The Alchemist- an inspiring fable The Alchemist is the popular and inspiring novel written by a Brazilian author Paulo Coelho in 1988. The book is originally written in Portuguese. It’s a novel that affiliate with an environment of the spiritual truth of the Middle Age with the melody of the desert. The Alchemist follows the dream‚ symbols‚ signs‚ and adventure follows a tale of young Andalusian shepherd named Santiago who has a dream and has a strong backbone to follow it. By writing this marvelous
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1 The Tale of Captain BookBeard: An account of Book Piracy A bibliophilic stroll in the streets and lanes of Kolkata is bound to get across the cries of Captain BookBeard coming from the Sea of Poppies1‚ The Sea of Monsters2 and The Ship of Stars3‚ and as one starts to wonder about the whereabouts of this ever present‚ as almost in every pavementbookstalls‚ yet elusive pirate lord‚ a tale starts to emerge as the tip of a stealthy ice-berg which dwells in the heart of the world of letters. Book
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12 may 11 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: BOOK REVIEW OF THE UGLY AMERICAN First published in 1958‚ The Ugly American became a national bestseller for its explanation of American arrogance‚ incompetence‚ and corruption in Southeast Asia. Based on fact‚ the book’s eye opening stories and sketches drew a devastating picture. Combining “gripping storytelling” with an urgent call to action‚ the book prompted the President at the time President Eisenhower to launch a study of our military aid
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Katie Davis wrote the New York Times Bestseller Kisses from Katie in 2008 to share how her life changed from growing up in an affluent neighborhood in Brentwood‚ Tennessee to moving to Uganda at the age of eighteen to become a missionary. My view on the world has changed drastically after reading this book mostly because I can relate to the beginning of her story as she begged her reluctant parents to allow her move to Uganda to serve the less fortunate. I also have been tasked with the same trials
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and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Lee started writing started writing at the University of Alabama newspaper and then pursued writing in New york. After working odd jobs for about eight years‚ and with the help of Truman Capote‚ Lee published the bestseller “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Scout is the main character in this novel as the son of Atticus Finch‚ sister to Jem Finch‚ friend to many‚ and the narrator. The whole story is shown through Scout’s eyes. She recognizes all of the injustice and problems
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A Summary of the Book Three Cups of Tea : One Man ’s Mission to Promote Peace - One school at a Time ’ by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin The number one New York bestseller Three Cups of Tea : One Man ’s Mission to Promote Peace - One school at a Time ’ had received much acclaim from critics worldwide ‚ not because it was beautifully written but simply because the story itself is uniquely remarkable . If we set aside the positive criticisms about this book ‚ only a handful of negative criticisms
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Bob Ewell is the complete opposite of Atticus. Mr. Ewell uses‚ abuses‚ and manipulates to get his way. Although Atticus and Mr. Ewell have some similarities‚ but not many. Mr. Ewell and Atticus seem to represent the sides of good and evil in this bestseller. In addition to‚ the imbalance between Atticus and Mr. Ewell can be seen through their physical appearance. Atticus is a tall‚ scrawny man who wears formal clothes‚ glasses‚ and always seems to have a book in his hands. Atticus serves as a fantastic
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Phase 1 IP Polly James Psyc 101-1204B Biographical sketch Phase 1 IP Part 1 Terry Barrand 2-25-2012 Oprah Winfrey is an actress‚ entrepreneur‚ producer‚ philanthropist‚ talk show host‚ and a television producer she was born January 29‚ 1954 in Kosciusko‚ Mississippi to an unwed mother. She lived with her mother until her trouble adolescence years where she was abuse sexually by male family
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Throughout the book Blood of Olympus by the New York Times Bestseller author Rick Riordan‚ the main characters visited the Sanctuary of Asclepius (Asklepios) to find the god of medicine Askelpios. The Sanctuary of Asklepios which they visited was found in the city-state of Epidaurus. Epidaurus is a city-state in the Naupile Province which is in the northeastern part of the Peloponnese. The polis is located in the Argolides valley and is surrounded by rocky cliffs with little to no vegetation. The
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The awe-inspiring and mordantly funny childhood that we encounter in Augusten Burroughs memoir “Running with Scissors” is far from the ordinary. “Running with Scissors” was rated #1 New York Times Bestseller and has since been made into a Major Motion Picture‚ which has been nominated for the Golden Globe Award. Augusten is put into a weird situation when he is forced to spend most of his life in a run-down‚ dirty house with his mother’s shrink‚ Dr.Finch and his abnormal family. Dr.Finch‚ is
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