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The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists (Imitation Leather) (Hardcover)
by Neil Strauss
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Killer story about a secret community of lady killers, supported by a cast of bizarre, narcissistic bipolar PUA artists. |
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Author: Neil Strauss
Publisher: William Morrow
Pub. in: September, 2005
ISBN: 0060554738
Pages: 452
Measurements: 9.1 x 6 x 1.2 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BA00903
Other information: 1 edition
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-0060554736
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A fascinating engaging tale of a man's exploration into the secret seduction community, and his tales from the trenches as he becomes a Hollywood pick up artist. The writing is top notch; Strauss is a bestselling author, as well as having written for years for Rolling Stone. This is easily some of his best work, (also "Dirt"), and is captivating in so many ways...great bizarre, and creepy characters and wild stories. It's a book you will read start to finish.
If you are curious about studying the techniques he uses, pick up a copy of The Mystery Method: How to Get Beautiful Women Into Bed, which is the PUA Bible for the community. The other best seller in this genre is The Professional Bachelor Dating Guide - How to Exploit Her Inner Psycho, an in-depth speed seduction psychology guide that includes an asset protection guide pre-marriage. Pick up all three of these books. You may not become a PUA, but will certainly increase your social marketing with women tenfold.
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General readers.
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Neil Strauss is the author of the New York Times bestselling book The Game and coauthor of three New York Times best-sellers: Jenna Jameson's How to Make Love Like a Porn Star, Mötley Crüe's The Dirt, and Marilyn Manson's The Long Hard Road Out of Hell - as well as Dave Navarro's Don't Try This At Home, a Los Angeles Times bestseller. A writer for Rolling Stone, Strauss lives in Los Angeles
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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 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 unforgettable 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.
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Doug Bess (MSL quote), USA
<2007-10-22 00:00>
This book was recommended to me by a female friend as a kind of "joke" read and, after finally getting around to reading it, I was pleasantly surprised at how fascinating AND insightful it was about the relations between men and women. Particularly fascinating was its presentation of what seems to "work" with so many women (that is, from the male point of view, in terms of getting and keeping their attention) as far as meeting them goes. How often have men been culturally trained during the "sensitive male" seventies and beyond to be "nice" and "understanding" and well, sensitive. This book basically blows these social constructs away, revealing what many men no doubt have always kind of sensed in their guts - that the phony little creeps and showoffs usually get the girl, at least initially. There are no doubt many serious psychological and sociological issues that could be explored in relation to the nature of gender relations and issues of power/control (the author fails to do this), but the basic point is that if a man wants to "frequently" attract the attention and interest of females, he needs to oftentimes go directly against what he has been taught by his mother, and not "just be himself." He needs to become the center of attention, to be the kind of guy who can give women the kind of direction and control that they seem to actually like more than men are often taught to believe.
In terms of people passing judgment on the nature of this process of "playing" women - it strikes me as funny that no one has brought up the obvious fact that women in bars and night spots (where this "playing" is taking place) are the quintessential "players" - waiting for myriads of men to come along and "make their night" by hitting on them, flattering them, feeding their seemingly never satiated need to have their egos stroked, and, let's be honest, basically paying for their evening out with their friends (usually buying the drinks and the snacks, etc..). At the end of the night, most of these guys never had a real chance, they were just being played. According to the likes of Strauss, it seems men are just catching on to the true nature of the game. |
Antonio Fellangio (MSL quote), USA
<2007-10-22 00:00>
What's not to love about the wicked storytelling by Neil Strauss? His two best selling biographies of Motley Crue and Jenna Jameson were both fantastic. His vivid descriptions of bizarre characters and situations have you right there backstage changing, well um, G strings in both books. The continual back and forth challenges between Nikki Sixx and Ozzy on tour are impossibly hilarious.
The Game is completely different, yet fits right into the same mold for Neil's chosen subject matters. The cast of characters are equally bizarre and narcisstic, and as always Neil is the outsider who is brought in to the inner loop. His experiences, increase of social skills, and growth as a man make a fantastic story. If you're here to learn how to be smooth with the ladies, the story is live field reporting of the PUA textbook called The Mystery Method: How to Get Beautiful Women Into Bed.
The other must own bestseller for PUA's is The Professional Bachelor Dating Guide - How to Exploit Her Inner Psycho, written by a seriously intelligent, crude and funny psychologist. At times I could swear it's ghostwritten by Dennis Miller. Get all 3 books. |
Nicholas Tellinger (MSL quote), USA
<2007-10-22 00:00>
Let me say I am somewhat biased, since I'm a huge Neil Strauss fan, dating back from his Rolling Stone days. He writes like the stranger sitting next to you in a hotel lobby bar, who spins tales and advice like a long lost friend. He has you totally enthralled and silent from the word go. Great author.
This is one of the more fascinating books I have read in a long time. No matter how great your skills are with women, whether you are married, divorced, or single, there are some brilliant social interaction skills and tools taught. Contrary to what women assume, what men truly discover in these books is not cheesy lines and assorted gimmicks that create results. It's improving your people skills. Their purpose is the break the social barriers that women always have, and get them to stop worrying about blowing us out to save face with their insecure girlfriends, and actually listen and be curious about who we are.
In addition to this book, I would also highly recommend The Professional Bachelor Dating Guide - How to Exploit Her Inner Psycho, which is filled with hilarious analysis and psychological dating techniques. In reading both, I've rediscovered what I kind of already knew; attracting women is all about how you carry yourself; the confidence you show in your look, personality, and attitude. The words really mean nothing. It's funny how women always put down these books and label men "players" who are good at the skills, as if excelling at something is an insult. You would think they would encourage men to improve our social presentation. Then again, when have women ever been logical? |
Marathon Man (MSL quote), USA
<2007-10-22 00:00>
A great and fascinating true story that delivers in both originality and content. The best part is Strauss writing. Everyone likes an underdog, and the short, bald guy (Strauss) who discovers his skills with the babes is no exception. The lessons are told in story fashion, and the characters, trials and tribulations amongst these wacky guys and their successes are seriously interesting.
Underneath the surface it is a serious self-help guide for men who are shy and nervous around women. It will dramatically improve your confidence, first impression, build social status and value, and improve your social marketing with the ladies.
Guys who are great with the ladies always get a bad rap. Men are jealous, and women hate themselves for being so attracted to them. But when girls find out the guy did research to improve his skills, oh my, he's branded a jerk, a player, sleazy pick up artist, basically scum. Meanwhile, Cosmo, Oprah, and everything under the media sun, from print to TV teaches women how to work men. It's a joke.
I would also highly recommend The Mystery Method: How to Get Beautiful Women Into Bed, which is sort of the textbook used for the skills in the Game. Also, another pickup guide book I just reviewed called The Professional Bachelor Dating Guide - How to Exploit Her Inner Psycho, which is written for guys who already have skills looking for the extra edge. It has a great angle of showing guys with money how to set up an asset protection guide pre-marriage.
There's no reason for men not to put the cards in their favor, and these are the best books to do the job. You'll hear yourself wishing they had come out ten years ago. |
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