The Secret

I rated the content at 4 stars since the book provides a good overview of the 'New Thought' philosophy as it has developed over the 20th century. However, I found the audio slightly marred by the authors delivery, which was a heady combination of stilted, breathless and needlessly over dramatic at times. Other voice acting for the classical 'New Thoughters' (Wattle, et al) was fine, and the 'experts' voices are just the experts voices. since most earn a steady living doing presentations, their delivery is fluid and clear. Overall, a good addition to the 'concious creation' canon, that pays its dues to the founders of the field, but a professional narrator would have improved the packaged that final star.

Roger, NESTON, United Kingdom

09/04/2007

At the same time as I saw this on audible and downloaded it, I had several unconnected references to it from friends and family, all quite positive. I agree with one of the other reviewers that the authors delivery is not very professional, but taking a leaf out of her book we can smile and be thankful! She is certainly full of enthusiasm for which she gets full marks. I have been investigating similar material for about 25 years, but this is the first time I have seen it presented together in an easily digestable manner. Even the narrow minded sceptic can listen and try out the simple philosophy, without much fear of ridicule. She gets 10 out of 10 for me for shear effort and strength of character to make this happen! Go on try it!

Mark, banchory, United Kingdom

01/07/2007

This is your typical run of the mill self-help/inspirational swindle - a money maker and nothing more. Full of empty platitudes and inane cliches that you've heard a million times before. This book does more harm than good with it's wishy-washy 'ask the universe and all shall be granted' approach. Here in the real world you have to work hard and persevere to get want you want.

Neal, Ireland

11/05/2008

The author claims that the victims of Nazi Germany PUT themselves in that situation due to their negative thoughts and thinking. The author claims that patients with cancer and other critical illness's have brought on their disease with their thoughts and can heal themselves with thought alone. The rest of the book is in my opinion just a spin on the 'positive thinking' sales pitch popular in life coaching through the 1990's and a protracted advert for the authors movie on DVD and related products. A fool any his money is so easily parted... I requested a refund of my Audible credit

Dominic, Denmead, United Kingdom

25/01/2009

Books like this often appear in you life at the right moment, they are very personal... ...blasting 'The Secret' out with cynicism and ridicule as a previous reviewer did demonstrates that this person was never in a space for personal growth and therefore unfortunately missed the entire point of the book. There again he demonstrates the teachings of the secret perfectly! Read this book if YOU are ready to.

Carolyn, United Kingdom

19/06/2007

I listened with scepticism and disliked the initial emphasis on consummerism and monetary wealth, but as the book went on and themes of love and gratitude came through, it made much more sense. I then listened again and it made more sense. I then started finding cross-references in scientific papers that appear to support the central tenets of the Secret. To be truthful, the mindset changes that the book encourages make an enormous difference and they are not difficult to introduce into one's life.

Richard, United Kingdom

17/05/2007

This is related to the laws of attraction and is basically consumerist non-sense aimed at those gullible enough to swallow it. Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. This is so transparently ugly and stupid that it seems impossible that anyone could take it seriously. Take out the buzzwords and pseudo religious nonsense about what you 'manifest' for yourself, ignore the vague prose and you get the message that thinking positively serves you better than thinking negatively. To sane people this is laughable, like the Tooth Fairy or Ouija boards. If you're falling out of an airplane, the law of gravity trumps the law of attraction.

Marc, United Kingdom

17/07/2009

I bought this book out of a curiosity. I had to force myself to finish it. I like positive thinking. I like the general idea of karma and optomism. I do not like the book the secret. It trying to justifiy its pseudoscience by using quotes of long dead famous people to rationalise its philosphy. It trys to hide beside quantum mechanics to pretend its scientific. The very idea that people "attract" everything they interact with is reprehensable to say the least. That is a great lesson to tell people who were victims of abuse as children, or people diagnosed with cancer. It also steals from Buddism and trys to compare life to a catalog. Kind missed that in the teaching on Buddism being materialistic

jcie, Ireland

24/01/2010

I enjoyed very much,it's very thought provoking Made me think about thoughts i have had in the past positive and negative.

Christine, Southampton, United Kingdom

19/11/2009