The Art of Seduction

This is not my book, read offline, do not like, may be taken down. All rights reserved for the original owner. Robert Greene

Thousands of years ago, power was mostly gained through physical violence
and maintained with brute strength. There was little need for subtlety-a king
or emperor had to be merciless. Only a select few had power, but no one
suffered under this scheme of things more than women. They had no way to
compete, no weapon at their disposal that could make a man do what they
wanted-politically, socially, or even in the home.
Of course men had one weakness: their insatiable desire for sex. A woman
could always toy with this desire, but once she gave in to sex the man was
back in control; and if she withheld sex, he could simply look elsewhere-or
exert force. What good was a power that was so temporary and frail? Yet
women had no choice but to submit to this condition. There were some,
though, whose hunger for power was too great, and who, over the years,
through much cleverness and creativity, invented a way of turning the
dynamic around, creating a more lasting and effective form of power