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. | NATIONAL BESTSELL The 4 8 La Vĩ tị Choose the Right Victim Create a False Sense of Security-Approach Indirectly Send Mixed Signals Appear to Be an Object of Desire-Create Triangles 5 Create a Need-Stir Anxiety and Discontent 6 Master the Art of Insinuation 7 Enter Their Spirit Create Temptation Keep Them in Suspense-What Comes Next Use the Demonic Power of Words to Sow Confusion Pay Attention to Detail THE ART OF EDUCTION ROBERT GREENE Pi wMwiraBw-. o th Get what you want by manipulating every-ne s greatest weakness desire for pleasure A Penguin Book Psychology Seduction is the most subtle elusive and effective form of power. It s as evident in John F. Kennedy s hold over the masses as it is in Cleopatra s hold over Antony. Now the author of the bestselling The 48 Laws of Power has written a handbook synthesizing the classic literature of seduction from Freud to Kierkegaard and Ovid to Casanova with cunning strategies illustrated by the successes and failures of characters throughout history. And once again 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 takes us through the characters and qualities of the ten archetypal figures of seduction including the Siren the Ideal Lover the Dandy the Natural the Charismatic and the Star and the twenty-four maneuvers by which anyone can overcome a victim s futile resistance to the practice of this devastating and timeless art form. Every bit as essential as The 48 Laws of Power The Art of Seduction is an indispensable primer of persuasion that reveals one of his- 12 Poeticize Your Presence Disarm Through Strategic Weakness and Vulner-ability Confuse Desire and Reality-The Perfect Illusion Isolate the Victim Prove Yourself Effect a Regression Stir Up the Transgressive and Taboo Use Spiritual Lures 20 Mix Pleasure with Pain Give Them Space to Fall-The i Pursuer Is Pursued 22 Use .
