Like the Flowing River: Thoughts and Reflections [Import] [Paperback]

Paulo Coelho (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Harper; New Ed edition (June 4, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0007235801
• ISBN-13: 978-0007235803
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #720,804 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

The Brazilian author PAULO COELHO was born in 1947 in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Before dedicating his life completely to literature, he worked as theatre director and actor, lyricist and journalist.

In 1986, PAULO COELHO did the pilgrimage to Saint James of Compostella, an experience later to be documented in his book The Pilgrimage.

In the following year, COELHO published The Alchemist. Slow initial sales convinced his first publisher to drop the novel, but it went on to become one of the best selling Brazilian books of all time.

Other titles include Brida (1990), The Valkyries (1992), By the river Piedra I sat Down and Wept (1994), the collection of his best columns published in the Brazilian newspaper Folha de S'o Paulo entitle Maktub (1994), the compilation of texts Phrases (1995), The Fifth Mountain (1996), Manual of a Warrior of Light (1997), Veronika decides to die (1998), The Devil and Miss Prym (2000), the compilation of traditional tales in Stories for parents, children and grandchildren (2001), Eleven Minutes (2003), The Zahir (2005)

During the months of March, April, May and June 2006, Paulo Coelho traveled to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his pilgrimage to Saint James of Compostella in 1986. He also held surprise book signings - announced one day in advance - in some cities along the way, to have a chance to meet his readers. In ninety days of pilgrimage the author traveled around the globe and took the famous Transiberrian train that took him to Vladivostok. During this experience Paulo Coelho launched his blog Walking the Path - The Pilgrimage in order to share with his readers his impressions.

Since this first blog Paulo Coelho has expanded his presence in the internet with his daily blogs in Wordpress (http://paulocoelhoblog.com), Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/paulocoelho) & Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Paulo-Coelho/11777366210). He is equally present in media sharing sites such as Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=paulabraconnot) and Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulo_coelho/sets) , offering on a regular basis not only texts but also videos and pictures to his readers.

From this intensive interest and use of the Internet sprang his bold new project: The Experimental Witch http://paulocoelhoblog.com/experimental-witch where he invites his readers to adapt to the screen his book The Witch of Portobello. You can still subscribe in this experiment!

Indeed Paulo Coelho is a firm believer of Internet as a new media and is the first Best-selling author to actively support online free distribution http://piratecoelho.wordpress.com of his work.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful and Inspiring, May 26, 2007

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C. Rothwell "Caseys Travels" (Somewhere in the World..) - See all my reviews
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Paulo Coelho is so down-to-earth yet wise. I picked up this book while travelling in Germany. I started to read the start to get an idea of it and simply couldn't put it down. As I read more, I decided that I wanted to share it with my family so I looked online and realized that it hasn't been published in a lot of countries yet. It seems like a coincidence that I happened to buy it when I did, and especially at this point in my life.
It's compiled of many short stores (only 1-3 pages each. They are mostly his life experiences and the experiences of people he has met through his life. It is a wonderful book, I find it gives me hope, makes me think, and fills me with serenity. Although some bits are a tad too religious, I have found it overall truly magnificent.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Read It, Loved It, August 19, 2006

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Christopher Aune "Certified Personal Coach/Ex... (Cincinnati (Batesville IN)) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Like the Flowing River: Thoughts and Reflections (Hardcover)

I heard about this book from several people and decided to pick up a copy. A variety of short didactic stories, each teaching through an intriguing tale. Good short reads for just before going to bed. Very human. Enlightening. Highly recommended.

5.0 out of 5 stars Like A Flowing River, June 21, 2011

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Basia "Basia" (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Like the Flowing River: Thoughts and Reflections (Paperback)

This book is beyond 5 stars! It has stories that teach so much! I simply love it! I read and re-read this book often. This is one of the books that I will always treasure and keep.