The art of seduction : [an indispensible primer on the ultimate form of power

This Exploration Of The Most Subtle, Elusive, And Effective Form Of Power Is An 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, This Is An Indispensable Primer Of Persuasion That Reveals The Timeless Power Of This Age-old Art.--from Publisher Description. The Seductive Character -- The Siren -- The Rake -- The Ideal Lover -- The Dandy -- The Natural -- The Coquette -- The Charmer -- The Charismatic -- The Star -- The Anti-seducer -- The Seducer's Victims : The Eighteen Types -- The Seductive Process -- Phase One : Separation : Stirring Interest And Desire -- Choose Your Right Victim -- Create A False Sense Of Security : Approach Indirectly -- Send Mixed Signals -- Appear To Be An Object Of Desire : Create Triangles -- Create A Need : Stir Anxiety And Discontent -- Master The Art Of Insinuation -- Enter Their Spirit -- Create Temptation -- Phase Two : Lead Astray : Creating Pleasure And Confusion -- Keep Them In Suspense : What Comes Next? -- Use The Demonic Power Of Words To Sow Confusion -- Pay Attention To Detail -- Poeticize Your Presence -- Disarm Through Strategic Weakness And Vulnerability -- Confuse Desire And Reality : The Perfect Illusion -- Isolate The Victim -- Phase Three : The Precipice : Deepening The Effect Through Extreme Measures -- Prove Yourself -- Effect A Regression -- Stir Up The Transgressive And Taboo -- Use Spiritual Lures -- Mix Pleasure With Pain -- Phase Four : Moving In For The Kill -- Give Them Space To Fall : The Pursuer Is Pursued -- Use Physical Lures -- Master The Art Of The Bold Move -- Beware The Aftereffects -- Appendix A: Seductive Environment/seductive Time -- Appendix B: Soft Seduction : How To Sell Anything To The Masses. Robert Greene. A Joost Elffers Book. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 455-456) And Index. 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, The Art of Seduction is an indispensable primer of persuasion that reveals the timeless power of this age-old art. When raised to the level of art, seduction has toppled empires, won elections, and enslaved great minds . . . What kind of seducer do you want to be? The Siren Everything must dazzle. The Rake Your greatest asset is your (bad) reputation. The Ideal Lover Embody their secret fantasies. The Dandy Stir their repressed desires. The Natural Be spontaneous, make them feel at ease. Seem innocent. The Coquette Always keep them wanting more. Be a lease. The Charmer Flattery will get you everywhere. The Charismatic Radiate intensity, mystery, detachment. The Star When all else fails, be worshipped