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Binding: Imitation Leather Dewey Decimal Number: 306.73 EAN: 9780060554736 ISBN: 0060554738 Label: William Morrow Manufacturer: William Morrow Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 452 Publication Date: September 01, 2005 Publisher: William Morrow Release Date: September 06, 2005 Studio: William Morrow Sales Rank: 285
Product Description: "This is one hugely entertaining book. I loved every page. And I will never let Neil Strauss within fifty feet of my wife." --A. J. Jacobs, Esquire
Hidden somewhere, in nearly every major city in the world, is an underground seduction lair. And in these lairs, men trade the most devastatingly effective techniques ever invented to charm women. This is not fiction. These men really exist. They live together in houses known as Projects. And Neil Strauss, the bestselling author, spent two years living among them, using the pseudonym Style to protect his real-life identity. The result is one of the most explosive, witty, and controversial books of the year--guaranteed to change the lives of men and transform the way women understand the opposite sex forever.
On his journey from AFC (average frustrated chump) to PUA (pick-up artist) to PUG (pick-up guru), Strauss not only shares scores of original seduction techniques but also has memorable encounters with the likes of Tom Cruise, Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Heidi Fleiss, and Courtney Love. And then things really start to get strange – and passions lead to betrayals lead to violence. The Game is the story of one man’s transformation from frog to prince to prisoner in the most unforgettable book of the year.
Amazon.com Review: Are you just another AFC ("average frustrated chump") trying to meet an HB ("hot babe")? How would you like to "full-close" with a Penthouse Pet of the Year? The answers, my friend, are in Neil Strauss's entertaining book The Game. Strauss was a self-described chick repellant--complete with large, bumpy nose, small, beady eyes, glasses, balding head, and, worst of all, painful shyness around women. He felt like "half a man." That is, until a book editor asked him to investigate the community of pickup artists. Strauss's life was transformed. He spent two years bedding some fine chiquitas and studying with some of the North America's most suave gents--including the best of them all, the God of the pickup "community," a man named Mystery.
Mystery is an aspiring Toronto magician who charges $2,250 for a weekend pickup workshop. He is not much to look at: a cross between a vampire and a computer geek. But by using high-powered marketing techniques he's turned seduction into an effortless craft--even inventing his own vocabulary. His technique sounds like a car salesman's tip sheet: his main rule is FMAC--find, meet, attract, close. He employs the "three-second rule"--always approach a woman within three seconds of first seeing her in order to avoid getting shy. Other tricks: Intrigue a beautiful woman by pretending to be unaffected by her charm; also, never hit on a woman right away. Start with a disarming, innocent remark, like "Do you think magic spells work?" or "Oh my god, did you see those two girls fighting outside?" And finally, the most important characteristic of the pickup artist--smile.
After two years, Strauss ends up becoming almost as successful as Mystery, but he comes to an important realization. His techniques were actually off-putting to the woman he ended up falling in love with. And they never prepared him for actually having a relationship. After a while, he ran out of one-liners and had to have a real conversation. Still, The Game is a great read that may help some AFCs come out of their shells. --Alex Roslin
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Funny but True
Completely reflective of any successful pickup attempt ever made. Takes freak incidents chalked up to a player's luck and makes it an artform with sequenced rules to playing the game. Still not peacocking, ... Read More
Rating: - Great, but I expected more step-by-step guide
The book is great, excellent introduction to the PUA world... but note that this is not a step-by-step guide, it contains the basics of the Mystery Method and other techniques, but you have to isolate it from ... Read More
Rating: - Great Story - But Not For Learning the PUA Skills
Not sure what else I can say that hasn't already been said. But its a great story that was very inspirational to me. I learned some things new things, but was mostly entertained about how a guy who had a high ... Read More
Rating: - good story but there are better "seduction" manuals out there
This is a great story. I think it's worth it for that alone. You get to peek into the lives of people you would not normally get to watch. In my opinion though, there are better "seduction" manuals out there. ... Read More
Rating: - Around the World in 80 Babes
I'd also recommend Around The World in 80 Babes! -- the classic tale of Nige 54 and his adventures meeting women and showing them a good time. Unlike many guys who are all talk and only think they know how to meet ... Read More
- Funny but True
- Great Story - But Not For Learning the PUA Skills
- Around the World in 80 Babes