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Vin Armani

Tao Of The Gigolo Paperback – December 1, 2011

by Vin Armani (Author), Sean D'Anconia (Illustrator)

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Vin Armani - the most notorious sexual iconoclast of our generation - presents his personal philosophy in TAO of the GIGOLO. With a focus on sex and relationships, the author illustrates the path he developed that led him to become a straight male escort and carried him to the highest echelons of that profession. This book is written as a primer for those readers seeking guidance towards refining their skills in the romantic arts.

Though designed to be a starting point for the novice in the Art Of Seduction, Tao Of The Gigolo stands as a pivotal work due to Armani's unique perspective on the metaphysics of love and sexual attraction - a perspective that is simultaneously refreshing, provocative, and controversial.

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112 pages
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English
Publication date

December 1, 2011
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5.5 x 0.29 x 8.5 inches
ISBN-10

1468036475
ISBN-13

978-1468036473
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (December 1, 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 112 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1468036475
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1468036473
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.3 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.29 x 8.5 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #2,143,726 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #7,157 in Sex & Sexuality

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Vin Armani is a philosopher, serial tech entrepreneur, and CryptoSavage. In addition to being an author and speaker, he has made his living as a television star, film producer, high-end male escort, software developer, art gallerist, pirate radio station operator, DJ, music producer, and motorcycle courier. He studied Philosophy at Howard University. Armani is an Orthodox Christian and lives on the island of Saipan with his wife and two children.

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Timeswimmers

We are all unpaid gigolos...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 6, 2019

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Enjoyable journey to philosophically understanding more about women and relationships with them. But little or no information on the details of becoming a paid gigolo. And I would have liked more stories of his actual experiences. That first paid date? Disappointing dates? Failures? Shocks? The industry itself? Four stars for those reasons.

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E. S.

Focused, direct, and honest. This book is powerful.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 13, 2012

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I happen to know the author of this book, we met by chance years ago in an unrelated setting, so I didn't know how particular good he was with the ladies. But I did notice an extremely high level of intelligence and eloquence on a large number of topics. It didn't surprise me that this book's philosophy is applicable to many facets of life.

Tao of a Gigolo book is extremely well written, has a unique style of directness that I know is authentic and comes from his heart, but not intended to be easy.

I will be honest, picking up women is low on my list of things to do. In my opinion, the amount of effort it takes to get with vast numbers of women isn't worth my sacrificing; that is a decision I made after realizing what I am innately good at, and that is engineering/science, and then dedicating my life to it. More abstractly, what is high on my list is building a career and life on my own accord; achieving a high level of independence and freedom. Then living on a yacht :)---I figure at that point, I'll get all the women I could want.

So you'd think this book is a waste of my time? It's not. This book is powerful.

I admit, as I read the book, I chuckled every time Vin mentioned "gigolo"; I would get deep in the zone reading this book, thinking about my life goals, then mentioning gigolo would shock me out of it! I was reminded this is marketed for dating after all. But the main ideas of this book are gold for people with career drive and understanding how to achieve mastery in any endeavor. Ironically, it's not particularly motivational; it's more of an honest take on reality, painfully honest at times.

This book is your well-meaning, wise, though slightly harsh friend who slaps you back into shape when you go astray.

In a way, Tao of the Gigolo is more of a cross between manifesto and thesis of Vin's belief system. Vin lays out an entire array of beliefs, all of which make sense and fit together. I didn't agree with about 10% of it though, but Vin gives such strong arguments for his beliefs, that it had me really focus and work on justifying my own beliefs.

That process made me believe stronger in myself.

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Vin explains his philosophy of Easy vs. Difficult, and Simple vs. Complex. The idea is that most things break down into easy steps, but when you add things up as a whole, they seem difficult and complex. That was a very eloquent explanation and it helped me solidify an idea I have been playing with. Almost all problems must be broken down into its baby steps for it to be understood fully and made useful. For example, thinking back to my worst professors in college, they were the ones who casually skipped steps when going over a topic. Instead of teaching A through Z, they would go from A, D, M, and then Z. It was extremely frustrating. I suppose I learned a lot in the end, but in the real world, when making a product or creating a robust business plan, you cannot skip steps that casually. Eventually, you will get eaten alive. It happened to me on a small scale at my first attempt at business.

Personally, I am at a point in my life where I am not sure what the next step should be. Vin wrote sections describing the pain walking the path is. You must feel pain while walking the path, as the short cuts inevitably have large pit falls (something I learned as well more than once). At this moment, I feel like I have many decisions to make and if I don't make a move soon, someone else will make them for me. It is tough making a decision like switching jobs, switching career paths, starting your own business, etc. But Vin drives the point clear, you have to take steps towards what you want. It is a long journey, but do not take the short cuts.

There is much more to it than that of course. There is only so much I can convey without just repeating what the man says.

All in all, this is a short book and I recommend reading it on a Kindle so you can easily dictionary all those giant, rare SAT words he threw in there!

5 people found this helpful

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Henry Le Nav

Business Ethics Applied to Romance

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 20, 2015

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Take what you learn in a business ethics course, mix in a little economics, evolutionary biology, and philosophy and apply it vaguely to romantic relationships and keep it within 100 pages long, all written by James Bond and Yoda.

I found it pretty dry, although the author did have some good points. For those interested in a how to manual, look elsewhere.

2 people found this helpful

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G-Unit

Learn how to speak truth to (sexual) power.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 10, 2012

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"To those who do not hear the music, the dancer appears insane."

This book will entice you. This book will seduce you. It will beguile and enchant. It will incite you and prompt debate. It will cause you concern and provoke flashes of inspiration. In the same way a run away romance will sweep you off your feet, this book is difficult to put down. The Tao of the Gigolo itself is an example of seduction. If you are coming to this from the right place, you will power through it like I did. For those of you who seek truth, this book will provoke you the deep 'YES' that Vin has so clearly articulated in such a wide range of areas of human relationships.

The mark of someone who offers true value, is one who understands how to share it. For less than the price of two beers at a bar, Vin sits down with us and shares with us his lifetime of knowledge. He opens the door to a world many of us know little about. He presents his ideas in a clear, straightforward and easily digestible manner. Like all great texts, the book is short and to the point. Read this and grow stronger.

Thank you Vin.

7 people found this helpful

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TupacAmaru

Good book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 17, 2015

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He obviously have his book a lot of thought and wanted very much to create something of value. At some points he came off as self-righteous and he was very 'general' in his statements, so one could have been reading a book on 'Zen' or 'Tao of Life' or 'The Obstacle is the Way.'

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The gigolo speaketh

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 27, 2012

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Vin's book is a well written introspective look at what men should strive to achieve. He covers topics ranging from monogamy to grooming. I love his perspective as a whole especially about how humans arent monogamous by nature. My only knock on the book is that it is overpriced. The content is extremely good but does make up for the fact the book is $11 and only 80 pages long.

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ASquared

A Book With a Heart and a Soul

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 5, 2012

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As the author states early on, the term Gigolo is used to describe one who practices the "art of love."
Creating art is about intention and purpose, and not simply following a set of steps.
Like all artists, the author has embarked on the journey and discovered his way.
He writes about his own path as an artist of love.

As an artist I truly feel that art *is* love.. beautiful, wild, elemental and fundamental.
When you get right down to it, this world consists of two forces: love and hate
Vin Armani is preaching the power of love to transform how we look at relationships and ourselves.
It is a vitally important message.. now more than ever.

I really appreciate the way he has presented his ideas in a clear and economical manner.
There is no point that is glossed over, and neither is there one that is belabored.
He's created something that is accessible and, therefore, more valuable.

6 people found this helpful

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Vassago

Very logic and predictable but is always imortant to know the fundamentals

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 7, 2012

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Its a good book for a person who wiches to live of his good looks and helps him build charm and social relations for a simple life of been kept with the money given to you. The other case scenario that you are interrested in compliance of women using all the tools you can get is a good book. Is all written in first person of personal expirience.

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Sara

Excellent read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 3, 2013

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I'm a fan of the Gigolos series on TV and I couldn't resist a book by Vin.
Reviewing a book is difficult, as everyone's opinion is different. So this is my personal view.
This book met all my expectations and more - he's a very eloquent writer. I'm a slow reader and I quickly get bored with a book if I don't enjoy it - I read this from cover to cover and thoroughly enjoyed it. It says it is intended for blokes to read, but I'm female and it's great - definitely 5 stars :-)

Daniel Stierblut

Totally worthless...

Reviewed in Germany 🇩🇪 on May 30, 2012

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I did love the show "Gigolos" on Showtime, but that book from Vin Armani is pretty much worthless if you're a little bit experienced in the seduction community or got some basics from your parents in human behaviour and psychology!
Vin Armani looses himself in endless examples (the most i've counted have been eight on one page!) and after you've
read a few sentences you're asking yourself: "Whats is he trying to say?". He has a hard time really getting to the point and establishing a central theme throughout the book!

And claiming being one of the top worlds gigolo's is a joke in itself. Maybe it helps to get a view outside of the USA.

Paying a few bucks for that book was actually to much, because you could summarize it in five pages - with all the few good points and a short explanation to them in it...

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