The Art of Seduction
by Joost Elffers, Robert Greene
The Art of Seduction is Robert Greene's guide to seduction as power, produced with Joost Elffers and published in 2001 by Viking in the US and Profile Books in London. It profiles nine seducer types and sets out 24 techniques, as a follow-up to The 48 Laws of Power.
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- Viking Adult, 2001
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- Viking, 2001
- First UK edition
- Profile Books, 2001
The first edition of The Art of Seduction by Joost Elffers was published by Viking Adult in 2001. We track 1 edition.
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- 19 on Open Library, 9 in English
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The first edition of The Art of Seduction by Joost Elffers, Robert Greene was published by Viking Adult in 2001.
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- The Art of Seduction, Penguin Random House (penguinrandomhouse.com)
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