This modern classic tale is the magical story of a boy called Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd who was inspired by his own dream to go out into the world and quest for “his treasure that has been buried under the Egyptian sands." On his way, he meets friends and formidable obstacles. As he nears the end of the journey he discovers that the treasure is the journey itself. This book is about realizing one’s dream no matter how far and how difficult it seems. The fact that the tale is full of simplicity, wisdom, love and human kindness, it makes you think and feel the depth of your soul. I recommend it to everyone who wants to awaken and follow his/her dreams.

posted Sep 7, 2006 at 11:07AM

this book is about a boy who aspires to be a shepard and live with his sheep but along the way he has a dreams about being in egypt with a treasure, he goes to a gypsy,hopin she would help him when that dosn’t turn out he looks for other sources and he finds an old king, a crstal merchanta theif ,an englishman, an alchemist, and his love fatima, the all conspire him to find his personal legend (except the theif)bascally they all tell him the same thing dont give up be persistent and always follow 2 things the omens and your heart along the way he learns the language of the world, the language of the dessert, and the soul of the world.

posted Feb 18, 2010 at 6:50PM

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