Healthy Living Books Books

Rating: - N. America's Problems in a Nutshell
This book is a summary of what many people believe already and the root of most problems!
"Eat as if you are thin...and you will become thin"
"Spend money as if you are rich....and you will be."
"Visualize a cheque in the mail."
If these strategies were successful, would so many people be so deep in debt? Would North America be known as the land of overweight people?
Pure rubbish and disturbing that people are buying and recommending this book! Positive thinking is great and is no secret, but I think this book encourages irresponsibility. I certainly won't even glance at anything else by this author!

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Rating: - JOHN GREWAL ---awesome book and dvd movie
It changed my life and changed Oprahas too ... if it can do that then this book and the dvd movie is for everyone. I want everyone to get this book/dvd and study it to the fullest. You will love every minute of it and it will make you a better, stronger, more positive person. But at the end of the day it is only up to you to make changes with your life right ...
Do the right thing and start using the laws of attraction/the secret daily and you will feel so good about yourself that anything will seem possible.

Luv

John

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Rating: - A Re-Packaged Secret.
A movie first and then turned into a book, "The Secret" is about getting what you want by knowing what you want and keeping it at the forefront of your thoughts. It gets this concept across really well and is a quite entertaining book. The downside is that there is really nothing new here that hasn't already been published many times before, many decades ago (I'm thinking of books like It Works).

Thinking is great, but life also requires us to "do" a little too in order to make things happen- recommend The Sixty-Second Motivator for more info on that.

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Rating: - There is no secret...
The basic thesis of this book, and several spin-offs, is that your thoughts send out vibes that attract events of similar vibration. For instance, if you think prosperity thoughts you will be prosperous, thin thoughts, you'll be thin, etc. Of course, bad thoughts bring bad things into your life, and if something bad has happens to you, your thoughts are the reason. This is very appealing to a prosperous healthy individual, because they get to take full credit for their success. Interestingly, The Secret never mentions death. Perhaps because no matter how positive your thoughts, it still gets you.

This book is full of logical inconsistencies and wishful thinking. As a wise woman once said, "The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you're willing to work."
Who said it? Oprah. Did she realize that with those words she undercuts this book she has so faithfully endorsed?

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Rating: - Didn't Finish It
I read this book after many recommendations. The premise of the book is that we can use the power of attraction, through positive thought, to get what we want from life (e.g. a life partner, job, wealth).

This book is a strong example of the current Western Individualism, focusing on our needs and desires. For those with more duty-based morals or a focus on our contribution to society, this book will likely be distasteful.

I did not finish the book as I did not appreciate the self-centered and materialistic values promoted in it.