The fashion model and environmental activist, Gisele Bündchen, is the perfect example of beauty with a brain. The 42-year-old supermodel is in touch with her spiritual self. Therefore, to gain more knowledge and expand her horizon, she once recommended a book to all of her followers on Instagram. The book holds two Guinness World records.

The Alchemist is the best-selling novel of the Brazilian author Paulo Coelho. The novel was originally published in 1988 in Portuguese. It has sold more than 150 million copies. No, that is not why the book holds a Guinness World Record for.

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The Alchemist was translated into 83 languages, making the Brazilian novelist the most translated author of the same book. Along with that impossible feat, the author also has the world record for the most translations of a single title signed in one sitting. He signed 53 different language editions. 

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The book is the story of a young man who, in pursuit of finding treasure, travels and learns through his experience. It is at the end of the novel that he realizes what he was looking for was always within his reach. It is a novel about self-determination and the desire to achieve individual dreams.

A beautiful book, indeed, which Bündchen asked her admirers to read.

Gisele Bündchen – an NYT best-selling author

The former Victoria’s Secret Angel worked in the modeling industry for over twenty-five years. She is the last remaining supermodel who has extensively worked hard throughout her career. The Brazilian native rose from a humble beginning and saw unimaginable success. Therefore, to give a glimpse into her personal life and how she excelled in the highly competitive fashion industry, she wrote a memoir.

Gisele published her highly anticipated autobiography, Lessons: My Path to a Meaningful Life, in 2018. It instantly became a hit among her fans. The book became a New York Times bestseller and added another badge to the runway beauty’s collar. Although it’s a memoir, the model called it her “journal.”

The book details her early life struggles in the industry and then the problems she faced in her personal life. She gave beautiful explanations as to how dedication and discipline shaped her. And the model also revealed that she is obsessed with dark chocolate.

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