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The Art of Seduction
The book in one sentence
Robert Greene treats seduction, in love, politics and business alike, as a form of influence built on understanding what other people lack and desire, and catalogues the characters and tactics that history’s great persuaders have used.
Who it's for
Readers interested in influence, charisma and persuasion, students of history and psychology, and people who want to recognise manipulation when it is being used on them. It is not a relationship guide, and its methods are controversial.
The big idea
Following The 48 Laws of Power, Greene turns to a quieter kind of power: the ability to draw people towards you rather than push them. He defines seduction broadly, as any process of winning someone over by working on their emotions and imagination, and argues that it applies to leaders, performers, marketers and politicians as much as to lovers. The book is built from historical and literary examples, from Cleopatra and Casanova to modern film stars and politicians, and Greene presents it in a deliberately detached, amoral tone, describing what works rather than what is right.
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