Rhonda Byrne - The Secret

Pros: The concept is a good one
Cons: Offers big promises that won't work 99% of the time

I just recently finished listening to the audiobook version of Rhonda Byrne’s The Secret, and I don’t think I heard anything really new in it. There was some interesting scientific material that was briefly touched upon, but most of what makes up ‘ ...

Pros: Good motivational tool, puts a different slant on an old theory
Cons: Some of the advice could really lead people the wrong way

The first I learned of Rhonda Byrne's The Secret was through an extremely vague Epinions review. Within the next month I came up on a few more reviews that were just as vague. I became increasingly irritated: How can anyone review a book titled ...

Pros: It does present the power of positive thought well.
Cons: This is really not a secret. It leaves out the action step!

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Pros: Easy fast read, many quotes, a secret to a better life
Cons: None

I found this book in the Dallas/Fort Worth airport while I was waiting for my plane to take me to Iowa to visit my two daughters. It looked appealing to me as it was small and from the review on the back it would be enlightening. I had no idea what ...

Pros: One of the best living concepts I have ever known.
Cons: Can be tough to swallow some harsher views.

If you haven't heard of this new revelation, where have you been?? I was introduced to this life changing book though the Oprah Winfrey Show. With a scientific mind who believes in theories that are not obvious, and the fact that every place that Oprah ...

Pros: Excellent concepts, easy to read.
Cons: none

One thing that I have learned throughout my many years of education is that if you are going to achieve anything in life, you have to be forward thinking and make it happen for yourself. Things don't just tend to come to you, you have to have the ...

Pros: Potentially useful or even life-changing advice.
Cons: Overpriced. Not terribly coherent. Iffy science.

What would you do if a genie offered to grant you three wishes? What if you didn't even have to wish for more wishes, because you could have infinite wishes? That's what The Secret is telling You that You have. The Universe is the genie and You ...

Pros: Inspirational because it has one basic theme: think positively, visualize success.
Cons: Is not rooted in any practical methods to achieve success.

I can picture some manager, somewhere, assigning his or her underlings the task of reading 'The Secret' as a way to inspire better work habits and greater productivity. The same thing happened when 'Who Moved My Cheese?' came out a number of years ago. ...

Pros: The begining of better things if you're ready to make a change.
Cons: Just the tip of the iceberg - I wanted more!

"The Secret" when you get down to the nitty gritty is not really a secret at all. In fact it's been written about many times, in many forms by many people and its principles have been in use for decades. What Rhonda Byrne does is once again awaken us to ...

Pros: Has a life changing message for those who think and feel defeated by life.
Cons: It's one more positive thinking book. Not much is new.

This is a very inspirational book in the positive thinking genre. It quotes from several persons both alive and dead to illustrate this point: that the secret has always existed. Great religions know it, great people know it and it is the intent ...

Pros: Attractively laid out, good "coffee table"-type book
Cons: Very unsound doctrine and teaching

This little book has attracted somewhat of a cult following, and I decided to read it to see what all the discussion was about. Although I soon found out that it was a revamping of an old concept, I'm glad I read it, as I can discuss my concerns with ...

Pros: Motivational, easy to understand, experiences of success.
Cons: To much positive its good to know both sides of positive thinking.

The Secret is a book that unfolds the steps of positive thinking. All people want something and through positive thinking we can accomplish all our dreams. This is the base of the book. The Secret definitely motivational, gives simple instructions ...

Pros: Easy to read, great techniques, highly recommended
Cons: nothing new

I've been on a path of enlightenment for more than 18 years now. I've read literally tons of books, new age, spiritual, self-help, occult, and anything else I could get my hands on. They all say basically the same thing that "The Secret" does, but ...

Pros: Very motivational and intriguing.
Cons: Can seem far out.  You have to really wrap your mind around it.

Introduction           Lately I have heard a lot of discussion over the book The Secret.  I, as many others I'm sure, have wondered and asked myself, what is The Secret?  Does it really ...

Pros: Basic universal law that is packaged for the masses.
Cons: The same material is repeated over and over through mostly unknown speakers.

We've read the book and heard the audio CD's. Some of the basic points made are true. However, some of the messengers are questionable. The law of attraction is better covered in other works decades prior; ie: Shakti Gawain, Wayne Dyer, Tony Robbins, ...