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The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists

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Just the tip of the iceberg
Actually a story book
Go into your purchase with your eyes open.
Great all around read. . .
It's not about pick uping girls. It's about challenge

The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists
Neil Strauss
Manufacturer: Regan Books
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Binding: Imitation Leather

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Are you just another AFC ("average frustrated chump") trying to meet an HB ("hot babe")? How would you like to "full-close" with a Penthouse Pet of the Year? The answers, my friend, are in Neil Strauss's entertaining book The Game. Strauss was a self-described chick repellant--complete with large, bumpy nose, small, beady eyes, glasses, balding head, and, worst of all, painful shyness around women. He felt like "half a man." That is, until a book editor asked him to investigate the community of pickup artists. Strauss's life was transformed. He spent two years bedding some fine chiquitas and studying with some of the North America's most suave gents--including the best of them all, the God of the pickup "community," a man named Mystery.

Mystery is an aspiring Toronto magician who charges $2,250 for a weekend pickup workshop. He is not much to look at: a cross between a vampire and a computer geek. But by using high-powered marketing techniques he's turned seduction into an effortless craft--even inventing his own vocabulary. His technique sounds like a car salesman's tip sheet: his main rule is FMAC--find, meet, attract, close. He employs the "three-second rule"--always approach a woman within three seconds of first seeing her in order to avoid getting shy. Other tricks: Intrigue a beautiful woman by pretending to be unaffected by her charm; also, never hit on a woman right away. Start with a disarming, innocent remark, like "Do you think magic spells work?" or "Oh my god, did you see those two girls fighting outside?" And finally, the most important characteristic of the pickup artist--smile.

After two years, Strauss ends up becoming almost as successful as Mystery, but he comes to an important realization. His techniques were actually off-putting to the woman he ended up falling in love with. And they never prepared him for actually having a relationship. After a while, he ran out of one-liners and had to have a real conversation. Still, The Game is a great read that may help some AFCs come out of their shells. --Alex Roslin

Book Description

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.

Customer Reviews:

Just the tip of the iceberg.......2007-06-27

A very quick read and entertaining story. However, it just touches on the real 'Game'. If you want to learn specific techniques of a pickup artist, other books/materials have to be purchased. It was definitely interesting having background knowledge of the 'Society', but I'm finding myself looking for more...

Actually a story book.......2007-06-19

this is a story book. Although i almost didnt learn anything from it, considering its size, i could have a good knowledge about who is who in the seduction comunnity and it makes you want to learn the "routines" that Neil is always mentioning.

Go into your purchase with your eyes open........2007-06-18

A lot of the press that this book gets bills it as a "how to" guide to picking up women. This book is not a how to, it's a chronicle. You will not find step-by-step instruction, you will find a story. I won't judge the truthfulness of the story because I wasn't there to observe it. Further warning: you may not enjoy this book if you don't have a slightly machiavellian personality. If you're not at all that way, you'll be disgusted by the events described; if you're more than just slightly machiavellian, you'll be disapointed by the ending. As a story, I find "The Game" to be very good, as a how-to book, it is poor, hence the average rating.

Great all around read. . . .......2007-06-14

I was a little skeptical reading this at first because it seemed like an advice journal. However, once I dug in, I realized the author, Neil Strauss, had some real definition and posed solid points and tips on not just how to pick up woman, but how to pick up an entire room - girls and guys alike. It's a little slow in the middle, but the ending is what really sells the book. Things come together and once you realize that this book is about a way of life, and not just about getting in bed with girls, the message is revealed. Great read!

It's not about pick uping girls. It's about challenge.......2007-06-09

The first time my brother showed me the book and I reed the words '(...) I want you to know that I wasn't running game on you. I was being sincere. Really. You were different' I knew it would be a great book.
I had the privilege to knew some of the guys of the book - including Mystery. I'm not a great fan of the pick up way-of-life, I prefer long terms relationships, but so what ? This is still a great book with great stories.
This is a book of how some geeks go against his fears and achived their goals. Goals that may sound stupid, but were THEIR goals.
For a lot of people this book is about pick uping girls. Not for me. For me it is about challenge.

The Mystery Method: How to Get Beautiful Women Into Bed

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Lots of Tips. Not a standalone material. Impractical content.
Cracking the code
Will really open your eyes
Forget what your Mother taught you!
Great dating analysis and advice

The Mystery Method: How to Get Beautiful Women Into Bed
Mystery , and Lovedrop
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Release Date: 2007-02-06

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“One of the most admired men in the world of seduction” (The New York Times) teaches average guys how to approach, attract and begin intimate relationships with beautiful women

For every man who always wondered why some guys have all the luck, Mystery, considered by many to be the world’s greatest pickup artist, finally reveals his secrets for finding and forming relationships with some of the world’s most beautiful women. Mystery gained mainstream attention for his role in Neil Strauss’s New York Times bestselling exposé, The Game. Now he has written the definitive handbook on the art of the pickup.

He developed his unique method over years of observing social dynamics and interacting with women in clubs to learn how to overcome the guard shield that many women use to deflect come-ons from "average frustrated chumps."

His tips include:
*Give more attention to her less attractive friend at first, so your target will get jealous and try to win your attention.
*Always approach a target within 3 seconds of noticing her. If a woman senses your hesitation, her perception of your value will be lower.
*Don't be picky. Approach as many groups of people in a bar as you can and entertain them with fun conversation. As you move about the room, positive perception of you will grow. Now it's easy to meet anyone you want.
*Smile. Guys who don't get laid, don't smile.

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Lots of Tips. Not a standalone material. Impractical content. .......2007-06-19

When I first look up for this book, I was looking for an alternate method of the Ross Jeffries's Speed Seduction course, and in fact the Mystery Method is well conceived. The problem is that this book lack of practical use. Don't get me wrong, this book explain the outline-strategy very well, but when Mystery gets to the part of showing you how to personalize your own routine (like Jeffries successfully do) the book falls out of practical use.

For example, Mystery doesn't tell you how to correctly structure openers or negs. Furthermore, when Mystery arrive to comfort phase, he does not deliver his message correctly, he doesn't show you how to build comfort or how to story tell, in its place he concentrates in giving you Tips and capsular information. In my opinion, this Phase lacks of a coherent and unitary message.

Instead of Mystery Method book, I recommend Magic Bullets e-book, is an improved and updated version of this method, with far more practical use.

Cracking the code.......2007-06-13

I agree with the other reviewers who say the book is dry. Well, it is a method and not a story like The Game.

Others may question the legitimacy of the method, or even the fact that there is a system like this that works.

Nevertheless, I found myself somewhat in awe of this guy as I was reading this book. Truly, this guy is a pioneer, and the good news is that he is not just successful because its him. It is rather clear that these results are transferable and can be modeled successfully, hence the method.

For me, as a person who works in sales, I am in awe of the compliance momentum concept, which is getting people to jump through a small hoop first, and then progressing to bigger hoops, and punishing them for non compliance. This is genius, and similar to Cialdini's Influence, when someone does you a favor, they become inclined to do you more favors in the future. Mystery seems to have taken this idea to another level. Even the neg concept is very Cialdiniesque-if you must criticise someone start out with the negative first, and then turn it into a positive- this raises your value. He also uses the social proofing concept pioneered by Cialdini.

MM starts out a little dry yet as you read along it becomes more fascinating, particularly some of the comments he makes, IOD's, IOI's,compliance momentum, comfort,overcoming LMR, jealousy plotlines, negs etc. I found my jaw dropping in wonder and awe on several occasions, as I can see how these methods would absolutely work.

I would recommend The Game first, which is the story featuring Mystery as a leading character, and then get this. MM is certainly is an eye opening book, and I would love to see this guy in action. Cialdini's book is also a must read.

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Will really open your eyes.......2007-06-08

This book will really open your eyes if you are a typical "frustrated chump". Mystery may be a little crazy, but he has some amazing insights into the female psyche.

The problem with it is that his methods will not work equally for every type of woman. They're probably best suited for 20-somethings but there is a lot of truth in there.

Definitely worth the money!

Forget what your Mother taught you!.......2007-06-02

This information should be taught in school. Relationships are difficult enough but worse since most of us have been advised incorrectly. I personally have used this system with great success. Get it.

Great dating analysis and advice.......2007-05-28

I recently finished Neil Strauss's bestseller, and found out that Mystery finally came out with his book. I had picked up a copy of Mystery's internet series called the Venusian Arts last year, and just got through reading the Mystery Method. Erik certainly has devoted more time than anyone in analyzing what works and doesn't work with women. This is easily the best instruction manual available for men, particularly men who are unable to get their nice guy image out of the way.

You should also buy The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists, to see how the Mystery Method tools of the trade work in action. To complete your library, pick up the best seller by Dr. Tate, The Professional Bachelor Dating Guide - How to Exploit Her Inner Psycho, for great dating advice, as well as an asset protection guide to protect your assets from divorce.

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I'll hear Irons in my sleep for some time to come
Overrated, perhaps?
One of the greatest of the 20C
One of the most enthralling and provocative novels of all time
Words to play with

Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov
Manufacturer: Vintage
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Binding: Paperback

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Despite its lascivious reputation, the pleasures of Lolita are as much intellectual as erogenous. It is a love story with the power to raise both chuckles and eyebrows. Humbert Humbert is a European intellectual adrift in America, haunted by memories of a lost adolescent love. When he meets his ideal nymphet in the shape of 12-year-old Dolores Haze, he constructs an elaborate plot to seduce her, but first he must get rid of her mother. In spite of his diabolical wit, reality proves to be more slippery than Humbert's feverish fantasies, and Lolita refuses to conform to his image of the perfect lover.

Playfully perverse in form as well as content, riddled with puns and literary allusions, Nabokov's 1955 novel is a hymn to the Russian-born author's delight in his adopted language. Indeed, readers who want to probe all of its allusive nooks and crannies will need to consult the annotated edition. Lolita is undoubtedly, brazenly erotic, but the eroticism springs less from the "frail honey-hued shoulders ... the silky supple bare back" of little Lo than it does from the wantonly gorgeous prose that Humbert uses to recount his forbidden passion:

She was musical and apple-sweet ... Lola the bobby-soxer, devouring her immemorial fruit, singing through its juice ... and every movement she made, every shuffle and ripple, helped me to conceal and to improve the secret system of tactile correspondence between beast and beauty--between my gagged, bursting beast and the beauty of her dimpled body in its innocent cotton frock.

Much has been made of Lolita as metaphor, perhaps because the love affair at its heart is so troubling. Humbert represents the formal, educated Old World of Europe, while Lolita is America: ripening, beautiful, but not too bright and a little vulgar. Nabokov delights in exploring the intercourse between these cultures, and the passages where Humbert describes the suburbs and strip malls and motels of postwar America are filled with both attraction and repulsion, "those restaurants where the holy spirit of Huncan Dines had descended upon the cute paper napkins and cottage-cheese-crested salads." Yet however tempting the novel's symbolism may be, its chief delight--and power--lies in the character of Humbert Humbert. He, at least as he tells it, is no seedy skulker, no twisted destroyer of innocence. Instead, Nabokov's celebrated mouthpiece is erudite and witty, even at his most depraved. Humbert can't help it--linguistic jouissance is as important to him as the satisfaction of his arrested libido. --Simon Leake

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Awe and exhiliration--along with heartbreak and mordant wit--abound in Lolita, Nabokov's most famous and controversial novel, which tells the story of the aging Humbert Humbert's obsessive, devouring, and doomed passion for the nymphet Dolores Haze. Lolita is also the story of a hypercivilized European colliding with the cheerful barbarism of postwar America. Most of all, it is a meditation on love--love as outrage and hallucination, madness and transformation.

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I'll hear Irons in my sleep for some time to come.......2007-06-12

I first discovered that the well known name and label Lolita was not what I had thought while reading comments and watching interviews about my favorite Lolita (though that label really does not fit), Alizée.
I borrowed this audio version from the library and am quite glad that I did. Jeremy Irons gave a spectacular performance in reading the novel to me. His voice will forever color the way I see Humbert Humbert. I may have to go back and read it again some day, probably with an annotated version to get all those various references and especially the French phrases, but I just don't know if I could bear to go through all that again. Though, I'll definitely watch the newer movie with Irons as Humbert.
Yes, this is one of those books that is difficult to tell most people that I even read. Trying to describe it is likely to cause misunderstanding. As people have said throughout the decades, it is the witty quality of writing that makes the book so great and the expression of the incredible obsession of love and lust that consumed our protagonist. In the first half I would say that the story line was not really even that interesting compared to the more typical fantasy stories. It was really just so much of ordinary life, albeit not typical. By the end, I realized that was one of the things that is so incredible about the story. It's so real. By the end of the book, I have been convinced that to really have given it a chance, one must read it to the very last word (or listen to Jeremy narrate it in this case). This was some real 'quality' writing. It does beg the question, how does one come up with this stuff? This book will leave you thinking, for sure.

Overrated, perhaps?.......2007-06-12

Maybe this book was just too hyped up before I read. Maybe I came to the book with my expectations to high, but I think this book is overrated. I found most of the book to be repetitive and redundant. I understand the author is trying to show the level of obsession that the narrator has, but the book bogs down as he uses page after page after page after page to drive this obsession down our throats. It really disturbs the flow of the book, and I found it to be irritating after page after page after page.

I've heard this book billed as the greatest love story ever told, but come on, does anyone really buy that? I didn't even find the story all that shocking. Others have done similar things, perhaps they didn't devote an entire book to man on child loving, but it has been done. How far does shock value really go any way?

I will give him credit that the book does have something to say of the human condition, and when the writing is not repetitive it is good, possibly sneaking up on very good in places. I found myself enjoying about 280 pages.

I also liked evolution of the main characters, but none of this was able to redeem the book in the end. How about I give him the title of the greatest author of a book about pedophilia (perhaps a dubious distinction but a distinction none the less) ever written? I will now humbly accept my bashing from those who believe that I have just blasphemed against the best book ever. Bash away.

One of the greatest of the 20C.......2007-05-29

I recall when I read this in college and was thunderstruck by the imagery, the allusions, and the bizarre humor. For years, it stood out in my mind as one of the greatest novels I had ever read, and it started me on a binge of Nabokov reading of novels that never quite equalled this one. So it was with great anticipation that I re-opened after over 30 years from the first reading. I am happy to say that, as with all truly great works of art, my experience of it today was completely different than my initial one. That, for me, is the mark of great literature: there are innumerable possible readings and ways to see it and put it together as a reflection of reality: it grows along with one's mind and in accordance with one's experience. As such, it is an endless resource for the imagination.

This time around, I did not see it as a book about obsessive love, but about a very sick man trying to control a young person absolutely, to conform to the images and needs of a deteriorating mind. While learned and funny, HH is a horrible person and is twisting Lolita at a crucial point in her early adolescence, damaging her permanently. It is sad and frightening, pathetic and full of despair amidst spurts of (never smutty) ecstacy.

Beyond the incredible intricacy of the plot - a patchwork of clues and deadends - what is a great wonder is the consistent texture of the language, which radiates confusion, lack of direction, and alcoholic depression. SLowly, HH loses his grip on reality and begins to live in a nightmare of dissolution, nihilism, and pain.

This is so good and rich that it will live forever as a classic, with all the layers of Stendahl or Joyce, but written in the Nab's inimitable style. It occured to me that a friend of mine described the Nab's work perfectly: none of the characters, he said, ever feel normal emotions. What the Nab gives us is a way to feel and see these things, all while toying with the reader and occasionally misleading them. It is incredible how different the Nab's books are from eachother, each with some strange, unimaginable central character and HH is perhaps his best.

I will have to read this again...every time, one sees more, makes more connections. If you can stand it.

Recommended with enthusiasm.

One of the most enthralling and provocative novels of all time.......2007-05-19

Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita" is one of the most interesting pieces of writing in all the world of literature. It's beautiful prose and highly cerebral--not to mention likeable--main character lends an air of sophistication to the work, a sophistication which effectually raises the novel above and beyond its touchy subject matter.

I myself must admit that I was put off at first by the subject matter of the novel. A story where the main character is a habitual pedophile is something most readers would turn down in a heartbeat. However, you would be remiss in turning this novel down.

Humbert Humbert, Nabokov's main character, is tormented by nymphets (young girls). Although a pedophile, Humbert Humbert is--as is realized unexpectedly as you swiftly flow through the 300+ pages of the novel--likeable. Many would cringe at the prospect of siding with a pedophile, but the fact is, while reading "Lolita" the reader can do nothing but love Humbert for his cynical remarks and passionate behavior.

The story of "Lolita", in essence, is a love story unlike any other. Humbert Humbert pursues the affection of a young girl, which ends in a deep, sickeningly satisfying way. And like all love stories, this tale has its fair share of twists and turns along the way.

From the first sentence, this novel grasps the reader by the hand and carries him or her through the escapades of Humbert Humbert. Not only is it a fast read, but it is also highly addictive. Despite the touchy subject matter, the reader feels compelled to return to "Lolita" again and again. This novel speaks to our fascination with the grotesque. Much like (excuse the terrible analogy) the way our eyes remain glued to the scene of a horrible car crash, the reader's eyes seemingly ache to return to this clever novel and see what happens next.

Although the subject matter of "Lolita" is taboo in today's society, it is a novel that no true literature enthusiast should miss. Truly this is one of the greatest novels in all of literature. All readers should read this novel at one point in their lives.

Words to play with.......2007-05-17

Early in the book, Humbert Humbert, the narrator of this story of sexual obsession, writes: "Oh, my Lolita, I have only words to play with!" And again, towards the end, "I see nothing for the treatment of my misery but the melancholy and very local palliative of articulate art." Passion recreated in words; passion that can only be assuaged by more words. Words -- but there is nothing that Nabokov can not do with them.

When I first read this book 50 years ago, buying a banned copy in Paris, it was frankly for titillation; its pornography was oblique, to be sure, but to an adolescent with no experience whatever, it seemed to open a whole world. And the fact that Lolita was so very young was scarcely shocking to a reader not that much older. Now 50 years on, I have a daughter of my own, and Humbert Humbert's nympholepsy appears as the horror that it is. But LOLITA is more titillating than ever -- only verbally, not sexually. Solely by the use of words, Nabokov keeps you reading, through the horror, through the dread, drawing you in, stirring your sympathies, moving irresitably towards a conclusion that is clear from the beginning, even though reached by an upredictable path. Despite everything Nabokov does to reveal his hand (even writing a preface explaining what will happen to the characters after the story ends), this is more suspenseful than any suspense story. Despite having a psychopath for a hero, it says much about normal human psychology. It is a perfect time-capsule of postwar America, satirical but gently so. It is a virtuoso feat of linguistic juggling, a witty paean to the English language. It is nothing short of a masterpiece.

It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken: The Smart Girl's Break-Up Buddy

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My New Best Friend
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It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken: The Smart Girl's Break-Up Buddy
Greg Behrendt , and Amiira Ruotola-Behrendt
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My New Best Friend.......2007-06-27

My boyfriend of 5 years cheated on me when I was out of town visiting my mother in the hospital. When I came back home, he insisted they were just friends and he continued to talk to her several times a day. I was out of my mind! I ordered this book and left it on the coffee table and read it in front of him. I got the courage to throw him out of the house after I read about how other's have experienced this same thing. I'm still hurting while he is living his new life with his new girlfriend but thanks to this book, I am not stalking him or her. I get my strength from this book and I get satisfaction knowing that "he lost me", and "I gained my self esteem and dignity".

I can't put this book down.......2007-06-23

I would recommend this book to anyone who's ever been in a relationship. This book is wonderful. Regardless of how unhappy, desperate or dismal your situation feels, you'll be laughing and feel like you can do anything within minutes of opening this book. It's writen so honestly and there are so many wonderful insights that are simple and make perfect sense. You'll want to grab a highlighter and start marking. Despite how self-concious it feels at first to be highlighting passages in a self-help book, you will find yourself going back to these nuggets of wisdom whenever it gets tough again. Anytime you find yourself wanting to call, text, or do anything you'll later regret, pick this book up. It's like your personal coach and every chapter leaves you feeling more confident, self-possesed and ready to take your life back.

Awesome.......2007-06-16

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Don't read if not going through breakup..........2007-06-14

I read this book for the first 200 pages then I literally threw the book against the wall. This book is so boring, repetitive, and completely depressing. Maybe this book is helpful for someone going through a break up, but seriously if your not in any real pain from a recent break up then skip this book (or you will be in serious pain from reading it).

outstanding and much needed advice.......2007-06-11

I read this book over a weekend, and I have not been exactly the same since! It was excellent, funny at times, but serious and thoughtful. You really felt like you had a best friend there telling you what you really NEEDED to hear, even if you didnt WANT to hear it! I truly felt better and different about my break-up after finishing this book, and have continued my life in a more positive manner afterwards. I totally and completely recommend this book to anyone who is going through a breakup, or has a friend that is going through a break-up. You wont regret buying and reading it!

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Pay Attention Guys
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A Practical Handbook for the Boyfriend: For Every Guy Who Wants to Be One/For Every Girl Who Wants to Build One
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ASIN: 1401302912

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At some point, every guy--player, geek, mamas boy, "regular Joe"--meets a woman who makes him want to be a boyfriend. A good boyfriend. Problem is, unless hes had some first-rate training (by a previous girlfriend, a sister, a mom), he probably doesnt even know what that means. Felicity Huffman and Patricia Wolff come to the rescue with a rollicking--and whip-smart--handbook to navigating the minefield of male-female relationships. Directed at men (though of course its women wholl buy it, then leave it at their boyfriends place--accidentally on purpose), A Practical Handbook for the Boyfriend lays out the many steps involved in becoming a good boyfriend, while still maintaining guy-dignity. It covers issues like: - Who decides when you become a boyfriend (answer: She does.) - How to look like youre listening, even when youre not (If youre busted, just say "Youre so pretty, Im distracted.") - Ten things never to say on the first date (#4: "I just did that to freak you out.") - Finding the middle ground between too cool (think third grade) and too eager (think surprise visits) - Why becoming a good boyfriend is a lot like training for the A team Filled with humour, ribaldry, common sense, and assorted outdoor skills, A Practical Handbook for the Boyfriend is the next dating guide to dominate the bestseller lists.

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Pay Attention Guys.......2007-05-18

Want to know what women talk about when you're not around, guys, and how we think? Why we act crazy sometimes or fish for compliments? How to deal with it all without going crazy or getting stuck in a fight? Or worse, on the couch? Read this book. It has lots of truth and some really good tips for things like how to pretend to be hearing us while you're really watching that all-imporant playoff game, so that we don't turn the TV off and ruin everything by choosing just then to talk about our feelings. It's also funnier than most chick lit. Also pickup a copy of God Is a Woman: Dating Disasters, which is right on.

Hilarious and oh so true.......2007-05-07

I left this book laying in the bathroom and now all of a sudden I'm getting flowers and champagne from my husband. He obviously was reading some of it. He started dressing nicer for me instead of the work clothes all the time and he makes a point to take me out on dates. I found the book humerous and worth reading for myself just to laugh at how nuts we women are. My husband started reading it because it was mysteriously the only new material to read in the bathroom :). It was truly worth buying.

Chick Lit For Guys.......2007-04-27

I picked up a copy of this book because it was recommended in several reviews of another book I liked alot. Suffice it to say that I was disappointed. This is just the same bad advice for girls in chick lit turned on its end for guys. It talks about how to pretend to be listening, how to manipulate to get what you want but make it look like you're really doing what the other person wants, and so on. It also talks about giving up alot and letting the girl have her way because you can't win. At least that's how I perceive these messages. I also don't think guys women would really be interested in would do any of this stuff. I know I wouldn't be interested in them. The other book I mentioned is God Is a Woman: Dating Disasters which I did like alot. Those are the only two books I've really read or seen with advice for men on women, at least that isn't about just getting into bed with us. I do think the book deserves praise for trying to help guys out, I just think it did it by telling guys to behave in a more womanly way and in truth that wouldn't really be all that appealing to women in the end.

It's funny.......2007-04-07

It's a funny book but I can only agree with about 50% of the advise. Most of it is really common sence info but its entertaining. Bottom line is buy it for the entertainment value.

Couples Therapy.......2007-03-30

Guys: Reading this book by yourself is one thing, but reading this book *with your girlfriend* may actually prove beneficial. As I read it to my significant other, we were able to talk and laugh about which things were true for her and which were not. Whether I rolled my eyes or wholeheartedly agreed, we had fun discussing the differences between the sexes, and what we each felt was important in a relationship (and Huffman finds humor in just about every aspect).

Definitely worthwhile for couples with an honest, playful relationship.

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2 1/2 stars.
Serious results!
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Brilliant

The Good Girl's Guide to Bad Girl Sex
Barbara Keesling
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ASIN: 0871319349

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In Barbara Keesling's latest book for women about sex, the noted sex therapist mines the idea that virtually every good girl yearns in her heart to be a bad girl.

Customer Reviews:

2 1/2 stars........2006-09-21

this book is not very good. if you have ever had sex this book does not tell you anything new. basically it tells you a couple positions. guy on top. girl on top. it tells you not to wear a flannel pajamas and bunny slippers to bed if you want to turn your partner on. just basic things that are nothing more than common knowledge. sorry to say im very disappointed and would not reccomend this book.

Serious results!.......2006-07-21

I started reading this book when my boyfriend mentioned that his cousin was reading it, and he believed that I defined "good girl", and needed to shift over to "bad girl" by reading this book. I thought our sex life was great, but my partner is older and more experienced than I am, so I took his words seriously and ordered the book.

I'm only 3/4 through the book and it has made a SERIOUS difference in my sex life. We're having more pleasure and more FUN than ever imaginable! I totally rock his world now, and I can't imagine being a good girl ever again!

Most of this book isn't about sex, really. It's about your image of yourself, and how you have been "taught", growing up, that thoughts about sex are bad and that wanting sex automatically makes you promiscuous. It teaches you to embrace sex as something healthy, fun, and needed! Keesling pulls you outside to look at the way you have been behaving, and explains why you're doing this and how to change it to make you feel more confident, and sexier! This goes for walking, talking, sitting, standing, dressing, everything. And it doesn't tell you to dress like a prostitute, either, so don't worry. All of this comfort in everyday life makes you more confident under the sheets. You learn to feel comfortable telling your guy what you want, asking him what he wants, delivering upon both yours and his needs, and having a TON of fun!!

I am so happy I have read this book, and I can't believe I had a sex life before this! This book is fun, informative, and very easy to read. The context is casual, so it feels like you're having a one-on-one chitchat with your favorite girlfriend, which is never boring. What've you got to lose by picking up this book? Seriously!! Good girl no more!! ;)

Newbie.......2006-03-28

I bought the book to help my post-baby frumpiness. After reading the book I think it would have been a fabulous read before I got married. It's a great introduction to seduction and very informative -- but if I tried to bring a feather duster into the bedroom my husband would explode into laughter.

A liberating, fun book.......2005-07-11

This book goes far beyong 'bedroom skills' and deals with how to act like a sensual woman through your daily life. The author covers how what we wear affects how we feel, our walk, posture, the thoughts that go through our minds. It is very interesting. Being faithfully married for fourteen years, this has helped me to be even more attracted to my husband, and our sex life has gone off the charts, as I feel good about who I am. Barbara Keesling writes in a fun way, like she was sitting down having a conversation with you. Great sex truly is 99% mental. This book is sure to help you have the sex you've always wanted if you follow through with the suggestions she makes.

Brilliant.......2005-03-09

As a preface, my mom died when i was 13. I've been wandering around womanhood and feminity without a compass for 10 years. This got me back on course. I'm learning to embrace the power that comes along with being a woman, not only that, but i'm learning to focus it and not be ashamed of it.

This book is not just about sex, but it's about how a woman should see herself. It's about saying it's okay to be sexual, think about sex, enjoy sex, exude sex. It is not about being a slut. It's about being empowered.

A Smart Girls Guide to Boys: Surviving Crushes, Staying True to Yourself & Other Stuff (American Girl Library)

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Helpful Teen Book
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Loving this series.....
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A Smart Girls Guide to Boys: Surviving Crushes, Staying True to Yourself & Other Stuff (American Girl Library)
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Customer Reviews:

Helpful Teen Book.......2007-03-10

I really liked this book because it helped me understand relationships with boys and answered a lot of questions that I had.

Great Series of Books.......2007-01-19

Good book bought it for my daughter she really enjoyed reading it. A+++++++++

It is really good.......2006-11-06

I have loads of american girl books at home this book was really really good i recomend this book for under 12s

Loving this series............2006-08-30

I wasn't going to get this title for my nine year old. I thought she was too young. But she REALLY wanted it, telling me, "Mom, I've had tons of crushes already!" I bought it and read it first. While I still think she's a little young for some of the information (especially the "going together" section toward the end), a lot of it was very age appropriate. Rather than just give it to her, we are reading it together. (Thankfully I have a very open and trusting daughter who doesn't get embarrassed by "growing up" issues.) I explained to her that reading about these things does not give her permission to do them.

I strongly disagree with the review on July 13, 2006. I feel that this is an empowering book for girls. It (like most of the books in this series) aids in building self esteem. I found it full of great advice, reinforcing my values and beliefs.

And, for this age group, I appreciate that it doesn't go into sexual relationships. There is a time and place for those books. I am relieved to be able to give her a book about the feelings and situations with boys that come BEFORE intimate relationships.

Excuse Me.......2006-07-28

Ummm to the lady who said not to buy this I have a question for you; why do u care how its worded? This is a book for girls to be comfortable with, not something from a psychology book! consider that! and your knitpicking! U must have no life to complain about wording. Anyway the book is awesome! It helped my daughter become comfortable enough to talk to me about her crushes! She is totally ready!~

When God Writes Your Love Story: The Ultimate Approach to Guy/Girl Relationships

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Wonderful!
I tried to make the most of it
Excellent book that encourages a relationship with the Lord
some good, some bad
Uplifting and poignant

When God Writes Your Love Story: The Ultimate Approach to Guy/Girl Relationships
Eric Ludy , and Leslie Ludy
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ASIN: 1590523520
Release Date: 2004-01-08

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In their most popular book, bestselling authors Eric and Leslie Ludy challenge singles to take a fresh approach to relationships in a culture where love has been replaced by cheap sensual passion. When God Writes Your Love Story shows that God's way to true love brings fulfillment and romance in its purest, richest, and most satisfying form. This new edition includes an extra chapter from Leslie Ludy about the surprises of life after marriage!

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful!.......2007-05-12

This book I would recommend for young teens as well as adults. Anyone who has looked for love, but in all the wrong places, or anyone who is uncertain that they will ever find love at all; this book will comfort and guide you. Using scriptural backing, this books tells the reader how they must first love their heavenly King before they can every hope to find their earthly handsome prince.

This book was such a blessing to me. A must read for all young Christian adults!

I tried to make the most of it.......2007-04-29

I think the book is ok in that it offered new insight into my relationship with God that I was unaware of, and for that, I appreciate the book. However, as "the ultimate approach to guy/girl relationships," I don't think it was quite that. I think that they should have elaborated more on what is wrong with most current guy/girl relationships and talked about how we should approach these differently, both in the aspects of friendship and dating. The prime example would have been to use their own relationship as an example, which they did not. The reader just discovers one day (towards the end of the book) that they were friends who were not even considering marriage and the next thing you know, they're married. Maybe they elaborate more in their other books, but I am not buying those when stuff like that should have been explained in a book that is supposed to tell you the "ultimate approach to guy/girl relationships!" I think that their book titles should reveal that this is one couple's limited perspective because even the references of other people's experiences as examples do not tell you much.
Also, they seem somewhat limited in their experience and their thinking to be telling others how to correctly approach these relationships. In the aspect of loving yourself and growing closer to God, the book is good, but I don't really think it helps too much with relationships.
Another thing is the writing style was kind of a turn off to me, and I found it to be annoying. But I think that perhaps it may appeal to some people. It seems somewhat simple and patronizing, which immediately made me think this book was for high schoolers, but even when I was at that age, I still would have regarded it as too simple. Plus their humor did not appeal to me so they should try to keep that to a minimum in their future books. Honestly, they sounded as if they were young adolescents when they wrote this, and there is a difference between trying to appeal to a certain age group and sounding like you are from that age group.
Lastly, they should not paraphrase what is in the Bible. I actually did look up something they paraphrased and had a completely different understanding of it so I think they should write exactly what is in the Bible and then offer their perspective. Overall, I tried to get as much out of it as I could, but I would not want to buy another book written by them.

Excellent book that encourages a relationship with the Lord.......2006-12-29

I found this book to be so refreshing. Instead of saying, "Here's how to find and keep a good relationship," the authors encouraged me to focus on the Lord rather than a finding a man. They showed how a healthy relationship with God can make a romantic relationship work. I love the fact that they never say things like, "If you have this relationship with the Lord, your spouse will definitely show up," or "All you need to do is get right with the Lord, then Prince Charming will ride up on his horse." They use scripture to show that Jesus should be your focus, that just because your relationship with God is thriving doesn't mean that you will (or won't) meet Mr./Ms. Right. The point is loving God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength. I highly recommend this book to anyone in any relationship status.

some good, some bad.......2006-12-07

unfortunatly today many people reading books take the words of books as absolute truth and that scares me a little with this book. In one chapter Leslie is talking about a break up with a boyfriend and mentions she was experiencing a pain she was never meant to experience. Hello!!?!? are you kidding me Leslie? Of course you were supposed to experience it, if you hadn't, chances are you wouldn't be where you are today! They kept talking about "God taking the pen in their life" He always has the pen... you think you do but you don't... this book bothered me in those ways, but they did have some good things to say, such as their chapter on why you should want to keep your purity instead of making rules about it. overall.. i wouldn't recommend this book.

Uplifting and poignant.......2006-11-28

This is the first Christian relationship book that I didn't want to throw across the room in frustration. At no point are Eric and Leslie Ludy condescending to their readers - they tell it like it is, and touch on deeper points that beg for more study.

I admit, I loved that there are stories from familiar Greek lore. I loved that the authors tell bits of their own stories, and that their stories aren't "I was always good and pure, so here's why you should be." It does help that their story has a happy ending. The chapter dealing with singlehood is great, too - reminding us that couplehood is not the ONLY happy outcome.

Highly recommended.

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Say Hello to Courtship
Awwww, too cute!
A bit disappointing
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Joshua Harris
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Release Date: 2005-07-26

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Joshua Harris follows up his bestselling I Kissed Dating Goodbye with Boy Meets Girl, the story of how he met and married his wife, Shannon. Where Harris's first book encouraged readers to throw off modern ideas of romantic fixation, Boy Meets Girl goes to the next level and urges single Christian men and women to pursue courtship, and ultimately marriage, thoughtfully and prayerfully. Knowing that many readers will balk at the idea of premeditated courtship, Harris insists that dating should not be emotional recreation but rather a careful decision rooted in obedience to God. While the anecdotes used to reveal true-to-life scenarios about dating pitfalls are somewhat elementary (and geared to those in their 20s), Harris succeeds in hammering home the point that obedience to God's word, selfless love, community, purity, and satisfaction in God are the most important aspect of any relationship. The last section of the book is particularly practical, discussing forgiveness of past sexual sin, questions to ask before tying the knot, and how an understanding of our sinful nature can lead to conflict resolution. For Harris's mere twentysomething years of life experience, his maturity and devotion to God are sincere evidence that he has indeed practiced what he has preached, resulting in a passionate relationship with the love of his life. --Jill Heatherly

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Purpose Driven Romance The last thing singles want is more rules. But if you're looking for an intentional, God-pleasing game plan for finding a future spouse, Joshua Harris delivers an appealing one. A compelling new foreword, an all-new "8 Great Courtship Conversations" section, and updated material throughout makes this five-year revision of the original Boy Meets Girl a must-have! Harris illustrates how biblical courtship - a healthy, joyous alternative to recreational dating - worked for him and his wife. Boy Meets Girl presents an inspiring, practical example for readers wanting to pursue the possibility of marriage with someone they may be serious about.

Customer Reviews:

Say Hello to Courtship.......2007-03-28

As a young adult in my 20's, within marriageable age, this was a wonderful book. I think this was better than "I Kiss Dating Goodbye" that it addresses to people a bit older and the writing is much more mature in this one since Joshua Harris has acquired a bit more wisdom on this matter. Again, I do not agree with some things mentioned in this book (it could be a bit more conservative), but overall, a good book. I really like how it addresses what singles should be doing such as: wait on the will of God, do His work while you are single right now, prepare yourself for marriage by serving those in need.
I've recommended to many of my friends with marriage on their minds at the moment. Nothing was really new in that these have been addressed to me in the past, but it's a wonderful reminder.

Awwww, too cute!.......2007-03-17

My husband and I read this together while we were dating. It helps get your mind going in the right direction to have a wonderfully healthy courtship. Ironically, I finished reading "I kissed dating goodbye" just a week before I met my husband. So of course I recommend reading that one, too!

A bit disappointing.......2007-01-22

I was really enjoying this book and then I read the sad chapter about Shannon's past. It just broke my heart and made me cry. However, I felt more admiration for Joshua Harris, although I'll always think he kinda let himself down.

great book!.......2007-01-20

This book is incredibly well-written. My husband and I read it while dating and engaged and it brought out a lot of good things in our relationship that we may have struggled through blindly otherwise. I've passed it on to a few friends already and plan to continue to do so.

Great book!.......2007-01-18

A sequel to I Kissed Dating Goodbye, which is a great book as well. The story of the authors love story. One of the best examples of how to have a healthy courtship leading up to marriage. Funny and engaging writer. A must read.

American Beauty: An A-List Novel (A-List #7)

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So good
Awesome!!
A-List 7: American Beauty
The A-list, the guiltiest of guilty pleasures!!
I loved it

American Beauty: An A-List Novel (A-List #7)
Zoey Dean
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ASIN: 0316010944

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American Beauty is the seventh guilty pleasure in this witty and risquŽ series that takes readers behind the scenes of the Hollywood glitterati.

Soon to be a major motion picture from Universal Pictures, The A-List and its bestselling sequels, Girls on Film, Blonde Ambition, Tall Cool One, Back in Black, and Some Like It Hot are full of unforgettable stories about the fast times of Beverly Hills' most beautiful and glamorous people.

Customer Reviews:

So good.......2007-06-08

This is one of the best of the A-list novels. These books are so easy to relate to, and since I live in LA, I know every location that is talked about in the novel.

Awesome!!.......2006-12-04

I loved this book! I read it in two days(and I'm a slow-reader)! I thought it was great, but somehow I don't like what happens to Anna and Ben. They weren't together while he was with Blythe, his mistake was not to tell her in the first place... but we'll see what happens to them in the next book! But it doesn't come out until April... we will have to wait a long time, but I hope it's worth it!!

A-List 7: American Beauty.......2006-11-05

So... Cammie and Sam try to find out whether her father really killed her mother, Anna thinks something is wrong with Ben and happens to be absolutely right, and Jack and Dee have a great relationship... or so it seems.

The only reason I gave it four stars was because it seemed kind of... I don't know... lacking. I usually have fun seeing what kind of reckless stuff the people do but this book didn't really have much in the wild and reckless department. It was kind of serious, more serious than the others.

The A-list, the guiltiest of guilty pleasures!!.......2006-10-16

I have read the A-list from the beginning and there is one main reason why it became one of my favorite guilty pleasures. Two Words: Sam Sharpe. This is my favorite character, I just love they way she developed, her approach to things, her cynicism that hides a very emotionally troubled young woman. She is the less cliched of all the four main characters (Anna...classy, prim and proper Hampton girl, yawn..., Cammie the uberbitch always on the verge of redeeming herself and Dee the real LosAngelino character, with all her ingenuity, incense sticks and sojourns in the loony bin). These stories, developments and characters are totally unreal, but hey people, this is FICTION! And meant to be FUN! The characters won't cover their heads in ashes, donate their money to the poor and join Mother Teresa's nuns...It is so exaggerated that it is fascinating for a European like yours truly...

Only CAVEAT: I would actually NOT recommend this book to teens, because many of them could mistake it for reality, or set their goals way over the top.

I loved it.......2006-10-01

even though i love ben birnbaum i am soo happy anna leaves him hanging at the end of the novel because he thinks he can have sex with random girls but she cant even hang out with other men how typical but anne dont lead caine on....

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