Well, I hope this review will be helpful to someone, so here goes:
I've become aware of the 'Law of Attraction' within the last 6 months. I'm not really sure what to make of it. The logical side of my brain tells me it's utter (or close to utter) hogwash, and yet the superstitious part of my brain can't help but wonder 'what if it is correct, at least in some respect?' - and so the superstitious side of my brain tried it out (following one of the Hicks' books, not this one - which is even stranger, as I really hated the way that one was written). And, odder still, it does seem to work. Now, I realise that there are lots of logical explanations for this: 1) when you are in positive frame of mind, others are more likely to help you out, and you are probably also more likely to see opportunities and use them to best advantage and 2) there is probably a filtering effect going on, so that you tend to ignore the instances when this process doesn't work, and inflate the times it does. Even given the logical explanations, the fact remains that it has worked (or seemed to work) for me - on a problem I had previously considered intractable and hopeless. The other big benefit is that since the system gives you an incentive for thinking positively, it really does lift your whole mood - I've been battling moderate to occasionally severe depression for years, and I feel better now than I have in as long as I can remember. So, logical explanations notwithstanding, I'm inclined to want to let my superstitious side have its way and believe in this process.
Which brings us to this book. Most of the other books I've read regarding manifestation or the Law of Attraction deal with issues and desires that are fairly insignificant on a global scale. Getting the partner you want, getting the career you want, finding money, etc. That suited me fine. This one however, seems to be talking about big projects, important projects. Building orphanages and fighting world hunger and so on. And it asks you to consider the long-term sustainability of any project you undertake - ie, how will it help the world in total? Which is great, but overwhelming. And starts the whole panicking cascade of ideas about the immensity of challenges in life and how complicated and difficult and impossible it all is, that brought on my initial depression. Sad to say, I'm not a big enough person to be able to pursue these big and worthy projects. So, this book is not for me.
But maybe it will be for others, hence the three stars. If you are just interested in personal projects, this is probably not the book for you. If you want to save the world (and egads, this book even makes me feel guilty for feeling incapable of doing that) then you might just find this an inspiring read. Then again, if you're that sort of person, you're probably already out there saving the world and won't have time to read strange little books like this...