| Description |
xxv, 467 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"A Joost Elffers book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-456) and index. |
| Summary |
Presents a historical survey and analysis of the relationship of seduction and power. |
| Contents |
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. Choose the 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 -- 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 -- Prove yourself -- Effect a regression -- Stir up the transgressive and taboo -- Use spiritual lures -- Mix pleasure with pain -- 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. |
| Summary |
"From the author of the multi-million copy bestseller The 48 Laws of Power and The Laws of Human Nature, a mesmerizing handbook on seduction: the most subtle and effective form of power. When raised to the level of art, seduction, an indirect and subtle form of power, has toppled empires, won elections and enslaved great minds. Immerse yourself in the twenty-four maneuvers and strategies of the seductive process, the ritual by which a seducer gains mastery over his target. Understand how to "Poeticize Your Presence," "Keep them in Suspense -- What Comes Next" and "Master the Art of the Bold Move". Every bit as essential as The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction is an indispensable primer of persuasion that reveals one of history's greatest weapons and the ultimate form of power."--Publisher's description. |
| Subject |
Sexual excitement.
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Sex instruction.
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Seduction.
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Sex Education (DNLM)D012736
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS.
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HISTORY -- Social History.
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REFERENCE -- Personal & Practical Guides.
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Seduction. (OCoLC)fst01111032
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Sex instruction. (OCoLC)fst01114491
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Sexual excitement. (OCoLC)fst01114851
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Greene, Robert. Art of seduction. New York, N.Y. : Viking, 2001 (OCoLC)606593891 |
| ISBN |
0142001198 (pbk.) |
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9780142001196 (pbk.) |
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