September 25, 2006, London: Forget old-fashioned hard work - thanks to TV personality Noel Edmonds, presenter of Channel 4's 'Deal or no deal', the UK appears to be turning to the mystical powers of the universe to achieve their goals.

The Cosmic Ordering Service: A Guide to Realizing Your Dreams by Barbel Mohr has been propelled overnight to the top of Amazon.co.uk's Hot 100 books chart, and is actually selling out since Edmonds revealed that it was the key to his successful comeback.

The leading online retailer has seen sales of the five-year-old self-help book increase by nearly 1,000% in the 24 hours since Edmonds' endorsement. The book suggests that anyone can realise their goals by 'placing an order with the universe,' sitting back and waiting for success to come to them. Edmonds was reported to have accomplished not just one, but four of his dreams with the help of the book.

Brian McBride, Amazon.co.uk's UK Manager has commented, "Everyone's always looking for the key to success, so when someone who's got there tells how they did it, people jump at the chance. Now we just have to wait and see if anyone who has bought it makes it too."

 

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