160 pages |Paperback

The nonfiction companion to the international bestseller The Alchemist

In this collection of inspirational thoughts, more than 150 short passages detail the spiritual and practical elements necessary for the attainment of the Personal Legendthe life-long path to a fulfillment of a dream. This is the theme that Coelho first articulated in The Alchemist and it runs through every novel he had written since. A guide for The Warrior within usone who accepts failure, one who appreciates the miracle of being alive, and one who doggedly pursues a dreamit consists of Coelhos characteristically elegant and engaging tips on how to assert control over ones life while embracing its uncertainty, how not to be distracted by deliberate and incidental obstacles, and how to apply ones own strength and wisdom in solving practical dilemmas.