false 1428 88 This first United States paperback of <i>By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept</i> comes after huge worldwide sales of the novel of faith, romance, miracles, and the importance of following the heart's true path. The inspirational tale follows Pilar, a young woman from the Spanish countryside who, sparked by the teachings of a now-mysterious man she has known and loved since childhood, leaves her graduate studies and embarks on a spiritual pilgrimage through the Pyrenees Mountains and reevaluates her life and her future. Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho, author of the international bestseller The Alchemist, is considered to be one of the most widely-read Latin American writers in the world. 3249453 book 1989 By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept total:7310|5:1791|4:2077|3:2157|2:939|1:346| 7310 25958 9681 646 4 4 false false Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Jul 26 05:44:09 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 26 06:14:50 -0700 2007
I have made some references to this novel in s...more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu May 01 09:10:59 -0700 2008 Thu May 01 09:12:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 06:14:33 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 15:57:03 -0800 2008 The Alchemist does. I learn a lot from The Alchemist.

However, it still a nice one.
It gives proof that Coelho has a deep knowledge and skills about diverse religions, although it is clear that that He has mo...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Aug 01 09:56:02 -0700 2007 Fri Dec 28 02:56:21 -0800 2007 خداوند هر روز لحظه ای را به مه می بخشد که در آن می توانیم هر آنجه را که ما را ناشاد می کند دگرگون کتیم.
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disamping itu, terus terang, ada bagian yang harus saya baca dengan hati-hati agar tidak salah memahami maksud sang penulis.. bagian yang saya maksud adalah yang me...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun May 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 17:52:45 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 18:07:25 -0700 2009
Tidak sulit untuk menderita demi sebuah misi, hal ini memuliakan hati orang yan...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jul 02 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Apr 12 23:55:51 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 23:56:19 -0700 2009 Genre: Religion & Spirituality
Author: Paulo Coelho


Di Tepi Sungai Piedra Aku duduk dan menangis. Ada legenda bahwa segala sesuatu yang jatuh ke sungai ini, dedaunan,serangga, bulu burung akan berubah menjadi batu yang membentuk dasar sungai. Kalau saja...more...]]> 1 1 false false Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Tue Mar 10 07:07:33 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 07:34:56 -0700 2009 1
After the success of The Alchemist, I feel like Coelho just threw a bunch of ideas together and called it a new story. Sure, it has the theme...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 23:57:09 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 23:05:53 -0700 2009
Kita hanya dapat memahami keajaiban hidup sepenuhnya jika kita mengizinkan hal-hal tak terduga untuk terjadi.
Betapa malangnya orang yang takut mengambil resiko. Mungkin orang ini takkan pernah kecewa ; mungkin ia takkan menderita la...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 03:36:05 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 03:42:13 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 22:50:29 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 18:54:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Tue Feb 24 23:14:56 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 23:16:14 -0800 2009
Mencintai adalah melebur dengan orang yang kita cintai dan menemukan percikan Tuhan di dalam dirinya.

-Paulo Coelho- ]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon May 18 05:22:42 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 20:24:03 -0700 2009 Some quotes:
"All love stories are the same."
"Yes we are going to suffer, we will have difficult times, and we will experience many disappointments - but all this is transitory; it leaves no p...more...]]> 1 1 false false Sat Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 20:00:58 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 15:53:17 -0700 2009 The Alchemist, and it seems as though it was translated really poorly too. If I could read Portugese I would try it, but since I'm limited to English or Spanish, I think I'm done with trying to make this book better than my original reaction deemed it.
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Some text in the story has a ver...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 12:24:10 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 22:15:01 -0700 2009
While I'm not Catholic or even really spiritual, I enjoyed this book for ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 07:43:02 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 07:43:02 -0700 2009 The Alchemist, maybe because the setting was more familiar - not the Spain part of it, but the religious background. Having not long ago read the biography of Thomas Merton, from which Coelho quotes in his introduction, it was interesting to get an insight into the...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Apr 10 14:20:45 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 14:20:45 -0700 2009 I will admit, I did cry. It helped me through a rough point in my life. It just goes to show you, soulmates always know where to find each other. The power of love is the strongest fo...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 04:42:08 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 15 13:59:11 -0700 2009 more...]]>