"This 10th anniversary ""edition,"" with a new introduction from the ""author,"" can only increase Coelho's global following. In search of a treasure buried in the ""Pyramids,"" a shepherd boy travels to the Egyptian ""desert,"" with help from a Gypsy ""woman,"" a man who calls himself ""king,"" and an alchemist. But his quest for worldly goods turns into a discovery of the treasures within. This ""lush,"" ""evocative,"" deeply humane story testifies to the transforming power of dreams and the importance of listening to our hearts."