The Secret vs Think and Grow Rich: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: New Thought, Success, Self-actualization
The Secret
“Thoughts are magnetic, and thoughts have a frequency. As you think, those thoughts are sent out into the Universe, and they magnetically attract all like things that are on the same frequency. Everything sent out returns to the source. And that source is You.”
Fragments of a Great Secret have been found in the oral traditions, in literature, in religions and philosophies throughout the centuries. For the first time, all the pieces of The Secret come together in an incredible…
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Think and Grow Rich
Napoleon Hill's quintessential volume _Think and grow rich_, the all-time bestseller in the field of professional success, outlines the laws of success and sets the standard of today's motivational thinking.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Think and Grow Rich has the widest readership — 393938 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Secret | Think and Grow Rich | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (393938) |
| Hardcover | 2.7 (266) | 3.4 (283) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (31) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (2675) | 4.5 (1523) |
Reception
| The Secret | Think and Grow Rich | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2675 | 393938 |
| Editions | 20 | 309 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 544647 |
| Reading it now | — | 70651 |
| Written reviews | — | 12345 |
| Wikipedia attention | 727 | 17524 |
| Pages | 215 | 304 |