Swoon: Great Seducers and Why Women Love Them (Unabridged)
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- $21.99
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- $21.99
Publisher Description
Swoon is a glittering pageant of charismatic ladies' men from Casanova to Lord Byron to Camus to Ashton Kutcher. It challenges every preconceived idea about great lovers and answers one of history's most vexing questions: what do women want?
Contrary to popular myth and dogma, the men who consistently beguile women belie the familiar stereotypes: satanic rake, alpha stud, slick player, Mr. Nice, or big-money mogul. As Betsy Prioleau, author of Seductress, points out in this surprising, insightful study, legendary ladies' men are a different, complex species altogether, often without looks or money. They fit no known template and possess a cache of powerful erotic secrets.
With wit and erudition, Prioleau cuts through the cultural lore and reveals who these master lovers really are and the arts they practice to enswoon women. What she discovers is revolutionary. Using evidence from science, popular culture, fiction, anthropology, and history, and from interviews with colorful real-world ladykillers, Prioleau finds that great seducers share a constellation of unusual traits.
While these men run the gamut, they radiate joie de vivre, intensity, and sex appeal; above all, they adore women. They listen, praise, amuse, and delight, and they know their way around the bedroom. And they’ve finessed the hardest part: locking in and revving desire. Women never tire of these fascinators and often, like Casanova’s conquests, remain besotted for life.
Finally, Prioleau takes stock of the contemporary culture and asks: where are the Casanovas of today? After a critique of the twenty-first-century sexual malaise - the gulf between the sexes and women’s record discontent - she compellingly argues that society needs ladies’ men more than ever. Groundbreaking and provocative, Swoon is underpinned with sharp analysis, brilliant research, and served up with seductive verve.
Customer Reviews
Pretty Decent Read
This is one of those books where I’m glad someone just came out and said it. The modern day examples had a good mix of unknowns, and popular culture example, none of which took over the focus.
I was very happy this did not have a “how-to” voice in it.
The women who’s interviews are quoted could have been a bit more of a cross section of society, that is to say I felt they didn’t drift far from the middle to upper middle income area, but I suppose including the extremes might skew the results when its the middle you seek.
Overall, I was pleased with this book, and I thank the author for the hours spent trying to unravel such a complicated topic. Cobra Kai!!