Customer Reviews
The Secret and The Scam - By: Dolly, 11 Oct 2008 
A friend of mine bought me this book for my birthday, explaining that it was a best selling spiritual read, so I was looking forward to what it had to say. I can honestly say I was unimpressed from the start. There was this build to this huge life changing 'secret' & it was like waiting for a huge explosion that never actually went off.
This whole Secret is based on wishful, dillusional thnking. It claims that if you want to have money, believe that you will have money & it will come to you. If you want to lose weight, believe that you're losing weight & it will happen. It rarely ever mentions that you have to put workin for these things to happen. In a good way this book does allow people to focus on what they wantin life & to focus on the positive, but having a good life, having money & having good relationships requires some work on our part, not just repeating somethingin our heads & hoping the Universe will deliver. That's just lazy thinking. I gained a lot more from listening to Anthony Robbins CD's then I did from this book. And yes, I'm aware that he'sin it for the money too.
This book also spent a lot of time advertising the film version, so there are a lot of people making getting rich from this book. Unfortunately it won't be the readers.
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall - By: Mr. M. Whitenburg, 10 Oct 2008 
The Secret is an outward introduction & explanation of how we think on the inside becomes what we experience on the outside, because what we think we mirror & attract. With this aim, the book hits the mark.
If you are getting into personal development you will find the contents very easy to read, with superb explanations. The whole thing is gentle, encouraging, informative & uplifting.
People who have advanced & aligned themselves will find it does not give any new depth of knowledge, actual practice, or reference ordinary people who have achieved true creation & expansion; I will offer this advancement to you soon. As far as the book is concerned, it is a mirror, mirror on the wall image & introduction & does what it says on the cover.
It is a necessary read & why I recommend five stars. Ho! & also because the mirror, mirror on the wall will reflect the most harmonious, wealthy & happy of them all, You.
Michael Whitenburgh
Psychoanalyst
Window on the Mind
Flawed - By: Marshmallow, 05 Oct 2008 As much as former England football team manager Glenn Hoddle's downfall came when he blamed disability on bad karma from actionsin the past life, the success of this book is pivotal on the same point? On the basis of the success of this book, was Tony Blair wrong to vehemently criticise Hoddle.
Now this didn't bother me at first but the more I thought about it the more I found it hard to palette when the book talks about everything that has happened to you, you have attracted with your thoughts, including the bad things. There is nothing wrongin wanting to manifest a better life, but the elements within the book are basic.
There are some rudimentary errors within the book, metaphors are incorrectly used & the author's claims to be knowledgeablein quantum physics are sketchy.
Without hesitation I would far more recommend The Astonishing Power of Emotions: Let Your Feelings Be Your Guide or The Ultimate Guide to Cosmic Ordering - Empower Your Destiny: Take Control of Your Life (Book & CD)by Andronicos Andronicou or Cosmic Ordering Guide: Where Dreams Can Become Reality by Stephen Richards.
Excellent - By: Stephen C., 01 Oct 2008 First of all, I prefer the DVD to the book (I have both), but having read the previous reviews I felt compelled to write a review myself.
I have been using these kind of techniques ever since I went to see Tony Robbins, but this puts it into very easy to understand principles that I use everyday. So much so that I have bought it for loads of copies of the DVD for family & friends. I should get a discount by now!
The key that previous reviewers have been missing is that if you use the law of attraction ALONG with taking action, then your success will come. Positive thinking has been around for years, but this takes it to the next level i.e. visioning EXACTLY the outcome you wantin any situation, & even better - write it down.
If you are going for a job use it with Expert's Guide Interview Skills DVD which is also on Amazon. Both are fantastic. Job Interview Skills - Extended DVD & CD
Why The Secret is Bollocks and Rhonda Byrne writes Rubbish - By: Dr Liz Miller, 21 Sep 2008 
Success depends on talent & hard work.
The idea that things mysteriously arrive on your plate just because you want them to, is the biggest load of twaddle inflicted on vulnerable people. It is true that some people do not know how good they are. It is equally true, listening to auditions for the X factor, that the vast majority of people do not understand their limitations & as a result make a complete arse of themselves.
Following this book is like listening to someone who is tone deaf singing Karoake - it doesn't work. If you have talent & if you work hard, you will succeed. If you believe that the voodoo of the universe will mysteriously make things happen, because you believe it, you are stupider than you look & deserve to do badly.
Yes being optimistic helps, but only if you have grounds for optimism. Yes knowing your talent helps but only if you can find a way to apply it. Simply being alive, will not make you a success.
Save your money & buy a lottery ticket. It will do you more good, because at least you have a chance of winning the lottery.
