Undercover Sex Signals: A Pickup Guide For Guys [Paperback]

Leil Lowndes (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Guys are completely oblivious to the myriad hints and subtle indications of women who are dying to sleep with them, says Lowndes, who gives the lowdown on how guys can better execute their game by recognizing 26 different signals that women use to indicate potential sexual desire. Lowndes's underlying premise is that all women are desperately trying to get men's attentions whenever in public, but she really sticks to bars and clubs for her examples. Lowndes's writing style and voice do not help this audiobook. Her raspy and deep voice brings images of an older, cigarette-smoking woman, which is not a bad thing, but not particularly convincing to the audience (men who need to be convinced attractive women want them). While cheesy punch lines and excessive hyperbole may work well within the printed text, on audio these lines fall short and evoke eye rolls. A professional narrator might have overcome these inhibitors, but Lowndes's tone evokes the faux enthusiasm often encountered with salespeople. ACitadel Press paperback. (Oct.)
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Review

If you'd like to rejection-proof your approaches with women, you should invest in Leil Lowndes' book...her advice is priceless. -- David D'Angelo, dating expert for men and author of Double Your Dating

Provides great information on women's hard to recognize and interpret signals...easy to apply in seduction and dating situations. Highly recommended. -- Ron Louis, author of How to Succeed with Women

While men run out and spend their money on useless books with catchy titles, this handbook is the real deal! -- Neil Strauss, author of The Game

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Citadel Press; illustrated edition edition (November 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806527935
• ISBN-13: 978-0806527932
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #28,188 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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187 of 252 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars OVER-HYPED PSYCHOBABBLE THAT'S ALL FILLER, NO THRILLER..., February 1, 2007

By	Wayne Racine - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Undercover Sex Signals: A Pickup Guide For Guys (Paperback)

... I was really looking forward to reading this book, but page after page, it was nothing more than hot air promising to enlighten the reader on this, that and the other thing but never delivering the goods on how to actually score - all it was were her personal theories bolstered by study after study of "findings" (some of these studies involving experiments with rodents, of all things)... however, most of those findings are hardly conclusive when you take into account the most critical factor of all - what women say and what they actually do are often in conflict (the author admits this herself on page 106).

For instance, take the typical gal who bemoans the lack of decent single guys as she describes her ideal man as practically being the nerd-next-door, and yet she'll only throw herself at every "bad boy" that crosses her path. One can only conclude that women are attracted to nice guys in theory only; they're ultimately ruled by their emotions and have no control over who turns them on, no matter how they may try to intellectualize what kind of guy they claim to be attracted to.

More than anything, women have very strong survival instincts and need to feel financially secure. That mindset usually leads them right to the straight-laced, button-down type with favourable income-earning potential who can fulfill that need (usually the guy she'll marry), while being sexually attracted to an entirely different type of guy altogether (the dude that rocks her world who she'll carry on an affair with).

How do I know this? Because at least 25% of the women I meet are married (or otherwise attached) and, usually after a few drinks and a couple of frisky slow dances, they'll make it very clear to me in no uncertain terms that they're in the market for a torrid affair, no strings attached, would I be interested? The reasons vary, but usually it's because they're not physically and/or sexually attracted to their mates and, in many cases, apparently never have been.

After reading so many books on the subject of picking up women (from both male and female authors), I'm now 100% convinced that your best advice will come from guys who know from experience what it takes to score. A female can't teach you how to pick her up and close the deal because:

1) every woman's level of resistance is different - some are easy to pick up, others are next to impossible;

2) every woman's concept of male beauty and appealing characteristics varies from one to the next;

3) because they're always mindful of their reputation among their social peers, many women believe that the only way they can be picked up for a one-night stand is if they have an overwhelming physical attraction to you in the first place or are otherwise flat-out drunk - most gals are confident that their "defense shield" is impenetrable and don't take into account the smooth-talking joe with all the right moves who can charm them into the sack;

4) you can't teach "chemistry" - either it's there or it isn't, and it can only be gauged in face-to-face situations;

5) what women THINK they want in theory and what they actually find themselves attracted to in real life are, more often than not, nothing alike.

As for the body language stuff? Puh-leeze. Even the average frustrated chump would be able to decipher 90% of these so-called "undercover sex signals" (fluffing her hair? licking her lips? sticking out her chest? hello, McFly! is anyone home?).

Reading this book was like listening to someone build up an elaborate joke but forgetting what the punch line was - it just didn't deliver.

Bottom line: don't bother with books about how to pick up women written by women, because most of the time, they don't even know what they really want in the first place. They might scorn the handsome, muscular ladies' man in theory, but when they're feeling sexy and want to get their freak on, guess who they'll throw themselves at?

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Astounding, July 15, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Undercover Sex Signals (Paperback)

It works. Period. You can watch the sequences as described in the book unfold before your very eyes. When you give appropriate response signals to a woman those illustrated in the book follow (the woman responds as the book says she will). Note you must thoroughly know the signals so studying in the field is important. This is a great book for nice guys who are sincere but who are "signal morons" who inadvertantly turn women off with bad responses. This book is for the sincere only; not for those who would use women. When you only want to use women you will send out other signal clusters that will screw up your ability to attract women. For the nice guy who wants an attractive woman to treat right in addition to the intimate sexual relations we all want (nice guy or not) there is only one way to describe the effectiveness of this book: ASTOUNDING!

21 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good information., March 20, 2010

By	Frank Simpson - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Undercover Sex Signals: A Pickup Guide For Guys (Paperback)

This book is a rarity--it combins a good pickup dialogue with also understanding of women. (It's written by a woman, btw.) I thought the author did a great job of telling men how to get the "undercover sex signals" and, more importantely, what to do once we get them. It's a great guide that I would most definitely recommend to other men, as well as How to Meet and Pick Up Women.