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  • The Art of Seduction

  • An Indispensible Primer on the Ultimate Form of Power
  • By: Robert Greene
  • Narrated by: Jeff David
  • Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (5,549 ratings)

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The Art of Seduction

By: Robert Greene
Narrated by: Jeff David
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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.

©2001 Robert Greene and Joost Elfers (P)2001 HighBridge Company

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"[Greene's] literary survey is fascinating." (Booklist)

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useful and interesting

it's a pretty interesting book. narrator is going a well job. useful techniques. easy to follow and fun to listen

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Almost too condensed

This is my 3rd Robert Greene book (after Mastery and Strategies of War) but my first abridged version. While the other two were a bit too long, the multiple examples for each concept allowed me to occasionally "tune out" but still get the gist of it. In this version, it's so condensed that I probably missed at least a few of the concepts because there weren't enough repetitious examples to really hammer each one into my brain. The grass is always greener I suppose.

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Meh.

Moderately interesting theories and psychological insights. Seems quite unnatural (complicated) and scheming to follow the advice of this seemingly opinion-driven book.

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a new mindset on seducing

the book is a wonderful in explaining why people get stuck in deadend relationships and how to stop it from happing in the first place.

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informative as hell

Enjoyable, interesting , informative and true. I highly recommend you have a listen for yourself.

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Over and over and over again

I have listened to this book in different times of my life and I have heard it differently every time. I love it & I live it

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A riveting analysis of Human characteristics

I thoroughly enjoyed this eye opening Analysis and description of human Characteristics that are known and Hidden. This contributed to a wider perspective and understanding of our role with each other.

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love

love Robert greene.. I recommend this book. I sent it to my sisters. Hope they love it

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physical vs audio book

great book, the only thing is this feels shorter compared to the actual physical book though because I've read the actual book and it was FILLED with so many more historic stories.

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Great book

This Book was very good. It’s a must read. This book literally changed my life

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