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The supreme gift : love is the greatest thing in the world Cover Image Book

The supreme gift : love is the greatest thing in the world / Paulo Coelho ; translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa.

Coelho, Paulo, (author.). Costa, Margaret Jull, (translator.). Drummond, Henry, 1851-1897 Adaptation of (work): (Added Author).

Summary:

"What is love? In his nineteenth century classic sermon, "The Greatest Thing in the World," the young missionary Henry Drummond defined love as the culmination of nine elements: patience, kindness, generosity, humility, gentleness, dedication, tolerance, sincerity, and innocence. Reflecting on this sermon and its subject, St. Paul's Letter to the Corinthians, the admired spiritual teacher 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"-- Front jacket flap.

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  • ISBN: 9780063470088
  • ISBN: 006347008X
  • Physical Description: 98 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First US edition.
  • Publisher: New York : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2026]

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General Note:
"Originally adapted from The Greatest Thing in the World by Henry Drummond (1884) and published as O Dom Supremo in Brazil in 1991 by Editora Paralela."--Title page verso.
Includes a preview of Paulo Coehlo's "The Alchemist" and "Maktub" (pages 81-98).

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Clement I, Pope. First epistle of Clement to the Corinthians.
Bible. Corinthians, 1st > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Love > Religious aspects > Christianity.
God (Christianity) > Worship and love.
God (Christianity) > Love.
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Self-help publications.

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