Most Popular Books by Neil Strauss

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 and journalist, 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 last decade—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 this generation.

From the author of the blockbuster best-seller The Game: A shockingly personal, surprisingly relatable, brutally honest memoir, in which the celebrated dating expert confronts the greatest challenge he has ever faced: monogamy and fidelity. Neil Strauss became famous to millions around the world as the author of The Game, a funny and slyly instructive account of how he transformed himself from a scrawny, insecure nerd into the ultra-confident, ultra-successful "pickup artist" known as Style. The book jump-started the international "seduction community," and made Strauss a household name--revered or notorious--among single men and women alike. But the experience of writing The Game also transformed Strauss into a man who could have what every man wants: the ability to date and/or have casual sex with almost every woman he met. The results were heady, to be sure. But they also conditioned him to view the world as a kind of constant parade of women, sex, and opportunity with intimacy and long-term commitment taking a back seat. That is, until he met the woman who forced him to choose between herself and the parade. The choice was not only difficult, it was wrenching. It forced him deep into his past, to confront not only the moral dimensions of his pickup lifestyle, but also a wrenching mystery in his childhood that shaped the man that he became. It sent him into extremes of behaviour that exposed just how conflicted his life had become. And it made him question everything he knew about himself, and about the way men and women live with and without each other. He would never be the same again.

Neil Strauss can uncover the naked truth like nobody else. With his groundbreaking book The Game, Strauss penetrated the secret society of pickup artists. Now, in Everyone Loves You When You''re Dead, the Rolling Stone journalist collects the greatest moments from the most insane music interviews of all time. Join Neil Strauss, "The Mike Tyson of interviewers," (Dave Pirner, Soul Asylum), as he Makes Lady Gaga cry, tries to keep Mötley Crüe out of jail & is asked to smoke Kurt Cobain''s ashes by Courtney Love Shoots guns with Ludacris, takes a ride with Neil Young & goes to church with Tom Cruise and his mother Spends the night with Trent Reznor, reads the mind of Britney Spears & finds religion with Stephen Colbert Gets picked on by Led Zeppelin, threatened by the mafia & serenaded by Leonard Cohen Picks up psychic clues with the CIA, diapers with Snoop Dog & prison survival tips from Rick James Goes drinking with Bruce Springsteen, dining with Gwen Stefani & hot tubbing with Marilyn Manson Talks glam with David Bowie, drugs with Madonna, death with Johnny Cash & sex with Chuck Berry Gets molested by the Strokes, in trouble with Prince & in bed with . . . you''ll find out who inside. Enjoy many, many more awkward moments and accidental adventures with the world''s number one stars in Everyone Love You When You''re Dead.

If you want to play the Game, you''ve got to know the Rules. In his international bestseller The Game, Neil Strauss delved into the secret world of pick-up artists—men who have created a science out of the art of seduction. Not only did he reveal the techniques that they had developed, but he became a master of The Game, and the world''s No. 1 PUA, as Style. Now, in this bestselling companion, Strauss reduces three books of life-changing knowledge into a single-volume set. The first book, The Stylelife Challenge, breaks down the knowledge he learned and techniques he invented into simple step-by-step instructions that anyone can follow to meet and land the women of their dreams. In the second book, Strauss takes readers into the dark side of The Game. The Style Diaries offers a series of tales of seduction and sexual (mis)adventure. From accidentally getting married during a drunken night in Reykjavik, to luring a famous musician''s granddaughter into a threesome; to the stress and frustration of the torturous and highly unorthodox "30 Day Sex Experiment," The Style Diaries takes you further into the seduction underworld than ever before. Finally, in the all-new, updated third volume, Strauss collects the greatest, most powerful, field-tested, word-for-word routines. You don''t need money, looks, or fame to succeed with women. All you need is an understanding of how attraction works—and this thirty-day workout program for your social skills, which has already guided countless men from frustration to fulfillment.

Terrorist attacks. Natural disasters. Domestic crackdowns. Economic collapse. Riots. Wars. Disease. Starvation. What can you do when it all hits the fan? You can learn to be self-sufficient and survive without the system. **I''ve started to look at the world through apocalypse eyes.** So begins Neil Strauss''s harrowing new book: his first full-length worksince the international bestseller The Game, and one of the most original-and provocative-narratives of the year. After the last few years of violence and terror, of ethnic and religious hatred, of tsunamis and hurricanes–and now of world financial meltdown–Strauss, like most of his generation, came to the sobering realization that, even in America, anything can happen. But rather than watch helplessly, he decided to do something about it. And so he spent three years traveling through a country that''s lost its sense of safety, equipping himself with the tools necessary to save himself and his loved ones from an uncertain future. With the same quick wit and eye for cultural trends that marked The Game, The Dirt, and How to Make Love Like a Porn Star, Emergency traces Neil''s white-knuckled journey through today''s heart of darkness, as he sets out to move his life offshore, test his skills in the wild, and remake himself as a gun-toting, plane-flying, government-defying survivor. It''s a tale of paranoid fantasies and crippling doubts, of shady lawyers and dangerous cult leaders, of billionaire gun nuts and survivalist superheroes, of weirdos, heroes, and ordinary citizens going off the grid. It''s one man''s story of a dangerous world–and how to stay alive in it. Before the next disaster strikes, you''re going to want to read this book. And you''ll want to do everything it suggests. Because tomorrow doesn''t come with a guarantee...

Nothing you have heard about The Game will prepare you for it. Neil Strauss reveals the bizarre world of the pick-up artist—men who devote their lives to mastering the techniques of seducing women. None of this is fiction. These men have their own vernacular and codes of honour, they trade strategies online, attend each other’s seminars and live together in houses around the world they call Projects. New York Times and Rolling Stone journalist Neil Strauss spent two years traveling in what is known as the ‘seduction community’, a secret society of men committed to becoming pick-up artists (PUAs). Through Internet newsgroups and international workshops, he entered a world of bizarre and compelling characters—from charismatic leaders like Mystery and Ross Jeffries to the eccentric bachelors and arrested adolescents who followed their every lead. He spent night after night approaching countless new ‘targets’, until he had developed the ability to connect, almost immediately, with any woman who crossed his path. Within a matter of months, Neil Strauss—once a self-described average frustrated chump (AFC)—had transformed himself into Style, the king of the PUAs. Hysterical and harrowing by turns, filled with cameos from Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Tom Cruise, Courtney Love, Heidi Fleiss, and others, The Game is the story of what happens when one man harnesses the power to seduce the most desirable women in the world—only to find his own world come crashing down around him. A compulsively readable account of one man’s discovery of the madness that lingers at the fringes of civilised interaction. It’s dating, but not as we know it.

If you want to play The Game you need to know The Rules Whatever experience level you have, whatever strengths and weaknesses, whether you''re a virgin or a Don Juan, the stage has been set for you to perform at your highest capacity. The Stylelife Challenge is a simple, easy-to-follow guide to the best and fastest means of approaching and attracting women. Neil Strauss spent four years gathering this knowledge, living it and sharing it, testing the specific material in this book on over 13,000 men of varying ages, nationalities and backgrounds. Part practical application and part sequel, this is the further adventures of Style and his game techniques.

Comedian and Hollywood actor Kevin Hart discusses his traumatic early life, his career, and how he has been able to overcome the odds and become successful.

The best-selling autobiography of America’s most controversial celebrity icon, Marilyn Manson (with a bonus chapter not in the hardcover). In his twenty-nine years, rock idol Manson has experienced more than most people have (or would want to) in a lifetime. Now, in his shocking and candid memoir, he takes readers from backstage to gaol cells, from recording studios to emergency rooms, from the pit of despair to the top of the charts, and recounts his metamorphosis from a frightened Christian schoolboy into the most feared and revered music superstar in the country. Illustrated with dozens of exclusive photographs and featuring a behind-the-scenes account of his headline-grabbing Dead to the World tour.

In the underbelly of Las Vegas, a cesspool of warring biker gangs and seedy strip clubs, gawky, brace-faced Jenna Massoli was transformed into the bombshell Jenna Jameson. Today, Jenna is the biggest star in the history of adult movies, consistently ranked as one of the most beautiful women alive. But behind the glamour and the meteoric rise to fame was a path paved with tragedy and heartbreak. As a teenager—drawn into a dark and chaotic world where rape, abuse, and murder were commonplace—Jenna began her rapid downward spiral of addiction and degradation . . . while at the same time becoming the porn world''s biggest crossover success story. Her intimate memoir, How to Make Love Like a Porn Star, is a shocking sexual history, an insider''s guide to the secret workings of the billion-dollar adult film industry, and a gripping thriller that probes deeply into Jenna''s dark past. Mix in hilarious anecdotes, adrenaline-pumping triumphs, and photos from Jenna''s private collection, and you have a tell-all autobiography unlike any other.

The Game recounts the incredible adventures of an everyday man who transforms himself from a shy, awkward writer into the quick-witted, smooth-talking Style, a character irresistible to women. But just when life is better than he could have ever dreamed (he uses his techniques on Britney Spears, receives life coaching from Tom Cruise, moves into a mansion with Courtney Love and is officially voted the World''s Number One Pickup Artist) he falls head over heels for a woman who can beat him at his own game. If you want to play The Game you need to know The Rules. This book is not a story. It is a how-to book. This Stylelife Challenge is not meant to be read. It is meant to be performed. Whatever experience level you have, whatever strengths and weaknesses you may have, whether you''re a virgin or a Don Juan, the stage has been set for you to perform at your highest capacity. The Stylelife Challenge is a simple, easy-to-follow guide to the basics of approaching and attracting women. The Challenge is simply what works best and fastest. Neil Strauss spent four years gathering this knowledge, living it and sharing it. He''s tested the specific material in this book on over 13,000 men of varying ages, nationalities and backgrounds. Part practical application and part sequel, this is the further adventures of Style and his game techniques. The result: A month-long workout program for your social, attraction, dating and seduction skills.

Step into the booth. Check your judgments at the curtain. Close your eyes. Listen: you can hear the voices of the visitors who sat here before you: some of the most twisted, drug-addled, deviant, lonely, lost, brilliant characters ever to be caught on film. What do you have to offer the booth?

Claudia Corvette. From her tousled bedroom hair to her name–all the porn stars in this world take their names from supermodels and sports cars–she is adult entertainment''s prototypical femme fatale. Her life is the collision of countless troubled–childhood cliches and grown–up wet dreams, projected onto her as surely as her videos project their blue light onto lonely men around the world. From its first panel, How to Make Money Like a Porn Star draws the reader into the dark world of girls like Claudia, the men who fantasize about them, and the monsters who control them. In the hands of Rolling Stone writer Neil Strauss and illustrator Bernard Chang, this adult graphic novel weaves together black humor and blacker reality. Like all great American stories, it features humble beginnings, life–changing tragedy, stripping, abuse, implants, fame, addiction, bigger implants, abduction, gunplay, downfall, and even bigger implants. Not to mention a thousand shades of latex and L''Oreal. Part parody, part morality tale, here is the truth about the porn life, its outsized visual splendor captured in a comic parade of doe–eyed centerfolds, its essence distilled in a story that will haunt every reader who has ever wondered where his next fantasy is coming from.

A first-ever collection of documents that makes a strong articulate case for radio as a communication of hope and horror -- an "other" medium. This is our Big Grey Book of Radio -- from the avant garde to the prescriptive, radio as subversive instrument, political cudgel, and prank. Includes work by: Leon Trotsky, Tetsuo Kogawa, Ezra Pound, Abbie Hoffman, Sinclair, Bertolt Brecht, Weill, Negativland, Marinetti, George Orwell, and many more.

Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum powerhouse trio Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas, and Nick Jonas are ready to tell their story in BLOOD, a memoir that details the incredible true story of the Jonas Brothers, from the band’s creation, phenomenal rise to superstardom, break up at the height of their fame, and now reunification. Written with Neil Strauss, author of The Dirt, and told in their own words, this is a totally unfiltered memoir about three brothers who learn that BLOOD is thicker than fame.

Los hombres lo negarán. Las mujeres no lo creerán. Pero la eficacia del método es del 100%. ¿Objetivo del método?: hacer del arte de llevarse mujeres a la cama una ciencia exacta. El autor, Neil Strauss, es un periodista de mucho prestigio que fue durante un tiempo crítico de música del New York Times y es autor de varios no-ficción de gran éxito. Strauss se infiltró en un grupo creciente en USA que se podría definir como "maestros de la seducción", un grupo de hombres que contactan por internet, siguen a un maestro o gurú que imparte cursos presenciales (al parecer hay varios, con distintas técnicas y enfoques, y uno de los que aparece -Mystery- es el personaje que inspiró a Tom Cruise en Magnolia) y dedican su vida a perfeccionar la técnica de llevarse mujeres a la cama. Tienen su código de honor, un lenguaje propio, trucos y técnicas supuestamente infalibles.

Cansado de se sentir fracassado na arte da sedução, Neil Strauss, escritor e jornalista, assumiu sua dificuldade em atrair o sexo oposto. Com a ajuda de seu mentor, Mystery, Strauss desenvolveu as técnicas que o levariam a se tornar objeto do desejo feminino. Para proteger sua identidade, adotou o pseudônimo Style, mudou radicalmente a aparência, pôs em prática as técnicas aprendidas e aumentou incrivelmente o número de mulheres que já havia conquistado até aquele momento. Neste relato autobiográfico da transformação de um sujeito inseguro e desinteressante em um dos maiores mestres mundiais da sedução, Neil Strauss mergulha em um mundo sofisticado, inebriante e perturbador, habitado por homens que, inicialmente tímidos e pouco atraentes, aprenderam a se apresentar e a se comportar de forma absolutamente irresistível diante das mulheres. O resultado de sua experiência está neste livro explosivo e polêmico que ficou conhecido como a bíblia da sedução e se tornou garantia de mudança radical e definitiva para homens.

La obra está formada por dos partes. La primera, «Sé un maestro de la seducción en 30 días», es un libro práctico que presenta un programa de treinta días para aprender a ligar, que debe culminar en una cita. La segunda, «Las reglas básicas de un maestro de la seducción», está constituido por once capítulos, cada uno de ellos es una de las reglas que se deben seguir para no fallar con el método expuesto en el primer volumen.

Autobiografie Briana Warnera vystupujícího pod jménem Marilyn Manson odkrývá postupný přerod ze zakřiknutého žáčka křesťanské školy v jednu z nejobávanějších, nejzatracovanějších a zároveň nejobdivovanějších amerických celebrit všech dob.Dlouhá trnitá cesta z pekla je skandální kniha, sarkastická, ale také nesmírně čtivá a vtipná. Je také v širokém měřítku uznávána jako jedna z vůbec nejlepších rockových biografií, v níž Manson beze studu vypráví o svém dětství plném strachu a obav, o svých sexuálních prožitcích, o zálibě v drogách, o setkání s okultismem a satanismem, o touhách, sebenenávisti, krutosti vůči sobě i ostatním, o vnitřní rozervanosti, rozvrácených vztazích i o úspěších a vítězstvích.Kniha využívá motivu z Dantova Pekla – jednotlivé kruhy pekla zde představují postupné fáze vývoje Mansonova života od vyděšeného „červa“ až po apoteózu v podobě antikristovské superhvězdy. Také obsahuje množství zajímavých fotografií z nejrůznějších období Mansonova života, některé jeho povídky a básně, ukázky korespondence s vydavateli či výtažky z cestovního deníku.„Vždycky jsem věřil, že člověk je chytrý. To lidi jsou stupidní. Jen máloco dokládá tuto skutečnost lépe nežli válka, organizované náboženství, byrokracie a střední škola, kde většina tak nemilosrdně vládne.“- Marilyn Manson

Esiste una comunità segreta di uomini che hanno sviluppato tecniche letteralmente infallibili per affascinare e sedurre le donne più belle e sexy, quelle che ai comuni mortali sembrano inavvicinabili. E Neil Strauss, detto Style, il suo alter ego da playboy, è uno di questi uomini. In The Game racconta la sua storia, dall’incontro folgorante con Mystery, “l’artista del rimorchio” numero uno al mondo e suo mentore, ai due anni trascorsi nei locali notturni di New York, Montréal, Londra, Belgrado, Melbourne, ad agganciare – con successo – modelle e star mozzafiato. Una storia vera ma incredibile, un romanzo sulle bizzarrie dell’amore, un manuale della conquista sul campo: gli uomini negheranno che “il gioco” funzioni, le donne non potranno crederci.

美國亞馬遜書店、紐約時報暢銷榜Top 1！ 些經歷都是真的！作者闖蕩把妹界兩年， 由宅男成功變為把妹達人！ 作家H 蔡宜文（專欄作家） ――專文推薦導讀 我是H，推薦本書給每一位對男女關係感到迷惘的人兒，因為就算是女性，也可以藉由這本書的內容，了解更多男人在面對「追求性愛」時所花費的力氣與腦筋，到底是藉由什麼樣的迴路所驅動！了解異性，也了解自己！――作家H 尼爾有一個非常厲害的安排，就是他在展現完如何巡視、運用招式得到女人後，又描述他及其他巡佐的內心感受，有時描述他們無力完成性行為、童年的陰影或是彼此間流露出的怯弱。透過強弱強弱的安排，降低讀者對於作者的惡感，同時也將他所描述把妹社群當中的所有角色，還原成為一個又一個的「人」。──蔡宜文（專欄作家） 本書點出的把妹專用術語，既生動又豐富！——《慾望城市》作者Amy Sohn/《出版家週刊》 字字珠璣，趣味橫生！我絕不讓尼爾‧史特勞斯靠近我的老婆半步！——美國《君子雜誌》 誠懇、洞察力十足，滿足讀者的偷窺慾。書中陳述的把妹技巧絕對適用於任何人！——《Happen Magazine》 這並不是一本泡妞指南，而是一個《紐約時報》專欄作家的真實人生經歷，一個把妹版的《鬥陣俱樂部》。 為什麼有些男人明明條件不怎麼樣，在女性間就是吃得開？為什麼有些男人始終不得要領，老是被女人甩？應該有不少男人心中存有這樣的疑惑吧？ 在全世界的幾個大城市裡，都隱藏著由幾個男人為首所組成的網路地下團體「seduction lair」，他們自詡為「把妹達人」（PUA，Pickup Artists），各個身懷絕技，各有一套把妹的門道與理論，並把每次的泡妞行動化為文字PO到討論區與網友們分享，並回答網友熱烈的提問。而其中一位稱霸美國洛杉磯的魔術師「謎男」（Mystery），決定開班傳授把妹技巧，一套為期四天的課程要價500元美金。 ◎ 公告 ◎ 應眾人要求，謎男即將在世界各大城市舉辦「第一期泡妞大師養成班」！ 時間：10月10日（三）〜10月13日（六） 地點：美國洛杉磯 費用：500美元 內容：夜店入場費、4晚的禮車接送（很貼心吧！）、每晚在禮車內的1小時講課加上每晚結束後半小時的任務檢討，以及最重要的，每晚3.5小時和謎男一起實地演練（每晚兩家夜店）。 ＊本課程結束前，你能接觸到至少50個女人！ 本書作者尼爾‧史特勞斯原本是個沒有女人緣的大肉腳，對異性始終不得要領，於是，他下了一生中最重大的決定——參加「把妹課程」，他說：「如果毒蟲要進勒戒所、暴力者要進抓狂管訓班，那麼社交白痴就該進把妹學校！」他就這樣一頭栽進把妹的世界裡，跟這群把妹達人一起生活、玩樂、接受指導，他用兩年的時間，讓自己從宅男變「型男」（Style），並將這段過程詳實記錄下來，完成了這本觀點獨特且極具爭議性的赤裸告白，揭露各家高手的把妹絕活，公開他們的釣人「公式」。 這段期間，他與湯姆‧克魯斯（Tom Cruise）、小甜甜布蘭妮（Britney Spears）、芭莉斯‧希爾頓（Paris Hilton）、海蒂‧佛萊絲（Heidi Fleiss）以及寇特柯本的遺孀寇特妮‧洛芙（Courtney Love）都有過一段難忘的故事。作者保證，本書能使男人獲得重生，更顛覆女人對男性的認知。 我一點都沒有魅力。我的鼻子對臉而言比例太大，雖然不是鷹勾鼻，但鼻樑上有一塊隆起。我沒有禿頭，但要說我的頭髮只是稀薄，也未免太含蓄了。只有一小撮靠著落建長出來的頭髮，像風滾草般覆蓋在我的頭上。我的額頭兩側都是凹的，雖然從未被稱讚過，我情願相信這會讓我的臉看起來更性格。 我比自己期望的身材矮，而且太瘦，無論我怎麼大吃大喝，在大多數人看來仍是營養不良。當我低頭看著自己蒼白、鬆垮的身體，我懷疑有哪個女人會願意與我同床共枕，更別說是擁抱了。所以，對我而言，認識女人非常辛苦。我不是那種女人在酒吧裡喝醉發瘋之後會對著傻笑或想要帶回家的傢伙。我無法像搖滾明星那樣，與她們分享我的名聲或誇耀的權利，或像洛杉磯許多其他男人那樣提供她們古柯鹼或豪宅。我擁有的全都在我腦子裡，但是沒人看得出來。 你可能注意到，我並沒有提到我的個性。這是因為我的個性已經徹底改變了。或者，更精確一點來說，是我徹底改變了自己的個性。我創造了「型男」，我的另一個人格。兩年來，型男比過去的我更受歡迎——尤其對女人而言。