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John P. Strelecky

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John Strelecky is the #1 Bestselling inspirational author of many books including; The Cafe on the Edge of the World, Return to the Why Cafe, What I've Learned, The Big Five for Life, The Big Five for Life - Continued, Life Safari, and Ahas!- Moments of Inspired Thought. He co-authored the book, How to be Rich and Happy.

His works have been translated into forty-five languages and sold more than 11 million copies worldwide.

Following a life changing event when he was thirty-three years old, John was inspired to sit down and tell the story of The Cafe on the Edge of the World, his first book.

Within a year after its release, word of mouth support from readers had spread the book across the globe--inspiring people on every continent, including ...more

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	The Cafe on the Edge of the World: A Story About the Meaning of Life 3.52 avg rating — 70,061 ratings — published 2003 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wiedersehen im Café am Rande der Welt by John P. Strelecky (Goodreads Author), Root Leeb (Illustrator), Bettina Lemke (Translator) 3.98 avg rating — 10,411 ratings — published 2014 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Big Five for Life 3.85 avg rating — 10,056 ratings — published 2007 — 52 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Auszeit im Café am Rande der Welt. Eine Wiederbegegnung mit dem eigenen Selbst 3.93 avg rating — 4,713 ratings — published 2021 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Safari des Lebens 4.18 avg rating — 2,993 ratings — published 2007 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Überraschung im Café am Rande der Welt 3.84 avg rating — 2,057 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wenn du Orangen willst, such nicht im Blaubeerfeld (Aha-Momente aus dem Café am Rande der Welt 3) by John P. Strelecky (Goodreads Author), Bettina Lemke (Translator), Root Leeb (Illustrator) 3.68 avg rating — 815 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Was nützt der schönste Ausblick, wenn du nicht aus dem Fenster schaust (Das Café am Rande der Welt, #2) by John P. Strelecky (Goodreads Author), Bettina Lemke (Translator), Root Leeb (Illustrator) 3.74 avg rating — 479 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Was ich gelernt habe : Erkenntnisse für ein glückliches Leben by John P. Strelecky (Goodreads Author), Root Leeb (Illustrator), Bettina Lemke (Translator) 4.01 avg rating — 439 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Folge dem Rat deines Herzens und du wirst bei dir selbst ankommen by John P. Strelecky (Goodreads Author), Root Leeb, Bettina Lemke (Translator) 3.84 avg rating — 404 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Why Café (4 books)
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The Big Five for Life (1 book)
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“Why is it that we spend so much of our time preparing for when we can do what we want, instead of just doing what we want right now?”
― John P. Strelecky, The Why Cafe

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“Enjoy each step, for in every moment there is something to learn.”
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“A dream is simply reality waiting to happen.”
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