Independent Study: Book Review of The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

This assignment is a book review of "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne, focusing on positive thinking and mental well-being. The review covers the book's core concepts, including the Law of Attraction, and its application to various aspects of life such as wealth, relationships, and health. The review discusses the setting, the main topics (thankfulness and visualization), and the author's methodology. The reviewer shares personal insights gained from reading the book, its strengths (empowerment, insights on positivity) and weaknesses (potential conflicts with religious values), and recommends it for self-discovery and personal growth. The review concludes with the book's importance for self-preoccupation and blind receipt of emotions.

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The book chosen for this assignment is “The Secret by Rhonda Byrne, it is a book which is
linked to positive thinking and mental well-being
1. Basically, what was the book about?
The Secret is a kind of self- help book about the control of the positive discerning by
the author Rhonda Byrne, the book is mostly founded on the scientific philosophy
called the, Law of Magnetism which means there is a code that means like entices
like. Instead the writer talk about how the life is right now as it is a replication of the
past beliefs.
2. Where is the setting?
Byrne re-introduces an idea initially promoted by people such as Madame Blavatsky
and Norman Vincent Peale that thinking about convinced things that perform in one's
life. Byrne delivers instances of past people who have supposedly attained this.
Byrne quotes a three-step procedure: ask, believe, and receive. Byrne highpoints the
position of thankfulness and visualization in attaining one's needs, along with alleged
instances. Later sections define how to recover one's wealth, relations, and fitness,
with more overall opinions about the world. The chief significant thing is in what way
people achieve their healthy life along with their whole family.
3. Who are the main subjects or what is the major topic?
The book talks about thankfulness and imagining methods to appeal what a person
desires. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne is all about connecting and working the

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impression of positivity. The book consultations around how to direct thoughts and
how to have control on mind.
4. Was the subject material dealt with fairly, objectively? How did
you know?
The book says that one should not worry about the negative thoughts and they should
not try to control them, all the individuals should do is think about good and positive
thought each and every day
5. What did you glean from the book’s reading? What did you
learn?
The book teaches various techniques and shortcuts in order to understand and
implement the concepts in your life. Throughout the period when I read the book, I
could relate to it and I was able to agree on each and every point mentioned in that
book.
6. To what extent, would you recommend this book to others?
I would highly recommend this book to all, All in all, it is a must read in command to
discover oneself, comprehend one’s true wants and needs, recover one’s life in every
likely feature and create the most of the control which exist in oneself.
7. What are the book’s strengths, weaknesses?
The pros
 It is empowering, it motivated that things change

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 It gives the reader investigation on positivity, conception, and the power of
viewpoint
 The Secret inspires persons to actually picture their goals evidently in order to
entice what they need.
The cons
 Those Scott facts out are that certain persons believe that it conflicts with
their religious values, while others see it as a complementary approach.
8. Importance is this book to your input/education and/or to
others?
The Secret is one of high importance and it teaches self-preoccupation and blind
receipt of emotions.

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References
Byrne, R. (2006) the Secret. New York: Atria Books