The Secret (Byrne book)

The Secret
Hardcover edition
AuthorRhonda Byrne
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Subject
Publisher
Publication date
26 November 2006
Media type
  • Print (hardcover · paperback)
  • audio cassette
  • CD
  • ebook (Kindle)
Pages198 (first edition, hardcover)
ISBN978-1582701707
131 22
LC ClassBF639 .B97 2006
Followed byThe Power 

The Secret is a 2006 self-help book by Rhonda Byrne, based on the earlier film of the same name. It is based on the belief of the pseudoscientific law of attraction, which claims that thought alone can influence objective circumstances within ones life .[1][2] The book alleges energy as assurance of its effectiveness. The book has sold 30 million copies worldwide and has been translated into 50 languages. Scientific claims made in the book have been rejected by a range of critics, pointing out that the book has no scientific foundation.[3][4]

  1. ^ Shermer, Michael (1 June 2007). "The (Other) Secret". Scientific American. 296 (6): 39. Bibcode:2007SciAm.296f..39S. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0607-39. PMID 17663221. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  2. ^ Radford, Benjamin (3 February 2009). "The Secret". Live Science. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ^ Chabris, Christopher; Simons, Daniel (24 September 2010). "Fight 'The Power'". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Secrets and Lies". Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. 29 March 2007.