The Art of Seduction

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The season's most talked-about all-purpose personal strategy guide and philosophical compendium,'' said Newsweek of Robert Greene's bold, elegant, and ingenious manual of modern manipulation, The 48 Laws of Power . Now Greene has once again mined history and literature to distill the essence of seduction, the most highly refined mode of influence, the ultimate power trip. The Art of Seduction is a masterful synthesis of the work of thinkers such as Freud, Ovid, Kierkegaard, and Einstein, as well as the achievements of the greatest seducers throughout history. From Cleopatra to John F. Kennedy, from Andy Warhol to Josephine Bonaparte, The Art of Seduction gets to the heart of the character of the seducer and his or her tactics, triumphs and failures. The seducer's many faces include: the Siren, the Rake, the Ideal Lover, the Dandy, the Natural, the Coquette, the Charmer, and the Charismatic. Twenty-four maneuvers will guide readers through the seduction process, providing cunning, amoral instructions for and analysis of this fascinating, all-pervasive form of power. Just as beautifully packaged and every bit as essential as The 48 Laws of Power , The Art of Seduction is an indispensable primer of persuasion and offers the best lessons on how to take what you want from whomever you want or how to prevent yourself from being taken. Cover ......Page 1 Contents ......Page 11 Preface ......Page 19 Part One: The Seductive Character ......Page 29 The Siren ......Page 33 The Rake ......Page 45 The Ideal Lover ......Page 57 The Dandy ......Page 69 The Natural ......Page 81 The Coquette ......Page 95 The Charmer ......Page 107 The Charismatic ......Page 123 The Star ......Page 147 The Anti-Seducer ......Page 159 The Seducer's Victims - The 18 Types ......Page 175 Part Two: The Seductive Process ......Page 189 Phase One: Separation - Stirring Interest and Desire ......Page 193 1 Choose the Right Victim......Page 195 2 Create a False Sense of Security-Approach Indirectly......Page 205 3 Send Mixed Signals......Page 213 4 Appear to Be an Object of Desire - Create Triangles......Page 223 5 Create a Need - Stir Anxiety and Discontent ......Page 231 6 Master the Art of Insinuation ......Page 239 7 Enter Their Spirit ......Page 247 8 Create Temptation ......Page 257 Phase Two: Lead Astray - Creating Pleasure and Confusion ......Page 267 9 Keep Them in Suspense - What Comes Next? ......Page 269 10 Use the Demonic Power of Words to Sow Confusion ......Page 279 11 Pay Attention to Details ......Page 293 12 Poeticize Your Presence ......Page 305 13 Disarm Through Strategic Weakness and Vulnerability ......Page 313 14 Confuse Desire and Reality - The Perfect Illusion ......Page 323 15 Isolate the Victim ......Page 337 Phase Three: The Precipice - Deepening the Effect Through Extreme Measures ......Page 347 16 Prove Yourself ......Page 349 17 Effect a Regression ......Page 361 18 Stir Up the Transgressive and Taboo ......Page 377 19 Use Spiritual Lures ......Page 387 20 Mix Pleasure with Pain ......Page 397 Phase Four: Moving In for the Kill ......Page 409 21 Give Them Space to Fall - The Pursuer Is Pursued ......Page 411 22 Use Physical Lures ......Page 421 23 Master the Art of the Bold Move ......Page 433 24 Beware the Aftereffects ......Page 443 Appendix A: Seductive Environment/Seductive Time ......Page 459 Appendix B: Soft Seduction: How to Sell Anything to the Masses ......Page 469 Selected Bibliography ......Page 483 Index ......Page 485