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Paulo Coelho's enchanting novel has inspired a devoted following around the world. This story, dazzling in its simplicity and wisdom, is about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of treasure buried in the Pyramids. Along the way he meets a Gypsy woman, a man who calls himself king, and an Alchemist, all of whom point Santiago in the direction of his quest.

Paul Auster's signature work, The New York Trilogy, consists of three interlocking novels: City of Glass, Ghosts, and The Locked Room - haunting and mysterious tales that move at the breathless pace of a thriller.

Yuki Hirano is just out of high school when his parents enroll him, against his will, in a forestry training program in the remote mountain village of Kamusari. No phone, no internet, no shopping. Just a small, inviting community where the most common expression is “take it easy.” At first, Yuki is exhausted, fumbles with the tools, asks silly questions, and feels like an outcast. Kamusari is the last place a city boy from Yokohama wants to spend a year of his life. But as resistant as he might be, the scent of the cedars and the staggering beauty of the region have a pull.

Kafka Tamura runs away from home at 15, under the shadow of his father's dark prophesy. The ageing Nakata, tracker of lost cats, who never recovered from a bizarre childhood affliction, finds his pleasantly simplified life suddenly turned upside down. As their parallel odysseys unravel, cats converse with people, fish tumble from the sky, a ghost-like pimp deploys a Hegel-spouting girl of the night, a forest harbours soldiers apparently un-aged since World War II.

Haruki Murakami’s highly anticipated first novel in six years follows the narrator as his enduring memory of his formative teenage relationship leads him to the mysterious City, and a disruption to the barriers between the real and shadow worlds.

He sits on a park bench talking to trees, listening carefully for their replies. He digs deeper inside himself, knowing that peace lies beyond the depths. Meanwhile, a woman watches him from afar, enjoying his every step towards realization.

In this vast multiverse in which people can travel between universes—entering new bodies with entire in-universe identities gifted to them by a mysterious entity known as the Simulacrum—universe-spanning societies of interdimensional travelers have arisen over thousands of years. Some travel to make the universe a better place for all, some seek power and glory, some covet knowledge, some simply want to create wonderful stories.

Remy Kessler has always heard the stars. As a child in small-town Illinois, he listened for meaning in the wind, static in radio waves, and quiet messages from a universe most people ignore. But no signal ever hit him harder than Sydney—a clever, untouchable girl who came into his life like a supernova and left just as fast. Their connection is instant. Deep. Cosmic. But Sydney runs from anything that feels real, and Remy, for all his brilliance and faith, can never quite catch her before she disappears again.

Der junge Violinenschüler Carl reist zu Baron von B., um bei dem exzentrischen Adligen Violinunterricht zu erhalten. Der Baron ist ein leidenschaftlicher Musikliebhaber mit einer beeindruckenden Sammlung von Kompositionen, doch selbst spielen kann er nicht. Carl erkennt bald, dass der Baron ein einsamer, empfindsamer Geist ist, der zwischen seiner Liebe zur Musik und der harten Realität zerrieben wird. Hoffmann zeichnet ein einfühlsames Porträt eines Mannes, der an seiner eigenen Sensibilität und der Unvereinbarkeit von Kunst und Welt zerbricht.

In December of 1945, in the Upper Egyptian desert, an Arab farmer and his brother left their village in search of sebakh, a soft soil which was used to fertilize crops, and while digging in the foot-hills of the mountains near the village of Nag Hammadi, they found something else. In the hole the brothers created, they stumbled upon a sealed earthenware jar which contained thirteen books, or codices, all bound in thick leather that was thousands of years old.

"Ich habe Angst vor dem Gefühl, etwas im Leben verpasst zu haben. Habe Angst, dass man mich als alt bezeichnet." Marc, ein Manager wie aus dem Bilderbuch: top erfolgreich, immer auf dem Weg steil nach oben. Nichts ist zu viel, nichts zu schwierig, immer wild am Rodeo-Reiten in der Arena der Erfolgreichen. Frau, Kinder, Geliebte, Macht, Geld, Haus, Rasen mit Gartenzaun drum herum, alles vorhanden. Es könnte wunderbar so weitergehen. Wenn nicht die Seele aufgeschrien hätte, wenn nicht alles aus ihm herausgebrochen wäre, an jenem fatalen Tag auf dem Flughafen in Amsterdam.

A pilot is lost in the Sahara Desert after his plane suffered a breakdown, but to his surprise, that's where he meets a small prince from another planet. The story has a philosophical theme, which includes social criticisms aimed at the strangeness with which adults see things.

Kenji Miyazawa (1896-1933) is one of Japan's most beloved writers and poets, known particularly for his sensitive and symbolist children's fiction. This volume collects stories which focus on Miyazawa's love of space and his use of the galaxy as a metaphor for the concepts of purity, self-sacrifice and faith which were near and dear to his heart.

It’s been a year since Yuki Hirano left home - or more precisely, was booted from it—to study forestry in the remote mountain village of Kamusari. Being a woodsman is not the future he imagined, but his name means “courage,” and Yuki hopes to live up to it. He’s adapting to his job and learning constantly. In between, he records local legends—tales pulsing with life, passion, and wondrous gods. Kamusari has other charms as well. One of them is Nao.

Now, for the first time ever, a new complete edition audiobook original of the timeless classic by Richard Bach. This is the story for people who follow their hearts and make their own rules, people who know there's more to this living than meets the eye: they'll be right there with Jonathan, flying higher and faster than they ever dreamed. Read by Marcus Lovett. Music composed by Ken Miller.

Eddie is a grizzled war veteran who feels trapped in a meaningless life of fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. His days are a dull routine of work, loneliness, and regret.

Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down the walls of hatred that have isolated his planet of anarchists from the rest of the civilized universe. To do this dangerous task will mean giving up his family and possibly his life. Shevek must make the unprecedented journey to the utopian mother planet, Anarres, to challenge the complex structures of life and living, and ignite the fires of change.

An American woman is summoned by a remote tribe of nomadic Aboriginals who call themselves the “Real People” to accompany them on a four-month-long walkabout through the Outback. While traveling barefoot with them through 1,400 miles of rugged desert terrain, she learns a new way of life, including their methods of healing, based on the wisdom of their 50,000-year-old culture. Ultimately, she experiences a dramatic personal transformation.

Who knew the path to enlightenment could start with a cup of tea? Learn the hidden significance behind the deceptively simple Zen tea ceremony - one which can lead directly to Buddhahood and its absolute truth. D.T. Suzuki, once Japan's leading authority on Zen Buddhism, describes the tearoom and the tea ceremony and explains the guiding principles of harmony, reverence, purity, and tranquility.

Die schüchterne Nathalie wünscht sich nichts sehnlicher als Ruhe. Kurzerhand bucht sie einen Meditationsworkshop in einem idyllischen Seminarhaus im Wald. Doch von Entspannung keine Spur. Während der stillen Übungen hört sie plötzlich die Stimmen der anderen, die ihr pikante Geständnisse machen. Außerdem sieht sie Dinge, die der Rest der Gruppe nicht wahrnimmt. Am Anfang glauben alle noch an eine logische Erklärung, bis in Nathalie der Gedanke aufkeimt, dass sie manipuliert wird. Wem kann sie noch trauen? Eine Jagd zwischen Realität und Wahn beginnt, aus der es scheinbar kein Entkommen gibt.