Robert Greene - The Art of Seduction

PENGUIN BOOKS T H E A R T O F S E D U C T I O N Robert Greene, author of The 48 Laws of Power, has a degree in classical literature. He lives in Los Angeles. Visit his Web site: www.seductionbook.com Joost Elffers is the producer of Viking Studio's best selling The Secret Language of Birthdays, The SecretLanguage of Relationships, as well as Play with Your Food. He lives in New York City. the art of eduction Robert GreeneA Joost Elffers Book PENGUIN BOOKS PENGUIN BOOKS Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, U.S.A. Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England Penguin Books Australia Ltd, 250 Camberwell Road, Camberwell,Victoria 3124, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 10 Alcorn Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4V 3B2 Penguin Books India (P) Ltd, 11 Community Centre, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi - 110 017, India Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, Cnr Rosedale and Airborne Roads, Albany, Auckland, New Zealand Penguin Books (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd, 24 Sturdee Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg 2196, South Africa Penguin Books Ltd, Registered Offices: 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England First published in the United States of America by Viking Penguin, a member of Penguin Putnam Inc. 2001 Published in Penguin Books 2003 1 3 5 7 9 1 0 8 6 4 2 Copyright Robert Greene and Joost Elffers, 2001 All rights reserved Every effort has been made to trace copyright holders.

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Sexual excitement. 2. Sex instruction. 3. Seduction. I.Title.

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