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Rhonda Byrne
My name is Cassie.
— from The secret, 2001
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The secret
2001
Secretum (De secreto conflictu curarum mearum, translated as The Secret or My Secret Book) is a trilogy of dialogues in Latin written by Petrarch sometime from 1347 to 1353, in which he examines his faith with the help of Saint Augustine, and "in the presence of The Lady Truth". Secretum was not circulated until some time after Petrarch's death, and was probably meant to be a means of self-examination more than a work to be published and read by others. The dialogue opens with Augustine chastising Petrarch for ignoring his own mortality and his fate in the afterlife by not devoting himself fully to God. Petrarch concedes that this lack of piety is the source of his unhappiness, but he insists that he cannot overcome it. The dialogue then turns to the question of Petrarch's seeming lack of free will, and Augustine explains that it is his love for temporal things (specifically Laura), and his pursuit of fame through poetry that "bind his will in adamantine chains". Petrarch's turn towards religion in his later life was inspired in part by Augustine's Confessions, and Petrarch imitates Augustine's style of self-examination and harsh self-criticism in Secretum. The ideas expressed in the dialogues are taken mostly from Augustine, particularly the importance of free will in achieving faith. Other notable influences include Cicero and other Pre-Christian thinkers. Secretum can be seen as an attempt by Petrarch to reconcile his Renaissance humanism and admiration of the classical world with his Christian faith. Especially important are his rejection of love for temporal things not because it is a sin, but because it prevents him from knowing the eternal, a position that resembles classical philosophy far more than the contemporary Christian theology. Classical writers are also regarded as sources of authority supporting Christianity, and Secretum quotes them more frequently than scripture."--Wikped, July 2014.
El poder
El Poder, conocido como la secuela de El secreto, es la muy esperada secuela de revelar todo lo que Rhonda Byrne ha aprendido y ha atrai do a si misma desde el lanzamiento de The Secret en 2006. Ella muestra como perfecta salud, las relaciones increi ble, una carrera que usted ama, una vida llena de felicidad, y el dinero que necesita para ser, hacer y tener todo lo que quieras proviene de una fuente positiva de energi a. The Power, dubbed the sequel to The Secret, is the highly anticipated follow-up revealing everything Rhonda Byrne has learned and attracted to herself since the release of The Secret in 2006. She shows how perfect health, incredible relationships, a career you love, a life filled with happiness, and the money you need to be, do, and have everything you want comes from one positive source of power.
The magic
The Pirate Determined to ruin Farley Dunworthy, Captain Damian of the Magic would use any means at his disposal -- even his enemy's innocent niece. But the daring buccaneer never bargained on being captivated himself by the silver-haired beauty. The Lady Destined for a loveless marriage to a virtual stranger, Cassandra Jamison found herself instead swept aboard a notorious pirate ship and into its captain's arms. How could she hope to resist the most devastatingly seductive man she'd ever encountered? The Magic Isolated in the intimacy of the ship's cabin, they were both lovers and enemies, facing a past filled with lies, greed and revenge. But no matter how turbulent the uncharted waters of their hearts, Damian and Cassandra would find a safe haven in the magic of love...