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The Art of Seduction

The Art of Seduction

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Summary

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。

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Reviews

Santiago Zuluaga Gaviria ，

This book really is something。 It first came to my attention from someone I was dating at the time， so I decided to read it first and foremost， to see why would she bring it up。 What a surprise I was in for。。。First， it is not a book on how to hookup， it´s an analysis on the seductive process， both on a singular scale and a massive one。If you can let your morals and ethics aside for a while and really dig into what Robert Greene is conveying， this book can be both a guide on how to exert influenc This book really is something。 It first came to my attention from someone I was dating at the time， so I decided to read it first and foremost， to see why would she bring it up。 What a surprise I was in for。。。First， it is not a book on how to hookup， it´s an analysis on the seductive process， both on a singular scale and a massive one。If you can let your morals and ethics aside for a while and really dig into what Robert Greene is conveying， this book can be both a guide on how to exert influence and seduce a。k。a manipulate， or， on how to spot when someone is doing it to you。 As stated before， this book will confront you with your morals， if you are quite prudish， you will despise this book。 Greene refers to the seduced as the "victim" the "target" or the "prey。" Make no mistake， this book is all about how to manipulate and play with other´s emotions and psychology。 It is not politically correct， nor wishes to be。Let´s just say a tool can be used many ways， the information Greene provides is valuable。 After a read you are left with a dilemma on how to properly use such information。As for the rating:I really like how he weaves psychology into it， without it being noticable， no jargon。 The stories that illustrate are often enjoyable and the contents are worthwhile。The four stars are because I think the book could be a little shorter， by the end you feel like the last steps are repeating what had already been said many times before。All in all。 Damn。 。。。more

Rajan ，

I think the ideas work。 Those are practical and proven。 You may try。I don't find the book sexist。 And the tips given can be useful in every walk of life and not only to seduce women。 Women can use these to seduce men。 These are more of a persuasion strategies。"No one can fall in love if he is even partially satisfied with what he has or who he is。 The experience of falling in love originates in an extreme depression， an inability to find something that has value in everyday life。 The “symptom” o I think the ideas work。 Those are practical and proven。 You may try。I don't find the book sexist。 And the tips given can be useful in every walk of life and not only to seduce women。 Women can use these to seduce men。 These are more of a persuasion strategies。"No one can fall in love if he is even partially satisfied with what he has or who he is。 The experience of falling in love originates in an extreme depression， an inability to find something that has value in everyday life。 The “symptom” of the predisposition to fall in love is not the conscious desire to do so， the intense desire to enrich our lives; it is the profound sense of being worthless and of having nothing that is valuable and the shame of not having it。 。 。 。 For this reason， falling in love occurs more frequently among young people， since they are profoundly uncertain， unsure of their worth， and often ashamed of themselves。 The same thing applies to people of other ages when they lose something in their lives—when their youth ends or when they start to grow old。"—FRANCESCO ALBERONI， FALLINGIN LOVE， TRANSLATED BY LAWRENCE VENUTIMost people are locked in their own worlds， making them stubborn and hard to persuade。 The way to lure them out of their shell and set up your seduction is to enter their spirit。 Play by their rules， enjoy what they enjoy， adapt yourself to their moods。 In doing so you will stroke their deep-rooted narcissism and lower their defenses。 Hypnotized by the mirror image you present， they will open up， becoming vulnerable to your subtle influence。 Soon you can shift the dynamic: once you have entered their spirit you can make them enter yours， at a point when it is too late to turn back。 Indulge your targets’ every mood and whim， giving them nothing to react against or resist。P。s。 Does the cover look something naughty to everyone or is it just me？ ;） 。。。more

Monica Risk ，

id be really resonating with something mentioned in the book for a second， and then be completely thrown off the next。。。。 second half of the book would be better of if it was filled with psyc studies rather than questionable anecdotes from the 17th-19th centuries （soo many of which were about young girls around 13） 。。 not to mention retelling stories from fiction books to justify whatever claim。 Again id be very much in agreeance with something， but then the general voice， flow， and constant rep id be really resonating with something mentioned in the book for a second， and then be completely thrown off the next。。。。 second half of the book would be better of if it was filled with psyc studies rather than questionable anecdotes from the 17th-19th centuries （soo many of which were about young girls around 13） 。。 not to mention retelling stories from fiction books to justify whatever claim。 Again id be very much in agreeance with something， but then the general voice， flow， and constant repetition of the word "victim" left me in left field 。。。more

Jeff Gasuza ，

Breaks down the history of the best seducers from historical perspectives to some fictional stories that is relevant to real life。 How certain actors， writers， some political figures and world leaders seduce not only the opposite gender， but the realm of influence and persuasion in the public arena。

Heinrich Heckmeier ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Obviously powerful analysis of seduction involving psychological insight and a climse into how the skilled women and men in history applied this methods with great success。 But frankly it also promotes narcissistic thinking which according to Professor Sam Vaknin is sad and inmoral。 To normalise being a "predator" and speak regarding women （and men） as your next victim might be a formula nowadays for a bestseller but if I may appeal to your humanity it is hurtful for individuals and societies。 T Obviously powerful analysis of seduction involving psychological insight and a climse into how the skilled women and men in history applied this methods with great success。 But frankly it also promotes narcissistic thinking which according to Professor Sam Vaknin is sad and inmoral。 To normalise being a "predator" and speak regarding women （and men） as your next victim might be a formula nowadays for a bestseller but if I may appeal to your humanity it is hurtful for individuals and societies。 The author applies seduction to politics。 And if I remember correctly speaking of how dictators did （and obviously can again） controll large groups of people or even an entire nation - remember great power needs great responsibility and Hitler as the devil in different cultural myths is a seducer and lyer and psychopath。 6 million jews homosexuals and other were killed。 Heart>Power for well-being of you and your children's society 。。。more

Caitlyn ，

I don’t condone manipulation but I think I understand wtf is going on in my love life lol

MacKenzie Green ，

I think the blessing and curse in Robert Greene’s writing is that he writes about the human condition， how we ant manipulative， narcissistic， and sometimes awful。 But Marcus Aurelius said the same thing， and we are that way until we know better。 Much like Laws of Power I think you have to examine the writing with your own lense， figure out how you would interpret， or how you’d defend yourself。 Like any Robert Greene book， I usually walk away wishing I’d read it sooner。 I love the idea of learnin I think the blessing and curse in Robert Greene’s writing is that he writes about the human condition， how we ant manipulative， narcissistic， and sometimes awful。 But Marcus Aurelius said the same thing， and we are that way until we know better。 Much like Laws of Power I think you have to examine the writing with your own lense， figure out how you would interpret， or how you’d defend yourself。 Like any Robert Greene book， I usually walk away wishing I’d read it sooner。 I love the idea of learning about your self， then the target/victim， the steps of seduction， and in the appendix how to apply it to selling。 。。。more

Karina Rally ，

Podria ponerse tedioso， pero es valioso si es ejecutado de manera correcta para tema de negocios y liderazgo no solo desde el punto de conquista para el sexo opuesto， incluye ejemplos históricos valiosos

Rory Lynch ，

This was a slog - not enjoyable at all。 The content is basically "Manipulation 101"， backed up with several examples。 Each chapter includes a bunch of examples， but most of the examples overlap （e。g。 Josephine Bonaparte comes up about 8 times） and the example that comes up most often is from the book Dangerous Liasons， so it's not even an example of real seduction。 I'm sure there were a few gems but I was too bored to pick up on them。 There are good books about being charismatic or dating or sex This was a slog - not enjoyable at all。 The content is basically "Manipulation 101"， backed up with several examples。 Each chapter includes a bunch of examples， but most of the examples overlap （e。g。 Josephine Bonaparte comes up about 8 times） and the example that comes up most often is from the book Dangerous Liasons， so it's not even an example of real seduction。 I'm sure there were a few gems but I was too bored to pick up on them。 There are good books about being charismatic or dating or sex， but this isn't one of them。 。。。more

Kyle Dea ，

Oh how I have blundered in the past！ This book has the flavor of Dale Carnegie’s “How to win friends。。。” but more devious in approaches and intentions。 HOWEVER， if you can stomach stories of immoral manipulation; it is valuable knowledge/tactics for: 1） how to leave others feeling good from their experiences with you （be it a non romantic encounter with a cashier or a date with someone you like） and 2） when you may be a victim of seduction。 There are good tactics on how to be charismatic and wha Oh how I have blundered in the past！ This book has the flavor of Dale Carnegie’s “How to win friends。。。” but more devious in approaches and intentions。 HOWEVER， if you can stomach stories of immoral manipulation; it is valuable knowledge/tactics for: 1） how to leave others feeling good from their experiences with you （be it a non romantic encounter with a cashier or a date with someone you like） and 2） when you may be a victim of seduction。 There are good tactics on how to be charismatic and what makes you anti-attractive。 The first 2/3 are difficult to read bc it is what we consider scumbags only to do， but the last 1/3 wraps it all together and you can finally see how an approach to seduction from the most immoral point of view will teach you how you can ethically please men， women， business associates， strangers， neighbors， and even crowds。 。。。more

James ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Every seduction has 2 elements that you must understand1yourself and what is seductive about you2Your targets and knowing the actions that can penetrate their defenceThe Naturals（Emma Crouch）-Spoiled children have an undeservedly bad reputation: while those whoare spoiled with material things are indeed often insufferable， those who arespoiled with affection know themselves to be deeply seductive。it may be too late to be spoiled by a parent， but it is never too late to make other people spoil yo Every seduction has 2 elements that you must understand1yourself and what is seductive about you2Your targets and knowing the actions that can penetrate their defenceThe Naturals（Emma Crouch）-Spoiled children have an undeservedly bad reputation: while those whoare spoiled with material things are indeed often insufferable， those who arespoiled with affection know themselves to be deeply seductive。it may be too late to be spoiled by a parent， but it is never too late to make other people spoil you。 It is all in your attitude。People are drawn to those who expect a lot out of life， whereas they tendto disrespect those who are fearful and undemandingNote: Never try to seduce your own typeSeduction rules: that are useful for me Send mixed signals-What is obvious and striking may attract attention at first but the attention is often short lived in the long run Enter their spirit-Play by their rules， enjoy what they enjoy and you will be able to lower their guardPay attention to small detailsBeware of the after effect-Never rely on physical charm even beauty looses its appeal with repeated exposure 。。。more

Temuulin Odontur ，

Great piece by Robert Greene， he achieves to express his ideas using historical events， and philosophical ideas。 A great read

Rosann ，

I really loved this book。 First of all Robert Greene is an extremely well-read individual。 He draws from examples from all times in history just as he did in 48 Laws of Power。 After reading both books back to back I found this one more palatable， perhaps because the examples were more diverse （ie men and women）。 I recommend this book as a way to understand human psyche。

Milagro ，

Se repiten mucho la ideas y las historias。

Jean MacLeod ，

Fantastic！

Envela ，

Not sure how I feel about this book。

Dilip Makkena ，

In my humble opinion， I believe the motivation behind this book is misplaced。 Although I disagree with the strategies mentioned in this book， I admit I am not an expert even by a long shot。 I also inferred deceit， exaggeration， and pompous are the main traits pushed forward by the book， is this really a society we would want to develop。

Pontus Enander ，

There is no art in this book。 Period。 A fitting alternative title to it would be “Inside the mind of controlling psychopaths - Your guide to heteronormative misogyny， general fuckboy douchery and playing people like a game where you are on top and others are。。。 actually others don’t matter， they are yours for consumption and disposal。”Why read it it？ Well， it’s a raw and open example of manipulating strategies and knowing them will make it easier to avoid them。 While the author and its disciples There is no art in this book。 Period。 A fitting alternative title to it would be “Inside the mind of controlling psychopaths - Your guide to heteronormative misogyny， general fuckboy douchery and playing people like a game where you are on top and others are。。。 actually others don’t matter， they are yours for consumption and disposal。”Why read it it？ Well， it’s a raw and open example of manipulating strategies and knowing them will make it easier to avoid them。 While the author and its disciples might think this book is a collection of methods to glory it’s actually more a good glimpse into minds of very dull and non-genuine people and lives where the “seductor’s/seductresse’s” targets are labeled “victims” （a word used repeatedly in the book）， and mind you this is “victims” even before they’ve been “seduced” or used。 The seducer/seductress is labeled “aggressor” in the book。 Distastefully “charming” world view。。。 Barf！（Why two stars？ The book’s content is in most ways worth no star but one is the lowest score。 The book itself is however well researched however horrific and therefore two stars。 Still with the addition of barf。） 。。。more

Mo Slik ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 من الكتب اللي رح تغير حياتك وكيف ممكن تتعامل مع الناس بشكل عام ， الكتاب علم نفس بس بنفس الوقت مانو من الكتب المملة， شخصيا خلصت الكتاب خلال يومين ， ما كنت قدران وقف قراءة。 لو قرأت 48 قانون للقوة ف رح تعرف انو الكاتب عم يطرح أدوات وطرق ليوضح بكل بساطة كيف عقلنا بيتعامل مع مواقف مختلفة سواء كنت شب او بنت 。 ولو انت مانك مهتم تستخدم الأدوات الموجودة بالكتاب ف بأسوء الأحوال رح تكون قدران تحمي حالك لو أيا حدا حاول يستخدمهن معك سواء بقصد أو بدون。 رح تحس بأجزاء كتيرة من الكتاب انو الكاتب رح يتجه بأسلوبو من الكتب اللي رح تغير حياتك وكيف ممكن تتعامل مع الناس بشكل عام ， الكتاب علم نفس بس بنفس الوقت مانو من الكتب المملة， شخصيا خلصت الكتاب خلال يومين ， ما كنت قدران وقف قراءة。 لو قرأت 48 قانون للقوة ف رح تعرف انو الكاتب عم يطرح أدوات وطرق ليوضح بكل بساطة كيف عقلنا بيتعامل مع مواقف مختلفة سواء كنت شب او بنت 。 ولو انت مانك مهتم تستخدم الأدوات الموجودة بالكتاب ف بأسوء الأحوال رح تكون قدران تحمي حالك لو أيا حدا حاول يستخدمهن معك سواء بقصد أو بدون。 رح تحس بأجزاء كتيرة من الكتاب انو الكاتب رح يتجه بأسلوبو بشكل غير أخلاقي ليحقق غاية وحدة بس يللي هي من اسم الكتابإغواء， رح يكون في ضحية بهي المعادلة والأحسن انو ما تكون انت هي الضحيةوفي جزء كبير بالكتاب حكى فيه الكاتب عن استغلال طفولتنا ضدنا سواء بنقص كنا عم نعاني منو أو حرمان من مشاعر او معاناة 。。。 وكيف كتير ناس رح تكون مهتمة تستغل هدا الشي لتسيطر علينا。 لو في درس صغير ممكن ما انساه من هدا الكتاب ， رح يكون قديش مرحلة الطفولة ببساطتها وبراءتها ممكن تكون عقدة بحياة اطفالنا لو رح يعانو فيها بأيا شكل من الأشكال ， وانو لو بالفعل منحب أطفالنا ف كتيييييير مهم نهتم فيهن بهي المرحلة من حياتهن لحتى يكونو قدرانين يكبرو بشكل سليم بدون ما يكون عندهن أيا 。عقد او مشاكل الناس بالمستقبل ممكن تستخدمها ضدهن وتأذيهن 。。。more

Tyana Smith ，

10/10

Gene Clark ，

It was fine。 If someone is single， this might help you in your dating life。 Otherwise， the information in here could easily be read and consumed in The 48 Laws of Power。 A much better book in my opinion。

Anna Lis ，

Two-edged sword with not much sugar coat。 That is trying to rule energetics with psychology， or use is as recognition tool， and mentalcookie to disrupt when you're ready to see - is everywhere， but ;）When overthinking getr pervy， you learn the other side too。 Two-edged sword with not much sugar coat。 That is trying to rule energetics with psychology， or use is as recognition tool， and mentalcookie to disrupt when you're ready to see - is everywhere， but ;）When overthinking getr pervy， you learn the other side too。 。。。more

Mark ，

Tough rating。 Greene's thoughts here seem to be like recommending behavior shown in Dangerous Liaisons。 I'm glad I grabbed this， yet his recommendations are appalling。 What SHOULD have been an expose on devious behavior， is instead presented as a recommended approach to life。 I revile it as a recommendation， but it's a valuable reference to better understand devious behavior， even if not scientific。 Tough rating。 Greene's thoughts here seem to be like recommending behavior shown in Dangerous Liaisons。 I'm glad I grabbed this， yet his recommendations are appalling。 What SHOULD have been an expose on devious behavior， is instead presented as a recommended approach to life。 I revile it as a recommendation， but it's a valuable reference to better understand devious behavior， even if not scientific。 。。。more

Adriana ，

I actually think that some of the information is quite interesting， but I don't think it needed to be repeated and reinforced as much as it was。 It constantly felt like I was reading something that I had already read and understood just told in a different order or manner。 I actually think that some of the information is quite interesting， but I don't think it needed to be repeated and reinforced as much as it was。 It constantly felt like I was reading something that I had already read and understood just told in a different order or manner。 。。。more

Aida ，

DNF @ 17%Not really feeling this book。 Neither the format nor the information felt compelling。

Omar Diego ，

The author does a good job of compiling and retelling the stories and tactics of timeless seducers， from Cleopatra to Casanova to JFK。 However， the abundance of tales in the book can make it tedious and repetitive at times。

Rashmitha ，

Some real good advice， however wondering how relevant it is in this pandemic era

Nikolaj K ，

Expected political seduction based on the authors brilliant repertoire。 Got a mediocre playbook for manipulation and actual seduction。 For anyone craving human connection and companionship - this book is not for you。 While I enjoyed the brutally neorealistical view om human Nature within the realm of politics， where it is very usefull， since people feel entitled to manipulate for a grander course - but in relationships？ Humans， in my opinion， are indeed inherently flawed and "evil"。 Yet humans a Expected political seduction based on the authors brilliant repertoire。 Got a mediocre playbook for manipulation and actual seduction。 For anyone craving human connection and companionship - this book is not for you。 While I enjoyed the brutally neorealistical view om human Nature within the realm of politics， where it is very usefull， since people feel entitled to manipulate for a grander course - but in relationships？ Humans， in my opinion， are indeed inherently flawed and "evil"。 Yet humans at large ATTEMPT to be good。 This makes all the difference。 There is therefore very few insights to be learned when one apply a view om human behavior as strictly selfserving， at the expense og others， when in reality， relationships are build on fluid negotiations og shared understandings with mutual benefits。Unless you are an actual sociopath， with the endgoal of the temporary pleasure of a charlatan - dont bother reading this。 If you fear sociopaths， read better sources for recognition， growth， and emotional maturity。 In a normal relationship， you may find a framegame， or negotiation amongst equals。 But hardly this。 Good luck。 。。。more

Javier Torres ，

Me gusto más el libro de las 48 leyes del poder。 Creo que en algunos capítulos se extiende demasiado para explicar sus ideas， pudiendo haber un hecho mucho más sencillo （más al grano）， compacto y digerible， sin necesidad de dar como ejemplo en algunos puntos historias tan rebuscadas。

Lisa G ，

More like “The History of Manipulation “。 Only very very mildly interesting。 Wish I could get that time back。

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