{"product_id":"9781934708408","title":"Beyond The Secret: The Definitive Unauthorized Guide to The Secret","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Secret\u003c\/i\u003e is the biggest book since \u003ci\u003eThe Purpose Driven Life\u003c\/i\u003e. Based on a best-selling documentary film of the same name, it presents the “Law of Attraction,” which, according to the tagline, “has traveled through centuries to reach you.” By synthesizing “how to get rich” ideas from classic self-help books by Wallace D. Wattles (\u003ci\u003eThe Science of Getting Rich\u003c\/i\u003e), Napoleon Hill (\u003ci\u003eThink and Grow Rich!\u003c\/i\u003e), and Charles Haanel (\u003ci\u003eThe Master Key System\u003c\/i\u003e) with twenty-five modern-day self-improvement gurus like Jack Canfield, Bob Proctor, Michael Bernard Beckwith, James Ray, Lisa Nichols, and Joe Vitale, author Rhonda Byrne and her team have created an almost alchemically rich and compelling promise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey claim that “The Secret” was discovered by such historical luminaries as Plato, da Vinci, Galileo, Napoleon, Hugo, Beethoven, Newton, Edison, and Einstein; that “The Secret” has existed in fragments in religions, philosophies, and oral traditions for centuries . . . but only now has it all been put together. “The Secret is everything you have dreamed of . . . and is beyond your wildest dreams,” trumpet the marketing materials. Could it really be true, or is it just a new spin on the very old (and decidedly \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e secret) “the power of positive thinking” wedded to “ask and you shall receive”?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAlexandra Bruce\u003c\/b\u003e goes behind the scenes to investigate the phenomenon, from its roots in Australia to the sales bonanza that has seen creator Rhonda Byrne become the most successful debut author in memory. Bruce takes a hard but fair look at the “teachers” featured in \u003ci\u003eThe Secret\u003c\/i\u003e and the “Law of Attraction” that is the central theme. To truly understand the significance of \u003ci\u003eThe Secret\u003c\/i\u003e, perspective is needed. \u003ci\u003eBeyond The Secret\u003c\/i\u003e delivers that and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Wheel\/Weiser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137601913072,"sku":"9781934708408","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781934708408_p0.jpg?v=1763655050","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781934708408","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}