“Before I Go to Sleep“, by S.J. Watson. This new thriller centers around an average woman named Christine, who wakes up on a daily basis with no memory of who or where she is. Her husband continually reintroduces her to her life, but when Christine begins seeing a psychologist and writing in a journal, she begins to realize that what she’s being told isn’t quite adding up.

“The Snowman“, by Jo Nesbo. This chilly Norwegian novel centers around a young boy who awakens to find that a snowman has suddenly appeared in his front yard, and it’s wearing a scarf that belongs to his mother… who is now mysteriously missing. Enter hardened detective Harry Hole, who must now track down a gruesome serial killer. It’s the seventh entry in the series, but sadly, fans will find that not all of the other six books have been translated into English.

“The Jefferson Key“, by Steve Berry. After expatriate Cotton Malone foils an assassination attempt on the President of the United States, he uncovers a coded clause in the Constitution that is somehow connected to a secret society called “the Commonwealth” and a string of pervious assassinations. Great for readers who enjoy plots with a historical backdrop.

“The Man in the Rockefeller Suit“, by Mark Seal. Looks can be deceiving, as evidenced by the thirty years that one German con man spent successfully posing as a member of the wealthy Rockefeller clan, ending only in 2008 when he was arrested for kidnapping his daughter. This true-crime tale is a cautionary page-turner, tracing one of the longest-running cons in recent history.

A way of thinking and feeling. It’s a 3 step process – Ask, Believe, Receive. Ask the universe for what you want. Have unwavering faith that you will get it. And then receive it.

For example, a man named Morris Goodman crashed his airplane in 1981 and was completely paralyzed as a result. He had no lung function and could do nothing on his own but blink. Morris made the decision in his mind that he was going to walk out of the hospital despite what the doctors said. He constantly visualized himself walking out of the hospital and wouldn’t let anything distract him from his goal. He achieved this goal and has been dubbed the miracle man. He attributes his successful recovery to “the secret.”
Simplistic version of thousands of years of information. After my original infatuation with Charles Haanel’s Master Key System and Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich, I found this to be a modern day version of the message they were trying to put out.

Most skeptics do not believe in the law of attraction which is a major principle in all three of these works. Simply put the law of attraction states we are all like magnets and that our thoughts and feelings will magnetize people and events to come towards you.

What I say to the skeptics – consider this – it was not so long ago that people thought the power of electricity did and could not exist. However, the computer you’re looking at right now, the light that lights your home, the cell phone in your pocket, and the Jeep Power Wheels you just bought your kid for Christmas are all here because of electricity.

The principles of The Secret book are controversial. The reason being because it is not something tangible. I challenge anyone to read the book and disprove the theory. Only the faithful need take me up on this!