The Secrets of Seduction (Paperback)

~ (Author) "Do women like sex for the sake of sex?..." (more)
Key Phrases: sexual chemistry, Billy Bob

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Product Description

In this graphic guide, Brenda Venus speaks frankly to men about how to unlock a woman's mysteries, interpret her body language, and sense what she likes in bed. Every page sings with Venus' distinctive voice, in an uninhibited celebration of love and the elusive mix of humor, respect and spontaneity that turns sexual attraction into pure bliss.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Plume (February 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0452273641
• ISBN-13: 978-0452273641
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,608,048 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Useful, but limited, February 5, 1999

By A Customer

Good information about such things as hygiene and manners, which according to women I've dated are far from uniformly decent among men. Good points about women having fantasies and wanting men, truths which some men's experience may cause them to forget. Magnificent sex techniques. An admirably upbeat "you-can-do-it" tone throughout.

Given that, it has problems. A former consort to Henry Miller is not a representative woman. If more of her peers were as horny and adventuresome as her, the dating game would be vastly easier for those of us who are simply wonderful people, not movie directors, professional baseball players, or fantastically confident and frustration-tolerant men in their twenties. I would like to give two dozen similarly dazzling women with more mainstream attitutes some truth serum and ask them where they ACTUALLY met their boyfriends and what characteristics they ACTUALLY had that they loved. Now THAT would make a good book on seduction!

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A primer for the socially challenged, June 30, 1998

By	[e-mail] "gavinsca" (Littleton, CO) - See all my reviews

If you are not very adept at meeting and attracting women, this is a bible for grooming and conduct. Some of the tips have limited applicability (unless you also run in the author's monied circles), but I cannot say that she is wrong in anything she suggests. From specific hygiene suggestions to dining how-to's, this book covers a lot of ground. My single complaint is the "I am speaking for all women" tone, and the overuse of exclamation marks. This my just be my pet peeve...

26 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A huge dissapointment. Leave this one on the shelf guys, January 18, 1999

By A Customer

I was utterly disappointed with this book. Brenda Venus (who has no qualifications whatsoever to write a book like this) somehow conned her publisher into publishing a book that did little more than outline what she likes in a guy. There is nothing of value in this book. I'm not sure what the other reviewers were referring to when they gave this book high ratings, but it couldn't have been this one. Believe me, this one is a stinker!!