by Don Messerschmidt | Apr 22, 2019 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, General Fiction
Paulo Coelho, the internationally popular Brazilian writer, has published 18 books to date ― fiction, non-fiction, and occasionally a mix of both. His most popular titles include The Alchemist, Pilgrimage, Adultery, and a novel entitled Spy. Paulo’s writings are...
by Philip Rafferty | Jan 4, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Historical Fiction, Mystery, Crime & Thriller
Paulo Coelho gives us a fictionalized account of Mata Hari, the accused spy and famous dutch exotic dancer, in his new aptly titled book The Spy. Hari has been the subject of film, biography, documentary, and mythic lore. Coelho takes a turn at her and the results is...
by Annie Hicks | Dec 15, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction
[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, Kindle, Audio Book, Audible Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | Barnes & Noble | iBooks[/alert] Sometimes life is going so well for a person....
by michaeld | Apr 9, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Historical Fiction
Wisdom to Soothe Anxiety By Paulo Coelho Alfred A. Knopf, $22.00, 190 pages “The most destructive of weapons is not the spear or the siege cannon, which can wound a body and demolish a wall. The most terrible of all weapons is the word, which can...