Of course you can learn from it. Don't flinch from economics because of the trouble of mathematics, because economics is a practical subject with a history of hundreds of years. Introducing mathematics into economics is only a faction of economics, and it has been highly praised by some economists, and has gradually become the mainstream economics.
Now, The Secret Behind explains some phenomena in life with popular popular foreign economics vocabulary, and adopts simple and easy-to-understand economic principles. Even if you don't plan to study this subject in depth in the future, it is very useful to read books on this subject.