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The Setup

The Setup

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  • Author：Dan Bilzerian
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Summary

Dan takes readers on a wild ride， from his anything-but-normal childhood to the insanity that has followed him on his journey to becoming one of the most famous people in the world。 Read about his upbringing， military service， gambling， guns and other toys， and about girls。 Lots of girls。




And for the first time， Dan talks openly about how he was able to live unapologetically live his dreams using a simple method that he calls The Setup。 The Setup is jam-packed with crazy stories and incredible photos that bring readers into the world of Dan Bilzerian。

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Reviews

Emīls Ozoliņš ，

Absolutely batshit insane。

Jeanpaul ，

Dan Bilzerian is a a modern day Hugh Hefner！ Even though the book is a bit repetitive for the second half （parties， trips and endless sex） you get a clear picture of who Dan really is beyond the IG persona。 This was a very entertaining read for sure！

Conrad Mason ，

I somehow ended up feeling sorry for Dan by the end of this book。 He lives a crazy life and seems to have it all but never seems that happy。 The more famous he gets the more crazy his lifestyle becomes and he can't keep up。I did enjoy getting his side of the story on how he made his money。 Although he says he grinded his way up from small stakes all the way to playing billionaires I still believe it was a front to launder his dad's dirty money from his trust fund。Some crazy stories but pretty li I somehow ended up feeling sorry for Dan by the end of this book。 He lives a crazy life and seems to have it all but never seems that happy。 The more famous he gets the more crazy his lifestyle becomes and he can't keep up。I did enjoy getting his side of the story on how he made his money。 Although he says he grinded his way up from small stakes all the way to playing billionaires I still believe it was a front to launder his dad's dirty money from his trust fund。Some crazy stories but pretty light on anything insightful and often pretty repetitive。 。。。more

Rus ，

Hilarious

Sunny ，

Don't think I am the right audience for this book Don't think I am the right audience for this book 。。。more

Volen Trichkov ，

What an exciting life Dan Bilzerian is living。 This is obviously someone that never gets bored of doing fun activities。 Maybe some people dislike him or thinks of him as a stupid immature playboy， but why do people judge others for simply just having fun。 Are we all just supposed to live life the same way？ （Go to school， get a job， get married， raise kids and leave the world）。 Obviously Dan doesn’t wish that life and I respect that。It can seem like he is bragging about his lifestyle in a lot of What an exciting life Dan Bilzerian is living。 This is obviously someone that never gets bored of doing fun activities。 Maybe some people dislike him or thinks of him as a stupid immature playboy， but why do people judge others for simply just having fun。 Are we all just supposed to live life the same way？ （Go to school， get a job， get married， raise kids and leave the world）。 Obviously Dan doesn’t wish that life and I respect that。It can seem like he is bragging about his lifestyle in a lot of places in his book， but maybe he just tells his life story and for us that don’t bang top models everyday and drive Ferraris it can seem like bragging。 Maybe it is just a normal day for him。 And he is just telling his story。 Gotta be the most funny and entertaining book that i have read， and it has become my favourite book。 。。。more

Reilly Van ，

Love how open and honest Dan is about his life。 It’s refreshing to hear。 His stories are absolutely insane， but also on par w/ what I feel like most people would assume about him…am definitely a bigger fan of Dan’s after the book， than I was before reading it。

Daniel ，

A whirlwind of action and insights into Dan's mind。 It reads well and is entertaining and I enjoyed the deeper thoughts and wish there was more of that A whirlwind of action and insights into Dan's mind。 It reads well and is entertaining and I enjoyed the deeper thoughts and wish there was more of that 。。。more

Niklas Keller ，

This is surely not going to be something that is taught in school; however， it is THE most entertaining book I have read in my entire life。 The book is enlightening in a way that is so unconventional that it’s unheard of。 It highlights that anything is possible and that life is truly limitless…。LIMITLESS。 Although some of the stories make you shake your head or make you question how society functions， don’t hate the player， hate the game。 The psychological edge this book will give you is insane。 This is surely not going to be something that is taught in school; however， it is THE most entertaining book I have read in my entire life。 The book is enlightening in a way that is so unconventional that it’s unheard of。 It highlights that anything is possible and that life is truly limitless…。LIMITLESS。 Although some of the stories make you shake your head or make you question how society functions， don’t hate the player， hate the game。 The psychological edge this book will give you is insane。 You can truly do whatever you want if you set up your life correctly。 Definitely going to read this over and over again in the upcoming years。 。。。more

Leonidas ，

A full autobiography by dan？ Yes， please。Dan tries to be as honest in his biography as lawyers and government prosecutors will allow him to be。 Further digging into the actual lawsuits and arrest warrants on his dad， and the complete absence of using ignite as a piggy bank， or a large unpaid hundred thousand dollar social-marketing agency bill reveal that Dan is skipping a few things here and there。But generally， as men， we are reading this book to get a grasp of how someone can get god-mode suc A full autobiography by dan？ Yes， please。Dan tries to be as honest in his biography as lawyers and government prosecutors will allow him to be。 Further digging into the actual lawsuits and arrest warrants on his dad， and the complete absence of using ignite as a piggy bank， or a large unpaid hundred thousand dollar social-marketing agency bill reveal that Dan is skipping a few things here and there。But generally， as men， we are reading this book to get a grasp of how someone can get god-mode success with women。The setup is a bit light on this topic， other than， Dan getting famous when a girl was stroking his beard on live television， and posting a couple instagram pics of himself doing cool things with hot chicks （and having the money to do it helps）。Perhaps， that's really all there is to it？ Get instagram/social-media famous， and then use that as a status symbol？Paraphrasing: 'money can 2-times your success with women， while status will 100-times your success with women'。Unfortunately， there is no direct， reproducible way to the level of god-like fame that Dan has。 You could perhaps do it with a large marketing budget， but even then， what is the 'tipping-point （Malcolm Gladwell）， where it all starts to snow-ball？This book is more of a fun story， with a couple field-reports of Dan's sexual experiences， and how things gradually fell into place， and snow-balled with social media。Moral of the story？ Get status。 Cool :） 。。。more

Seraphine ，

Wow。 Where to start？ Hilarious start; I loved the beginning， but as the book progressed， it felt progressively rushed and lackluster; almost as if it reflected his actual feeling towards life。 I wouldn’t recommend this book to most， but it was an entertaining read at best。

Oskar ，

Read it for the entertainment。 Nothing more。 But totally worth the entertainment。 Easy to get through and just a mind-blowing way of living。

tung nguyen ，

only for who wants to know more about his life

David Sewell ，

The less said about this the better。 It's poorly written and in a nutshell details his life as a very wealthy person， going places in expensive vehicles and copulating with women who use sex as currency。 The author is a wanna be cop and Navy Seal and he'll probably run for president some day。 The less said about this the better。 It's poorly written and in a nutshell details his life as a very wealthy person， going places in expensive vehicles and copulating with women who use sex as currency。 The author is a wanna be cop and Navy Seal and he'll probably run for president some day。 。。。more

Pietro ，

This book is exactly what you would expect from Dan Bilzerian's autobiography。 I don't know how much of it is real and what is fiction， but it's entertaining and it makes The Wolf of Wall Street seem like a children's movie。Dan Bilzerian positively amazed me: from the book， he comes out as a much more intelligent and less superficial person than what you would imagine。 The Setup is a great philosophy。 This book is exactly what you would expect from Dan Bilzerian's autobiography。 I don't know how much of it is real and what is fiction， but it's entertaining and it makes The Wolf of Wall Street seem like a children's movie。Dan Bilzerian positively amazed me: from the book， he comes out as a much more intelligent and less superficial person than what you would imagine。 The Setup is a great philosophy。 。。。more

Amy ，

I kept telling my husband how much Dan infuriated me while I read this book。 I wanted so badly to find depth and less “she sucked my d*ck”。 I never found the depth But this search kept me awake 3 nights in a row until I finished the book。 And your stories and story-telling were pretty good。 So Dan， you win again。 Only giving you 3 stars because you don’t *spoiler alert* go down on your ladies。 Ha ha

Fahad Alsham ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Good morring sun🌅。 Good bye sun🌇。 Walcoming back moon🌔

Stephen S ，

An interesting testimonial that， perhaps like the lifestyle it documents， struggles to find closure。Clearly inspired by the writing of "The Game" An interesting testimonial that， perhaps like the lifestyle it documents， struggles to find closure。Clearly inspired by the writing of "The Game" 。。。more

Juan Carlos ，

If you only know Dan Bilzerian from Instagram， you have no idea what he's capable of， I assure you。 This is one of the best autobiographies I have ever readThe dirtiest most unbelievable stories a man could dream of， Dan has got them covered。 In a very unorthodox manner， Dan writes how he has accomplished every single hedonistic goal he put his mind to。 I used to think Dan Bilzerian was a BS-er。 After reading this book I can honestly say that this guy is the real deal and he is a MF inspiration。 If you only know Dan Bilzerian from Instagram， you have no idea what he's capable of， I assure you。 This is one of the best autobiographies I have ever readThe dirtiest most unbelievable stories a man could dream of， Dan has got them covered。 In a very unorthodox manner， Dan writes how he has accomplished every single hedonistic goal he put his mind to。 I used to think Dan Bilzerian was a BS-er。 After reading this book I can honestly say that this guy is the real deal and he is a MF inspiration。 。。。more

Carson ，

Very entertaining， easy read

William Bryant ，

Entertaining book

Vaughan ，

A good and simple read of Dan’s hedonistic lifestyleContent 5/5 ⭐️ Style of writing 2/5 ⭐️ The Setup mantra 4/5 ⭐️

David Silva ，

This book has me so torn。 On the one hand， it was quite entertaining。 On the other， many parts were likely fiction。It was surprisingly well-written， which was my chief concern going into it。 Either he’s actually more intelligent than he seems， or he has some pretty good editors。 He claims it wasn’t ghost written。 Most of the book was much deeper than just money and women， though it did devolve into that for the latter quarter。 I eventually found myself skimming， which I rarely do， on principle。 This book has me so torn。 On the one hand， it was quite entertaining。 On the other， many parts were likely fiction。It was surprisingly well-written， which was my chief concern going into it。 Either he’s actually more intelligent than he seems， or he has some pretty good editors。 He claims it wasn’t ghost written。 Most of the book was much deeper than just money and women， though it did devolve into that for the latter quarter。 I eventually found myself skimming， which I rarely do， on principle。 If most of the book is factual， then Dan’s lived a pretty intense and overall impressive life （misogyny aside）。 Or， it may be that he’s the ultimate con man， weaving elaborate tales about how he came to be who he is today。 。。。more

Scott Bocchio ，

Surprisingly solid self help book wrapped with anecdotes of Dan Bilzerian’s life。 As someone that used to be skeptical of the guy， I think this book does an excellent job at showing the man behind the mask， and the methods to his madness。 As a fan of self help books， I really enjoyed the no BS， gimmick-free advice that is applicable to dozens of situations， something that’s becoming increasingly rare in today’s world。 I also want to credit this book with sparking my interest in the world of poke Surprisingly solid self help book wrapped with anecdotes of Dan Bilzerian’s life。 As someone that used to be skeptical of the guy， I think this book does an excellent job at showing the man behind the mask， and the methods to his madness。 As a fan of self help books， I really enjoyed the no BS， gimmick-free advice that is applicable to dozens of situations， something that’s becoming increasingly rare in today’s world。 I also want to credit this book with sparking my interest in the world of poker， something that has become a regular hobby of mine。 。。。more

Dickie Armour ，

An incredible book！ Not a work of written excellence but incredible due to the insights and behind the scenes stories of Dan Bilzerian’s crazy sex-addicted life！！！ It’s very Alpha Male focused and so shallow at times but Dan is upfront about that and makes no apologies。 I loved it from a social media marketing perspective and to see how this weird new world of “Influencers” really works。

John Meyer ，

This book was definitely a page turner。 Dan has always been a big source of controversy， but after reading his book you come to discover that the playboy seen on his social media is largely a facade that he is using to bring in a lot of cash。 While undeniably a hedonistic sex-addict， he’s clearly an unapologetically real person who actually enjoys helping others almost more than supporting his lifestyle。 Great book and would recommend to anybody for a very entertaining autobiography。

Axel Pahne ，

This book was nothing else but crazy。 Probably not going to win a prize in literature but an entertaining read nonetheless。 Some recurrent themes got a bit tiring but was still fascinating。 The story of the life of a poker， playboy millionaire。 Not advised for the younger audience。

Ralph N ，

This is a review of his book， not his character。 Nothing in this book is surprising if you’ve followed Dan’s antics on Instagram。 It does provide a lot of history I didn’t t know about him though， including his rough childhood， his time in the seals， his battles through his insecurities， and his brass balls in poker。

Arthur ，

The book America didn't ask for， but needs。 The book America didn't ask for， but needs。 。。。more

Jeff ，

Far more interesting than I thought it would be。 You may agree or disagree with his lifestyle， but either way it's a fascinating look into fame and total utter hedonism。 Far more interesting than I thought it would be。 You may agree or disagree with his lifestyle， but either way it's a fascinating look into fame and total utter hedonism。 。。。more

Reference

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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Setup&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0