"THE ALCHEMIST" – THE BOOK REVIEW TITLE and INTRODUCTION: "The Alchemist" authored by Paulo Coelho is an unforgettable novel about dreams‚ omens‚ treasures‚ courage and essential wisdom of listening to our hearts. SUMMARY: "The Alchemist" follows a story of a shepherd boy ’Santiago ’‚ who‚ when embarks on the journey of finding a treasure‚ makes a similar journey into depth of his own heart. Santiago‚ an ordinary shepherd boy‚ has a recurrent dream about a treasure. With some
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Book Review: Twilight 22nd October 2010 The book I am going to review today is ‘Twilight’ by Stephanie Meyer. Published in 2005‚ this book has sold over 1 million copies worldwide and has become hugely popular throughout all generations‚ especially teenage girls. Twilight is the story of Edward and Bella’s romance. Forget any vampire romance you have read before‚ Twilight is so unique it is almost like it’s in its own genre. The book is marketed
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Critical Book Review 1. Introduction “Death ends a life‚ not a relationship”‚ a quote taken from Tuesdays With Morrie‚ p. 83. The past year has been a very difficult one for my family and I‚ as my Grandmother passed away. Being very close to her‚ this departure was an extremely sad one. In the months following her passing my Mother had suggested that I read a book‚ titled Tuesdays With Morrie‚ as it had always been a favourite book of hers‚ and it’s theme was appropriate for the particular
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(reader) Book title & author Publisher name Format (hardcover‚ paperback‚ e-text) Number of pages in the book Summary: This can come from the book jacket or a website‚ but it must be concise and it must be cited. You may also choose to write your own summary; in which case you should briefly tell the reader what the story is about. Where and when does it take place? Who are the main characters? What kinds of problems they run into? My Review: Begin by explaining why you chose this book in the
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Book Review – Winning by Jack Welch Winning‚ is a motivational story of Jack’s rise in the world of business‚ aiming his focus on profits‚ teamwork‚ and people. Having worked at General Electric for Forty years‚ he led the company to success in various markets globally‚ while rising above their top competitors. With his no non-sense attitude‚ the book provides knowledge which can strike a chord with people in any level in their career. Jacks straightforwardness maps out for the reader guidance
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Rykus 3 My Brother Sam Is Dead In the book “My brother Sam is dead”‚ Sam comes home from college and joins the American revolutionary army “Patriots” to fight against British “Lobsterbacks”. But Sam’s dad is convinced that the Patriots have any right to fight against the british will be considered treason against the loyalty of the king. After Sam tells his family about joining the Patriots after he got out of college. Sam and his dad have a big argument about how the patriots rebelling
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Book Review: Ishmael "This is an inspirational novel! Nevertheless reviews are reading the book issued a cliché‚ but it is the most appropriate conclusion. Why this book does not greatly popular? Why General Education did not book as required reading bibliography? Book tried from the edge to the center to watch and thinking. Center‚ refers to the "human world cultural tradition of the core”‚ the book cited by Western thinking for the based. Interestingly‚ the "center" it is because of the human
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Priscilla Pittman ENG 262 Book Review 25 Tuesday 2012 The Metamorphosis Imagine yourself awakening to find that you simply aren’t; aren’t yourself that is. Such a situation happened to Gregory Samsa when he woke from uneasy dreams one morning to find himself changed into a giant bug. The story of Gregory’s misfortune begins with a climax‚ the transformation from human to insect and then slowly descends from there to Gregory’s ultimate death. The author‚ Franz Kafka‚ born in Prague grew
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Andy Lipocky Watchmen Review September 3‚ 2012 I am going to be honest‚ this is the first time I have ever read‚ or even picked up for that matter‚ a comic book. So I really did not know what to expect. I did not feel like I would be interested in this book at all‚ considering I have never really been into the fantasy world kind of things‚ plus the fact that I have never been into reading to begin with. I have seen the batman and avengers movies just like everybody else has‚ but I was never
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Tasin Islam TYWLS of Astoria Humanities 8-2 June 08‚ 2012 WII Book Review W The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Tears would gather into your eyes‚ as you end a story of a nine year old boy named Bruno. The book‚ The Boy in the Striped Pajamas ‚ may have to be the most saddest fiction story taken place in the time of World War II. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas was written by John Boyne.The story is about Bruno and his family during the time of World War II. Bruno’s father
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