The Art of Seduction: An Indispensible Primer on the Ultimate Form of Power Audible – Abridged dged
Author: Jeff David ID: B00006G36E
When raised to the level of art, seduction, an indirect and subtle form of power, has toppled empires, won elections, and enslaved great minds. The Art of Seduction synthesizes the legacies of civilization’s greatest seducers – from Cleopatra to JFK – with the philosophies of important intellectuals on the subject, including everyone from Freud to Kierkegaard and Ovid to Casanova, and the classic literature of seduction. Robert Greene 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. The Art of Seduction is an indispensable primer on the essence of one of history’s greatest weapons and the ultimate form of power.
Done.
Unsafe JavaScript attempt to access frame with URL about:blank from frame with URL file:///usr/local/share/casperjs/bin/bootstrap.js. Domains, protocols and ports must match.
Unsafe JavaScript attempt to access frame with URL about:blank from frame with URL file:///usr/local/share/casperjs/bin/bootstrap.js. Domains, protocols and ports must match.
Unsafe JavaScript attempt to access frame with URL about:blank from frame with URL file:///usr/local/share/casperjs/bin/bootstrap.js. Domains, protocols and ports must match.
Unsafe JavaScript attempt to access frame with URL about:blank from frame with URL file:///usr/local/share/casperjs/bin/bootstrap.js. Domains, protocols and ports must match.
Unsafe JavaScript attempt to access frame with URL about:blank from frame with URL file:///usr/local/share/casperjs/bin/bootstrap.js. Domains, protocols and ports must match.
Audible Audio EditionListening Length: 5 hours and 9 minutesProgram Type: AudiobookVersion: AbridgedPublisher: HighBridge, a division of Recorded BooksAudible.com Release Date: July 19, 2002Language: EnglishID: B00006G36E Best Sellers Rank: #12 in Books > Medical Books > Psychology > Sexuality #22 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Psychology & Counseling > Sexuality #24 in Books > Audible Audiobooks > Nonfiction > Reference
Hmm. I feel like a lot of the negative reviews (my focus) are caught up in labeling this book somehow misogynistic and manipulative at its core. And I certainly agree to an extent: the language that Greene uses is definitely suggestive of manipulation and in many ways focuses on upsetting the power balances that naturally occur in relationships. But I think that those who focus on this point entirely are very cynical. In our modern age, we have lost touch with art. We have lost touch with patience. Even writing this review was a matter of pointing, clicking – and I am running more on a general feeling here than I am attempting to make careful points.
So, to answer to those who labeled this book dangerous, misogynistic, manipulative, superficial, etc., I’d like to make a few points. Greene is careful to explain that "the art of seduction" originates in the feminine mystique, and that men have adopted it because they recognize the great power that it holds. So, good job ladies. Sure, society still has a ways to go in order to truly honor any REAL notion of equality between genders, but if you see a man reading this book, it is because he is trying to master the art that originated in the depths, mysteriousness and natural power of femininity. (And besides, how difficult is it to seduce most men? Many of us are simple creatures.) The arguments about misogyny also seem to originate in our societal attitudes towards sex – but this book is not about how to get laid. Certainly, sexual interactions play a role in seduction, but this book is more about how to win people over.
Now, the manipulative part. The language in this book certainly suggests that manipulation is really they key to seduction.
If you are just looking for a good book to help you get laid with minimal effort, then put this book down. There are books that are much easier and will get you results much faster. This book is not about getting easy pussy at a bar or strip joint. It is about helping a person fall deeply in love with you, and this is better. A person in lust for you is wild and not concerned about you. A person in love with you will go to the ends of the earth for you.
If you have very little background in psychology and/or philosophy, put this book down because you’re not ready to understand it yet. It is an incredible book and I hope you don’t get turned off because you’re not prepared to read it.
If you are a die hard, conservative Christian moralist who is happy with their life and belief system, then PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE put this book down. Your beliefs will change to some extent, I promise, regardless of how strong you think they are. And if they don’t you’ll just be filled with dissonant emotions when you really understand what the Bible means when it says the world can be a terrible place.
On the other hand, if you are intelligent, observant, and patient then this is just simply an incredible read. You will see everything in this world with a new outlook. It will teach you the most intricate workings of human nature. Human nature is dark. Consider the following two biological facts:
1. A woman is likely to retain more sperm when she has an orgasm during sex.
2. A man’s sperm is designed to kill the sperm of other men.
What does this mean? Women have been biologically hardwired to seek one man (the Alpha male) to be the sperm donor and to seek out another to raise the kid (the Beta male). Sorry folks, nature is just that dark.
I am a self-confident, self-motivated, self-directed individual who pretty much knows exactly what to do and when to do things to get the preferred results. I am a smiling, friendly and mostly a charismatic person. At least that’s how I used to be before I met this girl in my Freshman composition class.
She was very attractive and I fell in love with her. She exercised the seduction techniques mentioned in this book (such as stirring interest indirectly, creating triangles, getting close to me and giving the impression of like-mindedness etc) to make that happen and it came to a point where I was fantasizing her with me in my life. She was all that I was thinking of. I was losing grip over my life. I somehow became dependent on her. She then started coquetting and withdrawing herself. I gradually started losing my self-esteem and I was no more that charismatic person with self-confidence and self-esteem. I was doing things that she thought would ultimately would lead to our mutual pleasure…but it only made both of us empty.
Finally, one day she drove me to a isolated forest…and I thought she was going to have us do something pleasurable (finally). She just asked me to step out of the car and handed some papers and got in her car and left me there stranded. I was devastated. I started reading the papers. It was titled "The Seduction of <my name>". It started with a character map of me…everything that she had observed about me, my weaknesses, what gave me my self-confidence etc. Then there were list of steps, almost like a manual, that described how she seduced me step-by-step.
EUROPA Announcement server inaccessibility function setForm this val DATEPICKER FORM datefrom datePicker startDate 01 01 1945 dateto datePicker
Download The Art of Seduction: An Indispensible Primer on the Ultimate Form of Power Audible – Abridged dged PDF Free Download
BegawanSaban965
