una mujer que provee servicios sexuales a ejecutivos adinerados. Terca y persistente como siempre, Molly decide arriesgarse a ejecutar un alocado plan. Cuando la adrenalina empieza a desaparecer y la razón se filtra por sus venas, el temor la invade.

The Duel is a novella by Anton Chekhov and was published in 1891. It tells the story of the debates between a scientist, a government worker, his mistress, a deacon, and a physician about wits and ethics. This verbal battle leads to a violent contest: the duel. The story begins with Ivan Andreitch Laevsky - a government worker - who has run off with a married woman, Nadyezyhda Fyodorovna to a small town in the Caucasus. While there, he forms several acquaintanceships with a colorful array of characters.

White Nights is a short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, published in 1848, early in the writer’s career. The story tells about unfortunate young man who is lonely and shy. He strolls the streets of 1840s Saint Petersburg contemplating his solitude when he happens upon a young woman in tears.

Maktub! é um episódio do livro Mergulhador de Acapulco, no qual Sérgio Telles consegue instaurar climas insólitos que fascinam e prendem o leitor – cumprindo, assim, o postulado básico da boa literatura. (...) Constituído basicamente por registros urbanos, Mergulhador de Acapulco impressiona pela variedade das situações que aborda, alternando climas introspectivos e outros explícitos. Todos marcados por uma construção elaborada, que configura, afinal, uma vigorosa visão do mundo contemporâneo.

David Copperfield is a novel by Charles Dickens and was published in 1850. The story is told in the first person by David Copperfield. Now he is a grown man and tells us the story of his youth and his journey of self-discovery. He had an unhappy childhood, and his father died before he was born. We hear his story until his middle age when he becomes a successful novelist. His journey is full of adventures and numerous friends and enemies.

The Shadow Line tells the story of a young man whose dream to be a captain of his ship comes true accidentally. He should command a boat from Bangkok to Singapore filled with sick passengers. His crew gets infected by malaria, and he finds out the medicine necessary to save them is missing deliberately after a couple of days wandering in the sea with no wind in sight. His mate convinces him that the ghost of the previous captain, who before his death turned insane and wanted to take the ship down along himself and the crew, has cursed them.