I just ran across an interview with Paulo Coelho, the author of The Alchemist. If you haven't read The Alchemist, I highly recommend it. Like the Celestine Prophecy (book one, not two) and The Mists of Avalon, The Alchemist can turn your perceptions of what you think you know 180 degrees backward and make you think a little harder. The end is also a little annoying, but I won't spoil it for you.

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