The Celestine Prophecy - an Adventure
by James Redfield
★ Top 25 book of 1993 · #19 on Best Books of 1993
James Redfield's 1993 adventure begins with the disappearance of an ancient Peruvian manuscript holding nine insights about a coming era of spiritual awareness. The search for it leads into the Andes mountains and ancient ruins deep in old-growth forest.
Best for: Readers drawn to spiritual quests that read like gripping adventure tales
The Celestine Prophecy - an Adventure is #19 on BookWard's Best Books of 1993, out of 36 1993 books that cleared our data bar.
What The Celestine Prophecy - an Adventure is about
A manuscript has vanished in Peru, and that disappearance sets the whole story moving. The document is old, little known in the West, and said to hold an important secret, which is exactly why a government wants it kept out of sight. James Redfield uses that chase to build a parable, an adventure in pursuit of a spiritual mystery.
As the search unfolds, the book draws on ideas from modern physics, ecology, mystical religion and interpersonal psychology, and it leans toward a kind of new spiritual common sense: awakening, synchronicity, intuition and personal growth. The tone is earnest and brisk. Published in 1993, it spread mostly by word of mouth and found over a hundred thousand readers within months of its first printing. Readers who like their big ideas wrapped in a quest will find the pull of it easy to understand.
The Celestine Prophecy - an Adventure on the Best Books of 1993
The Celestine Prophecy - an Adventure came out in 1993. Of the 36 books first published in 1993 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #19 on our Best Books of 1993 list.
Why it made the list: 193 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.2 out of 5 (10 ratings). The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 1993 list
- A Different Mirror Ronald Takaki, #17
- Forward the Foundation Isaac Asimov, #18
- A Lesson Before Dying Ernest J. Gaines, #20
- Without Remorse Tom Clancy, #21
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 163 want to read it, 11 are reading it now and 19 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.2 out of 5 from 10 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 39 | 55% |
| Reader love | 72 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 47 | 20% |
Questions about The Celestine Prophecy - an Adventure
When was The Celestine Prophecy - an Adventure published?
The Celestine Prophecy - an Adventure by James Redfield was first published in 1993.
Was The Celestine Prophecy - an Adventure one of the best books of 1993?
The Celestine Prophecy - an Adventure is #19 on BookWard's Best Books of 1993, out of 36 1993 books that cleared our data bar. 193 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.2 out of 5 (10 ratings).
Why is The Celestine Prophecy - an Adventure on the Best Books of 1993 list?
193 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.2 out of 5 (10 ratings).
More of the best books of 1993
- The Giver Lois Lowry, #1
- The Scam Debashis Basu, #2
- Along Came a Spider James Patterson, #3
- A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth, #4
- Girl, Interrupted Susanna Kaysen, #5
- Understanding Comics Scott McCloud, #6
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How we know
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