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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 one's life. [1][2] The book alleges energy as assurance of its effectiveness.
Morton Smith (May 28, 1915 – July 11, 1991) [1] [2] was an American professor of ancient history at Columbia University.He is best known for his reported discovery of the Mar Saba letter, a letter attributed to Clement of Alexandria containing excerpts from a Secret Gospel of Mark, during a visit to the monastery at Mar Saba in 1958.
Controversy about this book include authenticity of selected documents and selection bias. [84] Candy (2003) Mian Mian: Novel Chinese government censored it because it was "a poster child for spiritual pollution". [85] Death Note (2003 – 2006) Tsugumi Ohba: Japanese Manga: Officially banned, but discussion and pirated copies are allowed to ...
The controversy, which has been discussed by book lovers across platforms, has put a fresh spotlight on the book industry’s ongoing challenges with Goodreads, ...
James Arthur Ray (born November 22, 1957) is an American self-help businessman, motivational speaker, author and convicted felon who was found guilty in 2011 of causing three deaths through negligent homicide. A former telemarketer, [1] Ray taught Stephen Covey motivational seminars while employed at AT&T and claimed he later worked two years ...
The oil industry tycoon and his family became a political and financial dynasty, and remain one of the most powerful families in the world today. The Rockefeller File offers a critical look into ...
In the more than two decades since Oprah's Book Club began in 1996, the program has faced its share of controversies. There was the time, in 2001, that Jonathan Franzen publicly threw a fit over ...
The novel won the Book of the Year at the 2008 Costa Book Awards. [6] This was despite the misgivings of the jury, one of whom, Matthew Parris, said "They agreed that it was flawed, and almost no one liked the ending, which was almost fatal to its success." [1] At the Irish Book Awards, it won "Novel of the Year" and the Choice Award. [7]