{"product_id":"the-supreme-gift-love-is-the-greatest-thing-in-the-world-9780063470088","title":"The Supreme Gift: Love Is the Greatest Thing in the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLove is humankind's supreme gift. Paulo Coelho, the internationally bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Alchemist, \u003c\/em\u003e teaches us how to embrace it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I thought that I had already thought about everything you could think about Love when Henry Drummond's sermon fell into my hands. My life changed a lot from the moment I read the words in this book and tried to put his teaching into practice.\"--Paulo Coelho\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is love? In the 19th century, the young missionary Henry Drummond defined love as the culmination of nine elements: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003epatience, kindness, generosity, humility, gentleness, dedication, tolerance, sincerity, andinnocence.\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe laid this out in his sermon, \"The Greatest Thing in the World,\" which has become a classic and is, without doubt, one of the most beautiful texts ever written on love. Reflecting on this sermon and its subject, St. Paul's Letter to the Corinthians, the admired spiritual teacher Paulo Coelho, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Alchemist\u003c\/em\u003e, a fable of following your dream and one of Oprah's \"Best Self-Help Books of a Generation,\" brings us on his own journey of deepening his practice of Love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContrary to what we are used to hearing, the greatest treasure in the spiritual life is not faith, but love. No matter what your religious beliefs are, this feeling is, without doubt, the most rewarding way to live. In \u003cem\u003eThe Supreme Gift\u003c\/em\u003e, Paulo Coelho adapts Henry Drummond's text, offering a real and powerful message that will help us incorporate love into our daily life and experience all its transformational power in our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFreely adapted from the text by Henry Drummond\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCoelho, Paulo:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eOne of the most influential writers of our time, \u003cstrong\u003ePaulo Coelho\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of thirty international bestsellers, including \u003cem\u003eThe Alchemist, Warrior of the Light\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBrida, Veronika Decides to Die, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eEleven Minutes\u003c\/em\u003e. He is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters and a United Nations Messenger of Peace. Paulo is the recipient of 115 international prizes and awards, among them, the Chevalier de l'Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur (Legion of Honor). Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1947, he soon discovered his vocation for writing. He worked as a director, theater actor, songwriter, and journalist. In 1986, a special meeting led him to make the pilgrimage to Saint James Compostela (in Spain). \u003cem\u003eThe Road to Santiago\u003c\/em\u003e was not only a common pilgrimage but a turning point in his existence. A year later, he wrote \u003cem\u003eThe Pilgrimage\u003c\/em\u003e, an autobiographical novel that is considered the beginning of his literary career. He lives in Geneva, Switzerland.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52057832423698,"sku":"9780063470088","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_79eb68df-6fc6-41c9-8d4d-a84e52834dfe.jpg?v=1772009674","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-supreme-gift-love-is-the-greatest-thing-in-the-world-9780063470088","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}