The Game
In this pickup artist’s memoir, Neil Strauss tells how he went from average guy (loser) to master seducer. Neil’s Harvard was a secret society of seducers, a subculture of like-minded men who share the secrets of getting the best-rated women. Using the name “Style,” Strauss actually lived among them in a Los Angeles safe house, and he tells of his two-year journey that included encounters with some of the rich and famous, such as Tom Cruise, Paris Hilton, and Courtney Love. He masters the rules of the Game, but the lifestyle that he and his friends lead takes them to some dangerous places. Strauss’s textbook offers theory and practice in the seduction arts, and his prose style is engaging and readable. In the end, he gets what he wants and what he needs–though not what he expected. Readers of THE GAME will come away with more than just pickup lines.
分享人的话
接近异性的“套路”这个话题，几乎所有的人多多少少都会好奇，但很少有机会毫无顾忌地当众交流。而有这样一群标榜自己为PUA (pickup artists) 的人，在自己的私密小圈子里完全抛开顾虑，在不断实践和交流中将这些套路提炼升级，成为高手。作为读者，我们既可以直接看到他们的成果，理解其中蕴含的人际规律，另一方面也可以观察到很多执着于PUA技巧的人心中隐藏的不安，甚至缺陷。
本期读书会我希望以书作者Neil Strauss的故事为主线，相关视频为辅助，给大家介绍一下PUA的“理论”世界和这个地下社区形形色色的成员。
Neil Strauss
记者，畅销书作者，Rolling Stone以及The New York Times自由撰稿人，但更有名的是他在pickup-artists这个小圈子里的化名Style。用他自己在书中的话介绍他的两面：
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This is because my personality has completely changed. Or, to put it more accurately, I completely changed my personality. I invented Style, my alter ego. And in the course of two years, Style became more popular than I ever was – especially with women.
范思捷
生于长于古都南京，初中毕业移居迈阿密。本科毕业于哥伦比亚大学，现在纽约从事金融工作。痴迷中国古典文化，现任纽约汉服社社长，致力于在美东地区传播推广传统文化。喜欢看杂书，学手艺，研究新鲜事物，梦想成为一个快乐的杂学家。
阿菜
兴趣广泛的理科男，现社会身份是在一家Trading firm作程序员。涉猎过一些所谓pickup artist的理论，也接触过一些self-proclaimed pickup artists，愿意用理性的眼光与大家分享其中的趣味与利弊。
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