Like the Flowing River

A breathtaking collection of reflections from one of the world''s best loved storytellers, Paulo Coelho.In this riveting collection of thoughts and stories, Paulo Coelho, the author of -The Alchemist-, offers his personal reflections on a wide range of subjects from archery and music to elegance, traveling and the nature of good and evil.An old woman explains to her grandson how a mere pencil can show him the path to happiness-instructions on how to climb a mountain reveal the secret to making your dreams a reality-the story of Ghengis Khan and the Falcon that teaches about the folly of anger - and the art of friendship-a pianist who performs an example in fulfilling your destiny-the author learns three important lessons when he goes to the rescue of a man in the street - Paulo shows us how life has lessons for us in the greatest, smallest and most unusual of experiences.-Like the Flowing River- includes jewel-like fables, packed with meaning and retold in Coelho''s inimitable style. S