warrior Of The Light: A Manual Is An Inspirational Companion To the Alchemist, An International Bestseller That Has Beguiled Millions Of Readers Around The World.

Every Short Passage Invites Us To Live Out Our Dreams, To Embrace The Uncertainty Of Life, And To Rise To Our Own Unique Destiny In His Inimitable Style, Paulo Coelho Helps Bring Out The Warrior Of The Light Within Each Of Us. He Also Shows Readers How To Embark Upon The Way Of The Warrior: The One Who Appreciates The Miracle Of Being Alive, The One Who Accepts Failure, And The One Whose Quest Leads Him To Become The Person He Wants To Be.

Paulo Coelho Is One Of The Most Beloved Storytellers Of Our Times. Now, In The Long-awaited Companion To His First Novel, Coelho Presents A Collection Of Philosophical Stories That Will Delight And Guide Seekers Everywhere.

this Companion Volume To Coelho's Popular The Alchemist Is An Odd Hybrid-a Self-help Manual With Fictional Overtones; A Series Of Aphorisms And Platitudes Set Within The Frame Of The Sketchiest Of Parables. In The Parable, A Boy Meets A Beautiful Woman At A Beach, Who Proceeds To Tell Him About A Hidden Undersea Temple Near A Vanished Island. The Boy Fails In His Initial Attempt To Find The Temple, Though He Hears Its Bells Ring, But Later, As A Grown Man, He Again Meets The Woman, Who Hands Him An Empty Notebook And Directs Him To Write About The Warrior Of The Light, A Being Who Is Capable Of Understanding The Miracle Of Life, Of Fighting To The Last For Something He Believes In-and Of Hearing The Bells That The Waves Set Ringing On The Seabed. Some Of The Aphorisms That Follow Have A Specific Spiritual Source-lao Tzu, Gandhi, Jesus And Rabbi Nachman Of Breslov, Among Others, Are Quoted. Coelho Provides General Spiritual Inspiration, But He Also Offers Guidance In More Mundane Matters, Explaining The Specific Motivations Behind Childish, Immature Behavior, Cowardly Moments, Feelings Of Spiritual Emptiness And The Reluctance To Change. Some Of These Passages Are Original, But Others Merely Repackage Common Inspirational Fodder. The Volume Preserves The Basic Spiritual Tone Of The Alchemist, But Readers Expecting Comparable Depth And Substance Will Be Disappointed. (mar.) Forecast: The Price Of This Tiny Hardcover May Be A Stumbling Block For Buyers; A Cheaper Paperback Might Have Been A Better Bet. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

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