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.

Table of Contents

Part One: The Seductive Character

The Siren

The Rake

The Ideal Lover

The Dandy

The Natural

The Coquette

The Charmer

The Charismatic

The Star

The Anti-Seducer

he Seducer's Victims - The 18 Types

Part Two: The Seductive Process

Phase One: Separation - Stirring Interest and Desire

1 Choose the Right Victim

2 Create a False Sense of Security-Approach Indirectly

3 Send Mixed Signals

4 Appear to Be an Object of Desire - Create Triangles

5 Create a Need - Stir Anxiety and Discontent

6 Master the Art of Insinuation

7 Enter Their Spirit

8 Create Temptation

Phase Two: Lead Astray - Creating Pleasure and Confusion

9 Keep Them in Suspense - What Comes Next?

10 Use the Demonic Power of Words to Sow Confusion

11 Pay Attention to Details

12 Poeticize Your Presence

13 Disarm Through Strategic Weakness and Vulnerability

14 Confuse Desire and Reality - The Perfect Illusion

15 Isolate the Victim

Phase Three: The Precipice - Deepening the Effect Through Extreme Measures

16 Prove Yourself

17 Effect a Regression

18 Stir Up the Transgressive and Taboo

19 Use Spiritual Lures

20 Mix Pleasure with Pain

Phase Four: Moving In for the Kill

21 Give Them Space to Fall - The Pursuer Is Pursued

22 Use Physical Lures

23 Master the Art of the Bold Move

24 Beware the Aftereffects

Appendix A: Seductive Environment/Seductive Time

Appendix B: Soft Seduction: How to Sell Anything to the Masses

About the Author

Robert Greene, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power, The 33 Strategies of War, The Art of Seduction, Mastery, and The Laws of Human Nature, is an internationally renowned expert on power strategies. He lives in Los Angeles.