The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists

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Paperback. Pub Date: 2010 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Nearly every major city in the world has them: hidden underground seduction lairs where men gather to trade the most devastatingly effective techniques ever invented to the seduce women.This is not fiction.For two years. bestselling author Neil Strauss lived among these men. Using the pseudonym Style to protect his real-life identity. he began his remarkable journey from AFC (Average Frustrated Chump) to PUA (Pickup Artist) to PUG (Pickup Guru)-refining his approach. sharing unforgettable encounters with the likes of Tom Cruise. itney Spears. Paris Hilton. and Courtney Love. and ultimately transforming himself from frog to prince ... to prisoner.And then things started to get really strange.One of the most explosive and controversial books in years. The Game is guaranteed to change the lives of men and transform t...

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Is it for real? Is The Game by Neill Strauss an assiduously detailed, highly entertaining exposé of a fascinating secret society -- the international community of pickup artists who have refined their talents for getting women into bed to the nth degree? Or is it an extremely funny hoax? Early drafts of the book had people wondering, and men in particular speculated if the book would deliver some valuable ‘how to’ tips as an aid to entering a sexual wonderland. In fact, it doesn't really matter whether you take the basic premise seriously or not: Strauss’ wonderfully diverting book delivers great entertainment whatever your point of view.

According to Strauss, the clandestine society of men he describes here take wagers in clubs and bars throughout the Western world over just who can chalk up the most Casanova-like quantities of pickups and seductions. But this isn't merely for the thrill of an army of sexual conquests -- all of this is coded and organised according to an almost military-style ritual, with an elaborate series of rules and regulations that the participants rigorously follow. Strauss went undercover in this glamorous world, and learned the secrets of these top-drawer seducers. But, for him, there was a useful corollary affect: Strauss found himself transformed from a nerdish, unconfident journalist into a silver-tongued Lothario, quite the equal of many of the ladykilling males he had been enjoying the company of. For him, the ultimate accolade was being noted The World's Number One Pickup Artist -- and then he made the mistake of setting his sights on a woman who could give every bit as good as she got.

The world of excess presented here is not one most of us move in, but (if the truth were told) it has its irresistible attractions. Strauss wheels in such celebrities as Tom Cruise and Courtney Love, and this unblushing peek into a secret world where sex and seduction are treated with cool scientific detachment is mesmerisingly readable. --Barry Forshaw

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"A narrative of daredevil sexuality" (Guardian)

"Strauss is a superstar . . . a stunningly explicit book" (The Times)

"Loving it!" (Elle Magazine)

"Touching and witty" (Time Out)

"The funniest book I have read this year" (Tony Parsons)

"Extraordinary" (Independent on Sunday)

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  • PublisherHarperaudio
  • Publication date2010
  • ISBN 10 0061995320
  • ISBN 13 9780061995323
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