"The Secret" is a book about the mysterious "law of attraction" which boils down to this: thinking about something, and believing it will come true actually MAKES the thing you're thinking about happen. I don't believe in the law of attraction.

What I do believe in is CONFIDENCE, BELIEF IN YOURSELF, and POSITIVE THOUGHT. Those are the attritubes of a winner. And indirectly "The Secret" promotes those values.

So if you practice what this book preaches, in its own fun, interesting style, I think you have a pretty good shot at seeing things go your way. But not for the reasons stated in the book and the CD. Things may go right for you because you're practicing good, old fashioned positive thought. And that's never gone out of fashion.

For a VERY FUNNY, laugh-out-loud parody/send up of books like "The Secret" read a book called "Maybe Life's Just Not That Into You" by Martha Bolton. It's the funniest humor book I've read in five years.

As for "The Secret" the book definitely works, albeit in roundabout fashion.