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Who's got a secret? The whole world has The Secret, sadly.

National Review

| April 02, 2007 | Steorts, Jason Lee | COPYRIGHT 2007 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

DE gustibus non est disputandum, yeah yeah, but there's also no disputing that the world is full of fools. How else to explain the phenomenal success of The Secret?

The Secret isn't much of a secret, but here's an executive summary in case you've missed it. An Australian TV producer named Rhonda Byrne recently began moonlighting as prophetess-in-the-desert. In this more exalted station she made a film and wrote a book, both called The Secret and both claiming to reveal The Secret. The Secret to what? Why, to everything: wealth, health, relationships, happiness, world peace. Want to be a millionaire next month? Consult The Secret. Feel like eating whatever you ...

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