The Art Of Seduction is a book by Robert Greene and Joost Elffers which, while examining social power much like their book The 48 Laws of Power

The 48 Laws of Power

The 48 Laws of Power is a 1998 book by Robert Greene. Robert Greene takes elements of some of the worlds most influential political thinkers to come up with the 48 Laws of Power, from Niccolò Machiavelli to Sun Tsu, he captures their most important points of power. - The Laws :# Never outshine the...

, does so through the lens of seduction.

Like The 48 Laws of Power, this book also takes an amoral

Amorality

Amorality is an absence of, indifference towards, or disregard for moral beliefs. Any entity that is not sentient may be considered amoral. In addition, it can be argued that sentient but non-human creatures, like dogs, have no concept of morality and are therefore amoral...

 look at how to manipulate social situations. Greene supports and illustrates his seductive archetypes through historical and celebrity figures such as Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol

Andrew Warhola , known as Andy Warhol, was an American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art...

, Cleopatra, and Cardinal Richelieu.

See also

• The 48 Laws of Power
  The 48 Laws of Power
  The 48 Laws of Power is a 1998 book by Robert Greene. Robert Greene takes elements of some of the worlds most influential political thinkers to come up with the 48 Laws of Power, from Niccolò Machiavelli to Sun Tsu, he captures their most important points of power. - The Laws :# Never outshine the...
  
  
• The 33 Strategies of War
  The 33 Strategies of War
  The 33 Strategies of War by Robert Greene is a "guide to the subtle social game of everyday life informed by the ... military principles in war.". It is composed of discussions and examples on offensive and defensive strategies from a wide variety of people and conditions such as Napoleon...
  
  
• Thirty-Six Stratagems
• The Art of War
  The Art of War
  The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise that is attributed to Sun Tzu , a high ranking military general and strategist during the late Spring and Autumn period...
  
  
• The Book of Five Rings
  The Book of Five Rings
  is a text on kenjutsu and the martial arts in general, written by the samurai warrior Miyamoto Musashi circa 1645. There have been various translations made over the years, and it enjoys an audience considerably broader than only that of martial artists: for instance, some business leaders find its...
  
  
• On War
  On War
  Vom Kriege is a book on war and military strategy by Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz , written mostly after the Napoleonic wars, between 1816 and 1830, and published posthumously by his wife in 1832. It has been translated into English several times as On War...
  
  

External links

Art of Seduction Features Robert Greene interview as well as unabridged introduction to the book.

Power, Seduction and War: The Robert Greene Blog Launched July 11, 2006, his blog expands on many of the themes from his books.

Seducer's World Robert Greene's Seduction forum.