James Redfield was born near Birmingham, Alabama and studied psychology at Auburn University. Redfield earned a master's degree in counseling in 1974 and for the next 15 years worked as a therapist for troubled children in Auburn, Alabama, and later in Birmingham. Then he quit his job to publish his first novel, The Celestine Prophecy.

As of May 2005, The Celestine Prophecy had sold over 20 million copies worldwide and had been translated into 34 languages. A film version of the book will open in limited release on April 21, 2006.

Bibliography

• The Celestine Prophecy (1993) ISBN 044651862X
• Holding the Vision (1996) ISBN 0446519081
• The Celestine Vision (1997) ISBN 0446522740
• In Search of the Eleventh Insight (1999) ISBN 0446523089
• The Next Step in Personal Evolution (2002) co-written with Michael Murphy ISBN 1585421375

Sources

• "Celestial reasoning." People Weekly. New York: Apr 25, 1994. Vol.41, Iss. 15; pg. 85
• McDonald, Marci. "Celestine prophet." Maclean's. Toronto: Oct 10, 1994. Vol.107, Iss. 41; pg. 54

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