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Which sort of seducer could you be: Siren? Rake? Cold Coquette? Star? Comedian? Charismatic? or Saint? This book will show you which. Charm, persuasion, the ability to create illusions: these are some of the many dazzling gifts of the Seducer, the compelling figure who is able to manipulate, mislead and give pleasure all at once. When raised to the level of art, seduction, and indirect and subtle form of power, has toppled empires, won elections and enslaved great minds. In this beautiful, sensually designed book, Greene unearths the two sides of seduction: the characters and the process. Discover who you, or your pursuer, most resembles. Learn, too, the pitfalls of the anti-Seducer. In part II, immerse yourself in the twenty four manoeuvres and strategies of the seductive process, the ritual by which a seducer gains mastery over their target. Understand how to 'Choose the Right Victim', 'Appear to Be an Object of Desire' and 'Confuse Desire and Reality'. In addition, Greene provides instruction on how to identify victims by type. Each fascinating character and each cunning tactic demonstrates a fundamental truth about who we are, and the targets we've become - or hope to win over. "The Art of Seduction" is an indispensable primer on the essence of one of history's greatest weapons and the ultimate power trip.

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ASIN : 1861977697
Publisher : Gardners Books; Main edition (March 31, 2004)
Language : English
Paperback : 468 pages
ISBN-10 : 9781861977694
ISBN-13 : 978-1861977694
Item Weight : 1.52 pounds
Dimensions : 6.57 x 0.94 x 9.13 inches

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D. Sink

On the book, and people complaining that it's a psychopath how to guide...

Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2018

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Let me say that the rules in this book are tried and true throughout history, and are still being used successfully to this day. Now a lot of people are complaining that this book is a how to guide to being a sociopath. If you approach it from the perspective that you should follow every rule to the T....then yes, this is that, but the reality is that you should take note on these tactics and employ them piecemeal to succeed in seduction and gaining power. You can use these tactics for good as well. Robert Greene himself when asked if he follows all of his rules he said: “Everyone assumes I practise all of my own laws but I don’t. I think anybody who did would be a horrible ugly person to be around,” ..... So use these tactics to succeed. Hell the dating aspect can be used to make sure good people don't get seduced by psychopaths, and you can employ this to get someone you like while help them avoid the genuinely bad.

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Bill

Sensationalist musings on the dark side of human nature; not to be taken as a guide

Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2019

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This book is formatted as a list of principles of seduction, with each principle having its own chapter full of stories, quotes, and historical anecdotes. The writing style is sensationalist - the best way I can describe it is to imagine that a cartoon supervillain is giving you advice on relationships.

It is interesting, but it would be foolish to see it as a literal how-to guide for seduction.

The reason I say this is that if you take the "principles" too literally and try to apply them without discretion to your own life, you are likely to burn yourself and others while attracting mostly insecure or naive people into your life. In other words, don't go overboard with the edginess that this book espouses, because it's a spice used by the writer and (I hope) not meant as genuine advice.

Instead, I suggest this book is best seen as food for thought - a collection of musings and stories on select topics with a Machiavellian twist. It's got plenty ideas about the dark side of human nature for the reader to chew on; for example, the idea that desire is mimetic, the idea of "planting seeds" through suggestion, and the idea that playing on peoples' desires and subtly promising to lead them to their dreams is a quick (albeit immoral) road to their hearts.

You may get more value out of this book if you consider it as a story-collection rather than a dating guide. Don't take the book's "advice" too seriously!

Final verdict:
7/10 would not recommend, but kind of interesting

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Cara B.

The worst reading experience of my life.

Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2019

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Got the regular ol' paper back version - not the mass market.

And still - thin cheap pages crammed with text. It's designed really weird like they overpaid some junior designer. Looks like a bible church's buy in bulk to fill the pews.

I have normal reading eyesight and have to squint / hold the pages inches from my face. I'm returning this copy for the Kindle version and my preference is nearly ALWAYS a physical copy.

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elizabeth

Delightfully entertaining and enlightening, this is another great one by Robert Greene.

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2018

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If you want to know people, look at what they do, not what they say. If you've ever been baffled by why people make the choices they do in intimate relationships, get this book. It will help you understand a lot about human nature. It will not only help you protect yourself, but the information contained in it can be used to keep the romance alive in your intimate relationships. I loved the historical illustrations and the great references to literary classics that will surely be on my TBR list. Robert's Greene's brazen language is intoxicating (seductive as well) and invites you to take a stroll in the dark recesses of the unconscious and explore the depths of your shadow. It was more interesting than the 48 laws of power to me.

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B. LaFleur

Scary, but better have and not need than to need and not have.

Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2018

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It’s fairly insidious, but if for no other reason than to recognize the techniques, it’s very useful knowledge. Great book.

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Dave

We all know plenty of people who aren't the best looking but have that star power to command a ...

Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2016

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After reading 48 Laws of Power I was excited to find that there were two more reads in the series- with this being one of them. This book taught me that attraction isn't much about your natural looks but more about how you carry yourself. We all know plenty of people who aren't the best looking but have that star power to command a room and I think this is where the book really shines. You don't even need to be trying to seduce someone, you could just have a desire to be less socially awkward and have a stronger presence...this book will help target where you may be falling short at and how to correct it.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 9, 2019

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If you want a series of tips and hacks to improve your seduction, this is not your book. If you want a compendium of stories of great seducers along history, this may be your book. I found the book to be lacking in practical and everyday actions you can undertake to seduce someone. Much more could've said in much less pages. 90% of the book's content is stories of individuals who lived with cultural environment and rules set in a time far long gone. Mate, this is the age of Tinder and match.com, I can't be a***d with how some bloke from the Romanticism seduced a bored bourgeois lady in only four months. Get out.

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Jeannie Philpott

A really bad book everything not to do if you want true love

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 20, 2019

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This book describes every pshychological trick to coerce someone into thinking they love you... it is I feel the worst of human nature and does not procure a good lasting relatioship with respect and understanding.

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Debjit Sengupta

Seductive best

Reviewed in India on January 18, 2021

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Just for a moment forget about this book. Take a pause and try to recall whether you have experienced anything related to what I am going to mention in the next few lines. Have you encounter anybody who is a little aloof at first and starts slowly building a comfort level with you? Slowly and steadily, their conversation makes your self-esteem high, increases your self-worth. In other words, their words start making you empowered and important. You begin to feel relaxed and comfortable in their presence. You start relying on them for direction and support. They use indirect flattery and silence to build tensions. They also reveal their tender and compassionate side. Your inner spirituality, beauty, and vulnerability starts getting targeted. You are absolutely smitten and infatuated with the way they are and how they make you feel. You were seduced if anything of these has had happened with you.

Thousands of years ago, only a select few have power. The power can be obtained either through violence or brute strength. It was a male domain and anybody who had no way to compete with them were the women. They suffered immensely both politically and socially. They never had any weapons at their disposal. However, women also realized that men had one weakness. It’s their insatiable desire for sex. A woman can completely captivate a man by toying with their desire. History is replete with many such examples. They invented seduction. They would tease a man’s imagination and stimulate their desire. In the process, they also lure the men away from the masculine world of war and politics. The men found them not only beguiling but useful as well. Seduction was used as a subterfuge tool by women. Later, men too started developing their own version of seduction. Seduction is a long journey and the author has broken it into mental, emotional, and physical seduction. We will touch upon a few of the points and in between also discuss history's greatest seducers.

If you had watched the HBO series “The Rome”. then you will find one of the most interesting characters was Cleopatra. She had battle-hardened Julius Caesar and Mark Antony under her spell. As per the written materials available, Cleopatra is often described as physically unexceptional. She could transform herself into a one-woman spectacle. Her dress and makeup always gave her a heightened and goddess-like appearance. Her voice was lilting and intoxicated. The listener would not remember what she said but how she said it. She was aware of her mesmerizing impact on powerful men and used it to her advantage. She is considered one of the greatest seducers.

The relationship between a seducer and a victim starts with mental seduction. It’s not necessary that seducers always have malicious intentions. If someone is most sought after and people compete for his attention, then there is a likelihood that his aura of desirability is going to envelop the victim. If the distance with a seducer seems unattainable then the object seems more prized. The seducer also makes the victims aware of the adventure and romance that are lacking in their lives. It gets the victims interested and they see the seducer as someone to fill the void in their life. The interest turns into desire. The seducer when indulges in the victim’s moods and wants, it starts delighting the latter. The victims thought is completely occupied by the seducer. The artistic use of words will further intoxicate the victim’s mind. It will then stimulate fantasies, titillate their senses, and distract their mind.

Do you remember the iconic scene from the movie- “The Seven Year Itch” where Marilyn Monroe's skirt blew up? The men went crazy and the scene is still being discussed. Her on-screen persona made men crave for her. Even her off-screen image was similar. She spent part of her childhood in orphanages. One day, while wearing a white blouse provide by the orphanage, she found it torn. She then borrowed a sweater from a younger girl in the house. The sweater was too small. After she went out, the boys gathered around her wherever she went. In her diary, she wrote, “They stared at my sweater as if it were a gold mine”. It was a revelation and later she however sensed a way to gain attention and power. She started to focus more on her dresses, looks, and makeup. The result was more startling as without having to say anything, men passionately fall in love with her. She had a childlike voice but she learned to make it truly more seductive. She made another interesting observation. She says “It was my fault, they're wanting to kiss me and hug me. Some said it was the way I looked at them- with eyes full of passion. Others said it was my voice that lured them on. Still, others said I gave off vibrations that floored them”. She is another seducer in the list with a profound impact on men.

Emotional seduction follows mental seduction. Too much routine and familiarity can be stultifying and initial excitement peter out. The seducer avoids any hints of routine and familiarity and creates a mystery. They poeticize their presence and deliberately keeps a little distance. The absence makes victims obsessed. The seducers make the victim realize that they are actually living some of the fantasies that are stirred up in their imagination, which makes them ecstatic. They give them only part of the fantasy. The victims keep yearning for more.

One person who deliberately used seduction to destroy her adversary was Chinese Siren- Hsi Shih. She is considered a quintessence seducer. In the fifth century, there was an intense rivalry between Kou Chien and Fu Chai. Kou Chien chose Hsi Shih and had her trained in the arts of seduction. Fu Chai found her presence, mannerism, and nonchalant air too irresistible. He fell deeply in love with her. She drove him to distraction. He built palaces for her, spent all his time with her, and satisfied her every whim. He was completely under her spell. This allowed Kou Chien to march on and conquer and vanquished Fu Chai kingdom without much of a fight. She had a devastating effect on men. Her scents, her voice, her movement, her conversation, her artful glances, and embroidered gowns; everything contributed to her charm and magnetism, which completely made men weak for her.

First the seducer had an impact on the mind of the victim and then emotions. What next follows is physical seduction. The victim now is already weak and ripe with desire. They will follow the seducer with impatience and erotic energy. Any kind of signals from the seducer is too tempting and increases the sexual desire of the victim. The victim now is brimming with desire. The erotomania reaches the zenith. The victim is completely under the spell of the seducer and feels too powerless to resist.

It’s now time to shift our attention to a male seducer; a well-known one. He was Casanova and considered the most successful seducer in history. If a woman he meets fire his imagination then he would study her, go along with her moods and find out what’s missing in her life. He would then provide it. Casanova adapted differently depending upon the person. He would adapt himself to women’s ideals and brought her fantasy to life. Once the lady had fallen under her spell, a little calculation would turn it into romance. Casanova always seeks young women who were unhappy. It’s because they appealed to his desire to play the saviour and also respond to any necessity.

Seduction is not only gender or personality specific. When it comes to men, it not only the exclusive domain of people who are macho. In history, most seducers have been women. The author comes up with nine types of seducers. The two most important things are knowing your greatest asset and understanding your victim's weak spots. It’s then your perfect strength can be mapped to the victim’s fragility and the author draws an analogy between these two to drive across his points. Seduction is also considered an art that requires patience, focus, and strategic thinking. Robert Green’s book requires maturity. First-time readers may find him nasty, manipulator, iconoclastic, or an evil schemer. Let’s accept that all the world’s inhabitants are not honest and sincere in their dealings and they never were. In a true sense, sanctity was never there. Most of us have a grey side, irrespective of our status, nationality, and profession. What the author has done is to bring the actual truth in front, however bitter it may be. He has not set out to challenge any dogma or axiom. Just treat this book as an interesting study of human behaviour. It’s just a pattern that you can recognize in you and others. Please don’t bring morality here. You are well within your right to avoid the subject. I have been a die-hard fan of Robert Green and find this book extremely absorbing and interesting.

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Tarzan

What is the point of this book?!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 22, 2019

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I’m by no means a slow reader, but this took me years to complete! I found it incredibly hard to follow, jumping from tip to tale (all from the old ages with no real relation to modern day!).

In all the book was incredibly frustrating to read, and I found myself thinking “why am I reading this?!”

If you’re after tips on seduction, I’m sure you can find better books!

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shahida

Best book I read ever!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 27, 2019

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I had to read in more than once to remember most of the advice.
It really thought me how to be more attractive and intelligent.
Also, how to avoid being seduced by the wrong people myself, while seducing the people I want.

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