This Book Changed Lives, But The Man Behind It Turned Into An Accidental Killer

Remember when Oprah was obsessed with "The Secret"? One year after the bestselling book shot to worldwide fame, the motivational speaker behind its founding principles was convicted of negligent homicide. Rhonda Byrne, author of "The Secret," was largely inspired by motivational speaker James Arthur Ray, who starred in an earlier film by the same name. The book claimed that thinking positive thoughts would lead to positive events and circumstances. Conversely, negative thoughts would lead to negative consequences. Some followers even went as far as to believe that "the secret" could cure cancer. Others claimed that victims of natural disasters had...

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