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By
kchan
, May 22, 2013

This pen is great! It writes smoothly, and it has a nice, solid weight to it. I picked it up at a thrift store (great find!), and I was immediately drawn to it. Now I reach for it over anything else! Highly recommended!

Edit: It’s almost hard to type this as I’ve been handwriting everything recently. I’m so exhausted when I finish writing, but the pen feels so nice that I never want to stop. My wife picked it up the other day and almost bit my hand off when I asked for it back. I’m thinking about getting another one.

Edit 2: I’ve taken out a loan to buy a pen for my wife. She wouldn’t stop taking it away from me, and I need it with me always.

Edit 3: My brother asked me to leave the pen behind for a bit. I’ll never put it down. It’s mine.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

Nice pen, but
…

By
Psycosyin
, July 6, 2013

When I found this guy on Amazon, I asked myself, “So, I really need a pen, but is it really worth the money?” So then I told myself, “Nah, I gave myself a monthly budget of only $60,000 for writing utensils, and I must live within my means.” But then I read this: “the pen’s clip in the form of a sword.” Well, who could say no to that? “Budget be damned, I’ll just take the balance from next month’s manila folder expenses! I’ve got to have this pen!!!” So I put this is my shopping cart and started the checkout process. “Great!” I said. “In 2 to 3 weeks I will be writing my correspondences in style! Yay!” But then I felt my heart drop as I saw the most horrific sight I could ever imagine—they want $4.49 for shipping. For a pen!? That’s just silly. At least now I won’t have to worry about conserving my manila folders next month.

3.7 out of 5 stars

Name:
     
The Secret
(Hardcover)

ASIN:
     1582701709

Price:
     
$18.23

The Secret
is truly the most outstanding book to date that we have published. I am so pleased that Rhonda Byrne was able to bring together this life-changing information so masterfully. She first did it for the movie of the same name that she produced, which has been a phenomenon in its own right. She then added, in only one month’s time, incredible additional content to the transcript of the film that brings even more clarity to the reader. This is absolutely a book that people from all walks of life can read to then “get” the concept of
The Secret
. It allows them to then take it and apply it to their lives. Children, teenagers, and adults of all ages are reporting miraculous stories of positive changes as a result. Rhonda Byrne is dedicated to maintaining the integrity of
The Secret
and to making sure that now, finally, the whole world knows about
The Secret
. You will want to share this with your friends and family, and they will be grateful for it. This book gives hope for what many have been waiting for: a shift in the way the world thinks. It’s a very exciting time that we are living in, and I, as well as everyone at Beyond Words and Atria Books, am grateful to be a part of it.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

58 of 63 people found the following review helpful

Can I Give It No Stars?

By
Mom of Sons
, March 20, 2007

This isn’t a book, it’s a collection of silly bumper sticker quotes. I think its basic premise is even harmful: that we can control what happens to us—EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS TO US—with our thoughts. Have a disease? You caused it by negative thoughts. Are you poor? You caused it by negative thoughts. Do you want to be Miss America? Well then, just THINK it, because even if you’re a 50-year-old, ugly, humpbacked, obese MAN, then you WILL be Miss America, because you send out that Positive Energy into the Universe. What a rip-off. Step right up, folks, and fork over your $14.95. You won’t be able to make things happen with only your thoughts—but you will definitely help make Rhonda Byrne really, really rich.

145 of 168 people found the following review helpful

Where have I heard this before?

By
Michael Kelty
, March 14, 2007

Oh yeah, on the Simpsons: “Greetings, friend! Do you wish to look as happy as me? Well, you’ve got the power inside you right now, so use it! Send $1 to Happy Dude, 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield. Don’t delay; eternal happiness is just a dollar away!”

28 of 31 people found the following review helpful

Disappointing

By
Shary
, March 16, 2007

Unless you’re nine years old and have been living in a tree, this book isn’t worth the money. It’s nothing more than a slick rehash of what your mother has been telling you for years—that a positive attitude will serve you better than a negative attitude. I intensely disliked the fact that the book stresses materialism (i.e., lose weight, and you’ll be happy; win the lottery, and you’ll be happy; or acquire a five-million-dollar mansion, and you’ll be happy). But what happens if you don’t get what you asked for? Well, the author has left herself a neat little exit hole by telling you that if your wish doesn’t come true, it’s because you didn’t really, REALLY believe it would.

851 of 944 people found the following review helpful

A bestseller; folly of the masses

By
E. Cetin
, June 25, 2007

This book was given to me as a gift on Father’s Day. I started reading it the way I read any book, but soon I started reading faster and faster, more like scanning with speed-reading techniques, and finished it in 2 hours, while taking notes at the same time. I have no interest in self-help books or concepts like power of positive thinking. This book combines the two, with the main thesis being that the “secret” to anything in life—wealth, health, success, love, romance, happiness—is positive thinking, thinking positive thoughts. More specifically, imagining things that you want to have and really, truly believing that you already have them, and feeling good about having them now! For example, if you want to be rich, you should first imagine that you are already rich; second, you should really believe that you are already rich; and third you should feel yourself in a rich lifestyle and feel happy about it. If you keep doing this for a while, miraculously the doors of wealth will open to you, all the opportunities will line up at your door, and you will be well on your way to becoming that rich person you are imagining. Similarly, if you want to lose weight, you should imagine yourself in your ideal weight, really focus on that; only allow yourself “thin thoughts” and avoid “fat thoughts,” and you will get thin. I quote, “If someone is overweight, it came from thinking fat thoughts.” Another one: “Food cannot cause you to put on weight, unless you think it can.” I felt like putting a smiley face right after the last sentence as I am smiling now, and was smiling throughout the book. All you have to do is just ask (oh, and believe, and feel) for the thing you want and, lo and behold, thou shalt have it! I quote: “Make a command to the Universe. Let the Universe know what you want. The Universe responds to your thoughts.” Another one: “The Universe will start to rearrange itself to make it happen for you.” Really? I didn’t know the entire universe cared so much about me! The method even works for some frivolous things. Like always finding a parking spot, never having to wait in lines, never being late etc. And a lot of people are, allegedly, already doing it: “We have received thousands of accounts of
The Secret
being used to bring about large sums of money and unexpected checks in the mail. People have used
The Secret
to manifest their perfect homes, life partners, cars, jobs, and promotions, with many accounts of businesses being transformed within days of applying
The Secret
.” One look at the titles of the co-authors of the book says a lot: Metaphysician, moneymaking expert (ha?), healer, life coach, law of attraction specialist, feng shui consultant (sure)…How about gullibility specialist, swindling expert, or snake-oil salesman? Actually, I shouldn’t be so hard. At least
one person, the main author of the book, made her wishes come true. In the foreword of the book, and elsewhere inside, she says that she was going through a very bad time; her company of 10 years was about to be history. In desperation she looked everywhere for answers and that’s how she discovered “the secret.” Judging from the success of the book and the film, it must have worked for her. I suppose she must have thought, believed, and felt something like this: “I want a large number of credulous people to buy what I am saying (and the book and the DVD) so I can make a lot of money.”