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The Secret, which is described as a self-help film, uses a documentary format to present the “Law of Attraction.” This law is the “secret” that, according to the tagline, “has traveled through centuries to reach you.” The film features short dramatized experiences and interviews of a team of personal transformation specialists, spiritual messengers, feng shui masters, and moneymaking experts. As put forth in the film, the “Law of Attraction” principle posits that people’s feelings and thoughts attract real events in the world into their lives; from the workings of the cosmos to interactions among individuals in their physical, emotional, and professional affairs. The film also suggests that there has been a strong tendency by those in positions of power to keep this central principle hidden from the public. The previews or “clues” to the film, show men who “uncovered the Secret…”. Read the rest of this entry »

Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
Grade 5-8?The underlying theme of this clearly written biography is the subject’s humanism. Otherwise, the book is similar to both Joyce Goldenstern’s Albert Einstein (Enslow, 1995) and Milton Dank’s Albert Einstein (Watts, 1983; o.p.). Many of the black-and-white photographs in McPherson’s book appear in other titles, but some of the family pictures are not usually seen elsewhere. A worthwhile purchase?even for libraries owning Goldenstein’s and Dank’s volumes?because of its humanistic approach.?Margaret M. Hagel, Norfolk Public Library System, VA
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. –This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

From Booklist
Gr. 4^-7. The descriptions of young Albert’s difficulties in school, which will enthrall young readers, embody what the author does particularly well throughout this book–depict Einstein as a person both like and unlike others. Without trivializing Einstein’s genius, McPherson lets readers feel the great scientist’s excitement and frustration with his work. Explanations of Einstein’s scientific discoveries are clearly presented, as is the social context of Germany between the wars and during the Nazi years. Photographs of Einstein, including one of him at age five, are well chosen to leave some new visual memories of the famous face. McPherson provides readers with a strong impression of an independent mind at work–so strong, in fact, that children may wish they could have met the genius. That’s high praise for a biography. Mary Harris Veeder –This text refers to the Hardcover edition. (Amazon.com)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series of novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The book was released on July 21, 2007, ending the series that started in 1997 with the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. This last book chronicles the events directly following Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005), and leads to the long-awaited final confrontation between Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort.

Deathly Hallows is published in the UK by Bloomsbury Publishing, in the USA by Scholastic Press, in Canada by Raincoast Books and in Australia and New Zealand by Allen & Unwin. Released globally in ninety-three countries, Deathly Hallows broke sales records as the fastest-selling book ever, selling more than eleven million copies in the first twenty-four hours following its release. The previous record, nine million in its first day, had been held byHalf-Blood Prince.

Epigraph

All the books in the Harry Potter series have dedications, but Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the only one to include an epigraph. It contains two quotes relating to death and friendship. The first quotation is an English translation from Ancient Greek of a passage from The Libation Bearers, by the 5th century BC playwright Aeschylus. The second quotation is from More Fruits of Solitude (1682) by William Penn, the Quaker author and founder of the American Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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