Treasure in Words

Rating : 4/5 The Hits: A student of economics, A boy in search of himself, or rather – getting rid of himself A builder A yogi living in the woods A programmer A CEO An author  The above descriptions summarize the various characters portrayed in this book. The roles these contrasting characters play and how their lives intermingle, make it an exciting read. Oh, but wait - all these are one person! As astounding as it may sound, this is the first-hand account of the life of a simple grad student, of economics, going about his everyday life. But one fine day, one little conversation, and a seed for ‘surrender to life’ is pitched. As the author describes numerous phases of his life, where he fights the thoughts in his mind, and submits to the events of life, taking them as they come, he attributes most of his spiritual and material growth to the surrender, or the flow of life. That’s the journey the author embarked upon through ‘The Surrender Experimen...

Rating : 3/5 Short Review :  Not the best by Paulo, but quite informative Detailed Review : From the very first chapter, when it all ended, the mystery behind an innocent death or a scandalous termination begins. This is a story about freedom and captivity, about love and war, about innocence and treachery and about, probably, one of  the most famous infamies in France and Germany. Based on real events, Paulo Coelho has scripted an open book on the life of Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, famously known as Mata Hari, an exotic dancer, lustfully desired by the high men of many countries and envied by any woman who ever saw her. A free soul, betrayed and belittled by the same men who desired her the most, ruthlessly disowned when she needed them the most, court-martialled by France, a country she loved the most, for a pro-German espionage, a country she entered only on request, and which was never her intent, during the World War 1. In this book, spending the final ...