Art of Seduction

The season's most talked-about all-purpose personal strategy guide & philosophical compendium," said Newsweek of Robert Greene's bold, elegant, & ingenious manual of modern manipulation, The 48 Laws of Power. Now Greene has once again mined history & 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, & 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 & his or her tactics, triumphs & failures. The seducer's many faces include: the Siren, the Rake, the Ideal Lover, the Dandy, the Natural, the Coquette, the Charmer, & the Charismatic. Twenty-four maneuvers will guide readers through the seduction process, providing cunning, amoral instructions for & analysis of this fascinating, all-pervasive form of power. Just as beautifully packaged & every bit as essential as The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction is an indispensable primer of persuasion & offers the best lessons on how to take what you want from whomever you want or how to prevent yourself from being taken.Greene, Robert is the author of 'Art of Seduction', published 2001 under ISBN 9780670891924 and ISBN 0670891924.