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Summary: Good Book!
Review: This book is about the art of seduction. It is NOT a How-To-Guide. This is the long way towards developing a seducing charismatic persona. It doesn't tell you what to do. It rather lets you understand the inner workings of seduction and allows you to develop it by yourself. It researches and displays the seduction techniques used by the best seducers known in history and does so in an interesting rich style. If this book doesn't leave you with a greater understanding of the psychology of seduction you either already understand everything or are unwilling to learn. This book along with the How-To manual
Stumbling Naked in the Dark by Bradley Fenton are my two favorites.
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Summary: good book but check the System by Roy valentine
Review: this book is very good and teach you anything that you want to know about seduction , the anecdocte and description are entertaining . But I also read the system by roy valentine it's an awsome book.
those two book combine together give you all information you need to know about getting girls............
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Summary: Knowledge is Power
Review: I was a little skeptical of this book when I first got it but I was pleasantly surprised. The author really seems to have studied history and psychology very deeply. His insights into the unconscious drives and archetypes are spectacular. This book is not just a primer for wannabe Casanova's but also good for defensive purposes. When I got this book I was actually under "attack" by a would-be seducer. Had this enchanting young lady only wanted sex there wouldn't have been a problem, but she wanted to enslave me for other reasons. This book allowed me to see what was going on and enabled me to break the spell before it was too late. If you want to use the knowledge in this book for your own seductions keep in mind that it takes a great deal of self-discipline to seduce someone. You must be master of yourself first before you can master someone else. It is very difficult for instance to do a strategic "withdraw" from the object of your desire when every fiber of your being wants to be with them. But if you can control yourself and trust the process I think the knowledge in this book can help anyone seduce the object of his or her desire.
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Summary: Talk about manipulation
Review: Ok, this book teaches you the sneaky ways of seducing people. I admit, I didn't give this book much of a chance. Was I wrong. It's reccomended reading on my list now.
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Summary: Seduction personified
Review: This is one of my new favorite books. (The other is John Fate's The Nice Guys' Guide to Getting Girls.) I never knew much about seduction before reading this book. Im kinda shy so seducing people is somewhat hard and challenging for me. But this book is really good. It talks about 9 different types of seducers and gives examples for each one, which was really helpful. These books are recommended to anyone who has no idea about the art of seduction, or even if you know a lot about it. They're great books that have a lot of good info. Greene & Fate know what they're talking about!
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Summary: Money well spent!
Review: I highly suggest this book to anyone who has trouble in the relationship department. The Art of Seduction is a no holds barred approach to seduction, the art of using another person's emotions towards you to gain what you want from them be it sex, money, or companionship. Mr. Greene pays no attention to the lofty ideals of romantic bliss, such as Romeo and Juliet, except for pointing out the weakness of such thoughts in a "victim". If your are one of these people I suggest you read the book to notice the signs of being seduced. There are countless comparisons of seduction and warfare scattered through out the text. Personally, I acquired the book in order to understand what had went wrong in previous relationships and was very pleased to find the answers in these masterfully written pages. The book begins by listing several archetypes of seducers such as the Charmer, the Coquette, and the Rake. You are to find which one of these qualities fits you, use it to your advantage and learn to recognize these traits in other people. There is also a very useful section on anti-seductive qualities which you must root out from your character. Following the types of seducers is a section on the types of victims ranging from Reformed Rake or Siren to New Prudes. After the introductory lessons of seducers and victims comes the meat of the book which breaks seduction down into 24 steps. For every seducer, victim, and step of the seduction process there is at least one example and several sidenotes. The key to a successful seduction is not giving the victim what they THINK they want, but getting to know them well enough that you can supply what they need. This book is written extremely well and is easy to follow and apply. However, several readers will view the book as too amoral. Without a doubt the information provided is held to no standards of morality or society. The way you use the information is at your own discretion, personally I am now able to recognize others applying seduction to gain something from me and I have employed some of The Art of Seduction tactics to improve personal relationships. In life, you decide whether to be the wolf that preys on the sheep or the sheep who simply exists. If nothing more this book will provide validation for several of the questions you may have about people around you and whether they are a sheep, a wolf, or a wolf in sheep's clothing. Mr. Greene doesn't use the analogy of wolf and sheep but I think it helps to convey the message. If you wish to interact with society I suggest you read this book and apply it's message. That is unless you are a completely contented person and have no kind of psychological hang-ups, in which case the contents of this book are much less relevant. However I doubt there are many of you reading this who can honestly claim to have complete happiness. As Robert Greene states, people who are content and psychologically stable have little chance of being seduced.
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Summary: Eyebrow Raising Psychological Expose
Review: As I browsed the Psychology section of a local bookstore, a chic-looking black and pink book caught my eye. The Art of Seduction. It was a large volume. I had always thought seduction was simple enough. Reveal a little skin, show some interest, have confidence. Intriuged, I flipped through the book and found examples of seductive archetypes, and the possible outcomes of psychological knowledge put to use.
The human mind has always fascinated me. Why people fall in love (or in lust) with certain people is one of the most intricate, mysterious inqueries ever. This book gives some raw insight on mind games.
It is so refreshing to find a book the isn't sugar-coated with political correctedness and obnoxious sentiments about "true love."
While I have neither the patience nor the commitment to actually put these tactics to use, I got a rush out of reading about it.
It's like you know a secret.
And if need be, that secret can be a powerful weapon.
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Summary: A book for a more heated loving relationship
Review: I originally wanted to find a book to improve the relationship with my wife when I saw this book. I didn't think I would go near it at first since I don't want to ruin my already not so perfect relationship and I definitely don't want my wife to love anyone else more than me. But then, I wonder how I would know if my wife is being seduced. Or going further, how I could beat the others to put myself on top of her most seductive guys list. For this second thought, I bought this book and read it in secret. Each chapter unfolded a piece of secret of our complex human psyche. Some of the ideas are against what I was told to believe. They are like the truth we are not supposed to talk about. And then, it changed me. This book explained to me a lot of human behaviours that made me understand my wife differently. I started to pay more attention to the interactions between us. I started to understand why she reacts in a certain way. Even in public, I started to recognize who she likes and who wants to get close to her. This book taught me how to stir up desires and wants with proofs from many famous people at any point in time in history. I can now understand why couples cheat for their failure to deal with boredom. I know it sounds bad to doubt the one I love and to have less than total faith in her. However this book made me think that I am lying to myself if I use the word "faith" to cover my eyes. For better or worst, this book changed my view point of relationship and even marriage. I don't want to use the word "marriage" as a stop sign for stirring up emotions and desires. This book suggests a lot of bad things; to be cruel, to be manipulative and to cause pain but they are all quite useful. And now I don't care if I should be a perfectly loving husband. All I know is it feels good when my wife wants me so much more after seeing me being surrounded by other good looking women. I now even deliberately make myself unavailable for most of her family and friends' gatherings, and then show up occasionally to surprise her. I can already hear a lot of scolding for my comment above (including a loud one from my mother). Perhaps the ideas in this book are all wrong. But they are all too seductive for me to not use them. And I know it sounds phony to cause pain and be cruel in order to find more love. But if I am to be burned in hell for playing with my wife's emotions, I wish to be burned with all the heat I can find in her.
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Summary: Excellent, Provocative, and Useful
Review: First, if you have read Robert Greene & Joost Elffers' previous book "The 48 Laws of Power" then you'll notice a similar format in this book. Which means you'll be given a description of the chapter's main focus, then given a Historical (some actual seducers who lived, though most are from literature)example of that topic in action, followed by the author's interpretation of why it worked, and then "keys" to the success of it, then ending with a "reversal" (how it can backfire) to using the technique/method discussed. Which is one of the reasons I enjoyed this book (And have re-read it from time to time)
From the most famous seducer, Casanova, to the first "bad boy" Lord Byron, to the female seductress' of History and literature, this is one of the most complete and well researched books on seduction I have ever read. And therein lay a controversy. You see, with so much information on the subject, one could easily use this book to play serious mindgames on those they want to seduce. But, as a mentor of mine said, "Technonolgy is morally neutral." So use the information as you wish, and take responsibility for what happens as a result.
That's My Opinion, But You're Welcome To It!
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Summary: Better the devil you know...
Review: This unusual text can be viewed from many points of view. On one level, the author's intentions are at best quite disturbing, because the texts theme has definite anti-social undertones. Deception, manipulation, exploitation of peoples weaknesses to achieve selfish ends has no moralistic value whatsoever; in fact the whole idea of preying on a 'victims' weaknesses in order to position them within your power, to then sexually dominate and influence them to your wiles and wishes, is a deplorable concept anyway you view it. Then again, from another perspective, the numerous techniques of seduction that Green instructs the reader on, supplying a plethora of examples from history and Western and Eastern literature, can teach us to be wary, or at least aware of certain individuals unscrupulous methods to attain what they desire. As the old saying goes, "Better the devil you know, than the one you don't." The lessons on seduction, at bottom, can really only work if one's targeted victim has some weakness or vulnerability of character. (Green warns to stay away from confident, grounded individuals) Through subtly stalking your intended victim, listening to their every word, stroking their ego, thus discovering their weakness, you can then supply the necessary requirement, whether it be excitement, adventure, danger, loving parenting, add a little time and patience, your victim will eventually fall under your spell. This particular strategy of discovering weakness, focusing on needs, and appealing to an individual's ego, is as old as the pyramids themselves. What's interesting, however, is that this strategy works and continues to be used by individuals and organizations everywhere - but we continue to fall for the scam. And do not be fooled by Green's language and impressive erudite examples from the great works of literature - a scam is a scam no matter how you communicate it. The text itself is a play on seduction. Green uses the two most seductive and sought after aspects of our existence to reel us into his tutorial: sex and power. None of us want to be victims, in fact we all want to dominate, be the winners, gratify our base and exalted desires. Do you want to unknowingly be seduced or be the seducer? The answer, of course, is evident. Green knows this and uses this strategy by proposing that he can give us an edge, supplying the means to attain our every desire. In the end, after reading this text from cover to cover, I asked myself the question, what did I learn? What I learned is that certain individuals and organizations will go to any lengths, ethically or otherwise, to dominate others and get what they want. All things considered, it is better to know than to not know, no matter how unsavoury the subject matter.
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