Table Of Content

Cover Page: i Title Page Page: iii Copyright Page: iv Dedication Page: vii Acknowledgments Page: ix Contents Page: xi Preface Page: xix Part One: The Seductive Character Page: 1 The Siren Page: 5 The Rake Page: 17 The Ideal Lover Page: 29 The Dandy Page: 41 The Natural Page: 53 The Coquette Page: 67 The Charmer Page: 79 The Charismatic Page: 95 The Star Page: 119 The Anti-Seducer Page: 131 The seducer’s Victims—The Eighteen Types Page: 147 Part Two: The Seductive process Page: 161 Phase One: Separation—Stirring Interest and Desire Page: 165 1: Choose the Right Victim Page: 167 2: Create a False Sense of Security—Approach Indirectly Page: 177 3: Send Mixed Signals Page: 185 4: Appear to Be an Object of Desire—Create Triangles Page: 195 5: Create a Need—Stir Anxiety and Discontent Page: 203 6: Master the Art of Insinuation Page: 211 7: Enter Their Spirit Page: 219 8: Create Temptation Page: 229 Phase Two: Lead Astray—Creating Pleasure and Confusion Page: 239 9: Keep Them in Suspense—What Comes Next? Page: 241 10: Use the Demonic Power of Words to Sow Confusion Page: 251 11: Pay Attention to Detail Page: 265 12: Poeticize Your Presence Page: 277 13: Disarm Through Strategic Weakness and Vulnerability Page: 285 14: Confuse Desire and Reality—The Perfect Illusion Page: 295 15: Isolate the Victim Page: 309 Phase Three: The Precipice—Deepening the Effect Through Extreme Measures Page: 319 16: Prove Yourself Page: 321 17: Effect a Regression Page: 333 18: Stir Up the Transgressive and Taboo Page: 349 19: Use Spiritual Lures Page: 359 20: Mix Pleasure with Pain Page: 369 Phase Four: Moving In for the Kill Page: 381 21: Give Them Space to Fall—The Pursuer Is Pursued Page: 383 22: Use Physical Lures Page: 393 23: Master the Art of the Bold Move Page: 405 24: Beware the Aftereffects Page: 415 Appendix A: Seductive Environment/Seductive Time Page: 431 Appendix B: Soft Seduction: How to Sell Anything to the Masses Page: 441 Selected Bibliography Page: 455 Index Page: 457

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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.