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    <![CDATA[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.  &quot;The Art of Seduction&quot; is an indispensable primer on the essence of one of history's greatest weapons and the ultimate power trip.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[A great read.  It assumes that you are a liar and manipulator by nature, but once you get past that, it's a fascinating study.  Some great annecdotes from famous figures in history make it enthralling in parts.<br/><br/>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[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.  &quot;The Art of Seduction&quot; is an indispensable primer on the essence of one of history's greatest weapons and the ultimate power trip.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have three copies of this. It's endlessly entertaining. ]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[This mesmerizing exploration of the most subtle, elusive, and effective form of power is a masterful analysis of civilization's greatest seducers, from Cleopatra to JFK, as well as the classic literature of seduction from Freud to Kierkegaard and Ovid to Casanova. Robert Greene once again identifies the rules of a timeless, amoral game and explores how to cast a spell, break down resistance, and, ultimately, compel a target to surrender. Presenting the timeless profiles of each type of seducer and the twenty-four maneuvers that will guide you step by step in the game of seduction, <em>The Art of Seduction</em> is an indispensable primer of persuasion that reveals the timeless power of this age-old art.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[While this book seems to be marketed as a kind of &quot;how-to&quot; or a guide to seduction, it is more of a historical survey of seduction. This, in my opinion, is far more interesting and furthermore, if someone were to use this book as a literal guide, I'm not sure how successful he or she would...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44221099">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[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.  &quot;The Art of Seduction&quot; is an indispensable primer on the essence of one of history's greatest weapons and the ultimate power trip.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this book and the clinical way that it reflected upon the greatest seducers/seductresses of all time, but I do have one minor comment to make - Some things were hastily researched.  <br/><br/>The message doesn't change, and the tactics are still the same, but a few things weren't ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73631771">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Robert Greene's previous bestseller, <em>The 48 Laws of Power,</em> distilled 3,000 years of scheming into a guide <em>People</em> praised as &quot;beguiling... literate... fascinating&quot; and Kirkus denounced as &quot;an anti-<em>Book of Virtues.&quot;</em><br/><br/>In <em>Art of Seduction</em>, Greene returns with a new instruction book on the  most subtle, elusive, and effective form of power&#8212;because seduction isn't really about sex. It's about manipulating other people's greatest weakness: their desire for pleasure.<br/><br/>Synthesizing the work of thinkers including Freud, Diderot, Nietzsche, and Einstein, reporting the enticing strategies of characters throughout history, <em>The Art of Seduction</em> is a comprehensive guide to getting what we want&#8212;any way we can.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[GOOD! GET THE BOOK--<br/><br/>Like Tim Ferriss's <em>The 4-Hour Workweek</em>, this book is packed full of useful information that you would want to come back to again and again, which is something difficult to do with audio format.<br/><br/>It pretty much lays it out for you. Equal parts philosophical a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44481170">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Uh... there's a LOT to be learned from this book about human psychology.  To really get the best/most of it, you have to stare yourself in the mirror and ask the hard questions -- where do you fall in the various archetypes?  What anti-seduction techniques do you personally exhibit?  And what kind o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74778894">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[This mesmerizing exploration of the most subtle, elusive, and effective form of power is a masterful analysis of civilization's greatest seducers, from Cleopatra to JFK, as well as the classic literature of seduction from Freud to Kierkegaard and Ovid to Casanova. Robert Greene once again identifies the rules of a timeless, amoral game and explores how to cast a spell, break down resistance, and, ultimately, compel a target to surrender. Presenting the timeless profiles of each type of seducer and the twenty-four maneuvers that will guide you step by step in the game of seduction, <em>The Art of Seduction</em> is an indispensable primer of persuasion that reveals the timeless power of this age-old art.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is the author’s attempt to inject science into the art as well as an attempt to “procedurize” the “step by step process” of seduction. To do so, the book put forth a lot of examples based on real life personalities as well as fictional characters to prove its point. The latter (f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49710090">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Oh, if only this book had been published when I was a teenager!  The quality of my adolescent and college years (okay, and my early- to mid-twenties) might have been far richer, and I might have been so much better at living the hedonistic lifestyle I tried to maintain.<br/><br/>There's a new show...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32453638">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was a useful guide to different types of &quot;sexy&quot; that's out there, and I think that the book's premise is dead on when it says it can be applied to politics as well as sexual love.  In fact, the writer claims, the two are the very same thing at times.  <br/><br/>Relationships, n...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43840537">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The season's most talked-about all-purpose personal strategy guide   and philosophical compendium,&quot; said Newsweek of Robert Greene's bold, elegant,   and ingenious manual of modern manipulation, <em>The 48 Laws of Power</em>. 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.<br/><br/>   <em>The Art of Seduction</em> 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, <em>The Art of Seduction</em> 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 <em>The 48 Laws of Power</em>, <em>The Art of Seduction</em> 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.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Really? I mean some good work went into this in terms of historical research I guess...But it so was not for me. It just seemed so silly. Nothing deep or meaningful. It was a tad...silly. And a bit painful to read. I did not agree with most of the points made or categories drawn. Human beings are wa...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46823830">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The season's most talked-about all-purpose personal strategy guide   and philosophical compendium,&quot; said Newsweek of Robert Greene's bold, elegant,   and ingenious manual of modern manipulation, <em>The 48 Laws of Power</em>. 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.<br/><br/>   <em>The Art of Seduction</em> 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, <em>The Art of Seduction</em> 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 <em>The 48 Laws of Power</em>, <em>The Art of Seduction</em> 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.]]>
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    <![CDATA[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.  &quot;The Art of Seduction&quot; is an indispensable primer on the essence of one of history's greatest weapons and the ultimate power trip.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Worth the read for the subtext, or side text which was the best part and should have been the book itself. It follows the seduction of the pulic by Napoleon, Hilter, kings, queens, and other major figures. The actual body of text was less thrilling and may have some minor entertainment interest. &quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45446555">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved the historical context, this book is certainly not what most expect and is highly enjoyable if not a bit of a struggle to get through the main text and the annotations.  I slightly agree with a friend who exclaimed &quot;it's like reading a dictionary&quot;]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is not your Karrine Steffans vixen manual..This is your comprehensive manual of how to seduce not only men but an entire empire. With this manual I have received a proposal, gained a stalker and experienced a riven heart. It was great! lol]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting history lesson at times, insightful at times, but like his other book &quot;The 48 Laws of Power&quot; often contradictory. Early on 'doing this' works but later 'not doing this works'. This could have been a much shorter book.]]></body>
    
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