The Art of Seduction

Toutedasa"handbookonthemostsubtleandeffectiveformofpower"and"anindispensableprimeronhowtotakewhatyouwantfromwhomeveryouwant,"thisbookismorethanalittlecreepy.Followingontheheelsofhis48LawsofPower,thisbookcontinuesGreene'sgrossexplorationofsocialpower,thistimeintherealmofsexualpolitics.InPart1,Greene,againpairedwith"packager"JoostElffers(PlaywithYourFood),offersastraight-faceddescriptionoftheninetypesofseductivecharacter,fromthe"IdealLover"tothe"Rake."Elffers'scontributioncomesintheformofnumerousquotesbyfamouscontemporaryandhistoricalfigurestuckedintothesidemargins.Part2examinestheprocessofseduction,subdividedintofourphases,withchapterheadingssuchas"MastertheArtofInsinuation"and"IsolatetheVictim."Thisbookwillhaverealappealforpowermongers,golddiggers,andheartlessmanipulatorseverywhere.BookssuchasBeverleyEast'sFindingMr.Write(LJ5/1/00)andJamaClark'sWhattheHellDoWomenReallyWant?(IslandFlower,1997)offeradviceonthesamesubjectwithoutthedistastefulexploitativeemphasis.DavidValencia,KingCty.Lib.Syst.,WACopyright2001ReedBusinessInformation,Inc.--Thistextreferstoanoutofprintorunavailableeditionofthistitle.