Product Details
- Author: Neil Strauss
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- Binding: Imitation Leather
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- Dewey Decimal Number: 306.73
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- EAN: 9780060554736
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- ISBN: 0060554738
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- Label: William Morrow
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- Language: English
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- Manufacturer: William Morrow
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- Number of Items: 1
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- Number of Pages: 452
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- Product Group: Book
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- Publication Date: 2005-09-01
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- Publisher: William Morrow
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- Release Date: 2005-09-06
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- Studio: William Morrow
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- Title: The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists
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Avg Customer Rating: 
Product Description: 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
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Customer Reviews
A good book!
When I got this book the look of it was fantastic. After I got about 3 quarters of the way through, honestly I had trouble to keep reading. I got onto this book from a friend from my hypnotist group, he said to have a look how they are using waking hypnosis. THAT PART FANTASTIC. It is just the author lost me after a while.
Good book though.
P.S. From some of the reviews I have read on this book, I don't know why but people are regarding this as a self help book. This is a not a self help book. It is a story of how people have used Hypnosis and Hybrid Hypnosis (NLP and others) to win the opposite sex. For those people who think this is a self help book, get a life! Rebuild a confidence pattern in your head and move on.
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What a journey!
All men should read this! Period! A great story of a chump that becomes a men among true men. This should be handed out in the 8th grade for all boys to read and review! Drop Mark Twain and replace it with this classic of modern times!
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Great Book but even better place to meet dream women!
Great read and if you are going to pick up women and keep them interested the principles in this book as well as other courses on the internet will help out immensely. However if you really want to meet young beautiful women and not have to use tricks, games or remember lines you need to come down to South America! I live in Medellin Colombia and can approach beautiful young women whenever I want and have as many dates as I want. I am 41 and have a beautiful 18 year old girlfriend. She is loyal and loving and could never have that in the states for so many reasons cant list them here. Check out my website medellinmadman.com to learn more
and do make a visit will change your life more then this book will.
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Game Review
The book was a 3.5 out of 5. The book mostly consisted of stories of their experiences with the game. If you're looking for a How to book for the game I highly recommend buy The Mystery Method instead of this book.
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The Game is on point
If you think that Neil Strauss, "The Game" will give you advice on how to holla at chicks, then this ain't the book for you. The Game is more of a memoir of Strauss time in the secret society of pick-up-artist (which isn't so secret anymore). What makes this book a great read is, the fast-paced writing of Strauss, The book doesn't miss a beat and Strauss is a very engaging and good writer.
Strauss aka Style. Was a geek, who didn't have Game and didn't understand women. He meets a guy named "Mystery" who is considered the worlds greatest pick-up-artist. After Learning from Mystery and other "great pick-up-artist" thru various "pick-up-methods" Strauss blossoms into a stud.
However Style and Mystery soon find out that being a Pick-up-artist isn't what's cracked up to be. Mystery struggles with his inability to maintain a long term or serious relationship. Sure he can "game" any chick, but none of his relationship are what you would call healthy. Strauss struggles as well, and sees how miserable some of these "pick-up-artist" really are.
The pros of this book
Easy read
Great story
Cons of the book
Not enough about "the game"
More pictures
This book does have some tips, but that's not what the book is intended for. However, I recommend any player or persons to read this book, the message is deeper then just hot chicks and "the game". But whats important in life?, what's the purpose and whats fulfilling?
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