{"product_id":"the-winner-stands-alone-a-novel-isbn-9780061750526","title":"The Winner Stands Alone: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Story of Love and Obsession\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Winner Stands Alone\u003c\/em\u003e, Paulo Coelho takes us to the Cannes Film Festival, where the so-called superclass—those who have made it in the dreammaker’s world of fashion and cinema—gathers. At stake are money, power, and fame—things that most people are prepared to do anything to keep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt this modern vanity fair we meet Igor, a Russian millionaire; Middle Eastern fashion czar Hamid; American actress Gabriela, eager to land a lead role; ambitious criminal detective Savoy, hoping to resolve the case of his life; and Jasmine, a woman on the brink of a successful modeling career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho will succeed in identifying his or her own personal dream among the many prefabricated ones—and succeed in making it come true?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“[Coelho’s] special talent seems to be his ability to speak to everyone at once. The kind of spirituality he espouses is to all comers. . . . His readers often say that they see their own lives in his own books.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[This] Brazilian wizard makes books disappear from stores.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethis scintillating parable about shallowness, greed, and celebrity worship from international bestseller Coelho (\u003ci\u003eThe Alchemist\u003c\/i\u003e) unsparingly examines the Superclass, the elite’s elite. . .  Coelho’s trademark mysticism and spiritual messages provide an extra boost to the thriller plot.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Coelho’s] special talent seems to be his ability to speak to everyone at once. . . . His readers often say that they see their own lives in his own books.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888635932901,"sku":"NP9780061750526","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061750526.jpg?v=1730229498","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-winner-stands-alone-a-novel-isbn-9780061750526","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}