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Autobiografie Briana Warnera vystupujícího pod jménem Marilyn Manson odkrývá postupný přerod ze zakřiknutého žáčka křesťanské školy v jednu z nejobávanějších, nejzatracovanějších a zároveň nejobdivovanějších amerických celebrit všech dob.Dlouhá trnitá cesta z pekla je skandální kniha, sarkastická, ale také nesmírně čtivá a vtipná. Je také v širokém měřítku uznávána jako jedna z vůbec nejlepších rockových biografií, v níž Manson beze studu vypráví o svém dětství plném strachu a obav, o svých sexuálních prožitcích, o zálibě v drogách, o setkání s okultismem a satanismem, o touhách, sebenenávisti, krutosti vůči sobě i ostatním, o vnitřní rozervanosti, rozvrácených vztazích i o úspěších a vítězstvích.Kniha využívá motivu z Dantova Pekla – jednotlivé kruhy pekla zde představují postupné fáze vývoje Mansonova života od vyděšeného „červa“ až po apoteózu v podobě antikristovské superhvězdy. Také obsahuje množství zajímavých fotografií z nejrůznějších období Mansonova života, některé jeho povídky a básně, ukázky korespondence s vydavateli či výtažky z cestovního deníku.„Vždycky jsem věřil, že člověk je chytrý. To lidi jsou stupidní. Jen máloco dokládá tuto skutečnost lépe nežli válka, organizované náboženství, byrokracie a střední škola, kde většina tak nemilosrdně vládne.“- Marilyn Manson

228 ENTREVISTAS CENSURADAS COM OS MAIORES ARTISTAS DO PLANETA Em Fama & Loucura, Neil Strauss (que já trabalhou por mais de vinte anos em algumas das maiores publicações do mundo — como o jornal The New York Times e a revista Rolling Stone) revela 228 entrevistas com alguns dos maiores nomes da música, do cinema e da TV que nunca chegaram a ser publicadas, mostrando os momentos mais insanos e as experiências mais incomuns que já teve com pessoas famosas. Acompanhe as aventuras do autor, enquanto ele bebe com Bruce Springsteen, janta com Gwen Stefani, entra na mesma banheira que Marilyn Manson, fala sobre fama com David Bowie e muito mais.

"Todos te quieren cuando está muerto" es un colosal fresco de entrevistas con algunas de las más grandes celebridades de la música y el show business que el escritor, divulgador y crítico musical Neil Strauss ha recopilado durante años. De entre los más de 100 famosos entrevistados en el libro destacan: Madonna, Johnny Cash, Britney Spears, Ben Stiller, Bruce Springsteen, Lady Gaga, Christina Aguilera, PJ Harvey, Led Zeppelin, Jerry Lee Lewis, Brian Wilson, The Who, Oasis, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd, Marilyn Manson, Patti Smith, Courtney Love, Orlando Bloom, Mike Tyson, Tom Cruise, Hugh Hefner, Prince, Jackie Chan, Cher, Justin Timberlake, Neil Young, Radiohead, R.E.M., Paris Hilton, U2, Leonard Cohen y un larguísimo etc...

Esiste una comunità segreta di uomini che hanno sviluppato tecniche letteralmente infallibili per affascinare e sedurre le donne più belle e sexy, quelle che ai comuni mortali sembrano inavvicinabili. E Neil Strauss, detto Style, il suo alter ego da playboy, è uno di questi uomini. In The Game racconta la sua storia, dall’incontro folgorante con Mystery, “l’artista del rimorchio” numero uno al mondo e suo mentore, ai due anni trascorsi nei locali notturni di New York, Montréal, Londra, Belgrado, Melbourne, ad agganciare – con successo – modelle e star mozzafiato. Una storia vera ma incredibile, un romanzo sulle bizzarrie dell’amore, un manuale della conquista sul campo: gli uomini negheranno che “il gioco” funzioni, le donne non potranno crederci.

美國亞馬遜書店、紐約時報暢銷榜Top 1！ 些經歷都是真的！作者闖蕩把妹界兩年， 由宅男成功變為把妹達人！ 作家H 蔡宜文（專欄作家） ――專文推薦導讀 我是H，推薦本書給每一位對男女關係感到迷惘的人兒，因為就算是女性，也可以藉由這本書的內容，了解更多男人在面對「追求性愛」時所花費的力氣與腦筋，到底是藉由什麼樣的迴路所驅動！了解異性，也了解自己！――作家H 尼爾有一個非常厲害的安排，就是他在展現完如何巡視、運用招式得到女人後，又描述他及其他巡佐的內心感受，有時描述他們無力完成性行為、童年的陰影或是彼此間流露出的怯弱。透過強弱強弱的安排，降低讀者對於作者的惡感，同時也將他所描述把妹社群當中的所有角色，還原成為一個又一個的「人」。──蔡宜文（專欄作家） 本書點出的把妹專用術語，既生動又豐富！——《慾望城市》作者Amy Sohn/《出版家週刊》 字字珠璣，趣味橫生！我絕不讓尼爾‧史特勞斯靠近我的老婆半步！——美國《君子雜誌》 誠懇、洞察力十足，滿足讀者的偷窺慾。書中陳述的把妹技巧絕對適用於任何人！——《Happen Magazine》 這並不是一本泡妞指南，而是一個《紐約時報》專欄作家的真實人生經歷，一個把妹版的《鬥陣俱樂部》。 為什麼有些男人明明條件不怎麼樣，在女性間就是吃得開？為什麼有些男人始終不得要領，老是被女人甩？應該有不少男人心中存有這樣的疑惑吧？ 在全世界的幾個大城市裡，都隱藏著由幾個男人為首所組成的網路地下團體「seduction lair」，他們自詡為「把妹達人」（PUA，Pickup Artists），各個身懷絕技，各有一套把妹的門道與理論，並把每次的泡妞行動化為文字PO到討論區與網友們分享，並回答網友熱烈的提問。而其中一位稱霸美國洛杉磯的魔術師「謎男」（Mystery），決定開班傳授把妹技巧，一套為期四天的課程要價500元美金。 ◎ 公告 ◎ 應眾人要求，謎男即將在世界各大城市舉辦「第一期泡妞大師養成班」！ 時間：10月10日（三）〜10月13日（六） 地點：美國洛杉磯 費用：500美元 內容：夜店入場費、4晚的禮車接送（很貼心吧！）、每晚在禮車內的1小時講課加上每晚結束後半小時的任務檢討，以及最重要的，每晚3.5小時和謎男一起實地演練（每晚兩家夜店）。 ＊本課程結束前，你能接觸到至少50個女人！ 本書作者尼爾‧史特勞斯原本是個沒有女人緣的大肉腳，對異性始終不得要領，於是，他下了一生中最重大的決定——參加「把妹課程」，他說：「如果毒蟲要進勒戒所、暴力者要進抓狂管訓班，那麼社交白痴就該進把妹學校！」他就這樣一頭栽進把妹的世界裡，跟這群把妹達人一起生活、玩樂、接受指導，他用兩年的時間，讓自己從宅男變「型男」（Style），並將這段過程詳實記錄下來，完成了這本觀點獨特且極具爭議性的赤裸告白，揭露各家高手的把妹絕活，公開他們的釣人「公式」。 這段期間，他與湯姆‧克魯斯（Tom Cruise）、小甜甜布蘭妮（Britney Spears）、芭莉斯‧希爾頓（Paris Hilton）、海蒂‧佛萊絲（Heidi Fleiss）以及寇特柯本的遺孀寇特妮‧洛芙（Courtney Love）都有過一段難忘的故事。作者保證，本書能使男人獲得重生，更顛覆女人對男性的認知。 我一點都沒有魅力。我的鼻子對臉而言比例太大，雖然不是鷹勾鼻，但鼻樑上有一塊隆起。我沒有禿頭，但要說我的頭髮只是稀薄，也未免太含蓄了。只有一小撮靠著落建長出來的頭髮，像風滾草般覆蓋在我的頭上。我的額頭兩側都是凹的，雖然從未被稱讚過，我情願相信這會讓我的臉看起來更性格。 我比自己期望的身材矮，而且太瘦，無論我怎麼大吃大喝，在大多數人看來仍是營養不良。當我低頭看著自己蒼白、鬆垮的身體，我懷疑有哪個女人會願意與我同床共枕，更別說是擁抱了。所以，對我而言，認識女人非常辛苦。我不是那種女人在酒吧裡喝醉發瘋之後會對著傻笑或想要帶回家的傢伙。我無法像搖滾明星那樣，與她們分享我的名聲或誇耀的權利，或像洛杉磯許多其他男人那樣提供她們古柯鹼或豪宅。我擁有的全都在我腦子裡，但是沒人看得出來。 你可能注意到，我並沒有提到我的個性。這是因為我的個性已經徹底改變了。或者，更精確一點來說，是我徹底改變了自己的個性。我創造了「型男」，我的另一個人格。兩年來，型男比過去的我更受歡迎——尤其對女人而言。

« Jamais encore je n''avais lu de description si détaillée et si croustillante d’une expérience rock’n’roll. Les plus grands plaisirs et les plus grands périls de la célébrité s''y côtoient. The Dirt est tout à la fois fascinant et révoltant. Joey Levy, Rolling Stone « The Dirt renvoie toutes les autres biographies dans la catégorie de littérature pour nonnes. » Details Mötley Crüe, c’est Nikki Six, Vince Neil, Mick Mars et Tommy Lee. Artistes internationaux aux multiples disques de platine et narrateurs légendaires, ils ont ouvert la voie à toute une génération. Voici leur premier livre.

Traditional Chinese edition of The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists

Nếu muốn chơi, anh phải biết luật Hãy vứt bỏ tất cả những gì anh biết về hẹn hò. Nếu anh cảm thấy sầu não vì chưa chinh phục được người con gái mà anh đem lòng yêu mến, nếu anh còn là một trai tân và anh chưa bao giờ có một người yêu thực sự, nếu anh thấy mình nhút nhát, nếu anh muốn vực lại tinh thần sau cuộc hôn nhân đổ vỡ hay vừa chia tay bạn gái, nếu phát âm và giọng điệu của anh không cuốn hút, nếu anh đang mệt mỏi, nếu anh muốn hấp dẫn những phụ nữ sáng giá hơn, nếu anh chưa đủ tốt với phụ nữ,... Chào mừng anh đến với Luật của trò chơi tình ái! Trong cuốn sách này, bậc thầy về ái tình Neil Strauss đưa ra Thử thách với mục đích giúp anh có thể hẹn hò chỉ trong 30 ngày. Bất kể kinh nghiệm tình trường của anh đến đâu thì trên cuộc hành trình này, anh sẽ được học hỏi những kỹ năng, công cụ, sự tự tin, và kiến thức để đáp ứng và thu hút hầu như bất kỳ người phụ nữ nào, bất kỳ lúc nào anh muốn.

Neil Strauss, renommierter Journalist und Koautor diverser Star-Autobiografien, gewährt in seinen Interviews einen intimen Einblick in das Seelenleben von Stars aus fast 40 Jahren Musik- und Filmgeschichte. Orlando Bloom spricht mit ihm über seine Selbstzweifel, Lady Gaga bringt er im Interview zum Weinen, The-Who-Leadgitarrist Pete Townsend redet übers Älterwerden als Rocker. Strauss begleitet Snoop Dogg beim Windelkaufen, sitzt mit Marilyn Manson während des Interviews im Whirlpool und geht mit Bruce Springsteen einen trinken. Neil Strauss hat für das Buch fast 200 Stars interviewt und die ganz persönlichen Momente eingefangen.

Neil Strauss ist Schriftsteller und Journalist. Und sexsüchtig. Auf seine smarte, direkte Art geht er den Themen nach, die Frau und Mann wirklich bewegen: Liebe, Sex, Partnerschaft. Sein Weg führt ihn von viagragetriebenen Orgien über hochseriöse wissenschaftliche Testserien bis in einen modernen Harem. Dabei bleibt Strauss immer schonungslos ehrlich. Jeder von uns hat seine eigene nackte Wahrheit – und falls nicht, werden Sie beim Lesen trotzdem eine verdammt gute Zeit haben ...

The Game has a quarter of a million copies in print in the U.S. alone, and has sold more than 25,000 in Australia and NZ. NEW VH1 REALITY SERIES: Neil Strauss and The Game phenomenon will get a boost starting this August, when a new reality series called "The Pickup Artist" debuts on the US cable channel VH1, starring Mystery (Strauss''s foil in The Game) and featuring cameos from Neil and The Game. THE 30-DAY PROGRAM GAME FANS HAVE BEEN BEGGING FOR: Until now, the tips and techniques Neil Strauss (as his alter ego, Style) used to become the world''s greatest pickup artist have been available only to a select group who paid thousands of dollars to attend in-person seminars with Style. This is the first time these techniques have been available for a mainstream audience-in a clever, hands-on, easy-to-follow workbook style. ALL-NEW CONTENT FOR GAME DEVOTEES: Besides the how-to manual, The Rules of the Game two-book package also includes a whole new volume of Game-style stories.

Een blauwdruk voor succes, die je met een glimlach op je gezicht zult lezen. Vijf sterren (van de vier) – Kevin Hart, een enigszins grappige comedian LEVENSLESSEN VAN DE GRAPPIGSTE MAN OP AARDE Dit zijn de memoires van Kevin Hart. Nu is hij een bekroonde acteur en stand-upcomedian, maar eigenlijk had hij alles tegen: verwekt als ongelukje, geboren in North Philadelphia en de zoon van een aan drugs verslaafde vader en een moeder met losse handjes. Ondanks, of misschien wel juist dankzij dat alles is deze ‘King of Comedy’ de best verdienende komiek ter wereld geworden. In zijn boek neemt Kevin de lezer mee op een reis door zijn leven. Hoe het was en wat het nu is. Hij laat zien hoe hij iedere uitdaging heeft overwonnen om de man te worden die hij nu is. Een inspirerend, boeiend en geestig verhaal. Geschreven met Neil Strauss: redacteur van Rolling Stone, columnist van de New York Times, (mede)schrijver van acht New York Times bestselling books en bekroond met vele prijzen. Met een voorwoord van Jandino Asporaat

From the author of the blockbuster bestseller The Game: A shockingly personal, surprisingly relatable, brutally honest memoir, in which the celebrated dating expert confronts the greatest challenge he has ever faced: monogamy and fidelity Most of us are told, from the moment we are old enough to understand a story, that there is a golden path waiting to take us safely through the jungle of life: get a good job, fall in love, get married, have children, and live happily ever after. It sounds simple enough. Yet as a species, we seem to have an incredibly difficult time making it happen. So, one day, I looked around and saw my friends frustrated and neglected in their marriages-some being unfaithful, others white-knuckling it, many surrendering to their fate, and a few living in denial. And I saw myself still unmarried, childless, and, in the biggest disappointment of all to myself, cheating. And I wondered if it was possible to change the odds-and the rules-for myself . . . The story that follows, however, is not a journey that was undertaken by choice or for the purposes of a book. It is a painfully honest account of a life crisis that was forced on me by my own behavior and its consequences. And as such, it requires sharing a lot of things I''m not proud of-and a few things I feel like I should regret a whole lot more than I actually do. Because, unfortunately, I am not the hero in this tale. I am the villain. Neil Strauss became famous to millions around the world as the author of The Game, a funny and slyly instructive account of how he transformed himself from a scrawny, insecure nerd into the ultra-confident, ultra-successful "pickup artist" known as Style. The book jump-started the international "seduction community," and made Strauss a household name-revered or notorious-among single men and women alike. But the experience of writing The Game also transformed Strauss into a man who could have what every man wants: the ability to date-and/or have casual sex with-almost every woman he met. The results were heady, to be sure. But they also conditioned him to view the world as a kind of constant parade of women, sex, and opportunity-with intimacy and long-term commitment taking a back seat. That is, until he met the woman who forced him to choose between herself and the parade. The choice was not only difficult, it was wrenching. It forced him deep into his past, to confront not only the moral dimensions of his pickup lifestyle, but also a wrenching mystery in his childhood that shaped the man that he became. It sent him into extremes of behavior that exposed just how conflicted his life had become. And it made him question everything he knew about himself, and about the way men and women live with and without each other. He would never be the same again. Searingly honest, compulsively readable, this new book may have the same effect on you.

Jenna Massoli se convirtió en la bomba erótica Jenna Jameson en Las Vegas. Pasó de ser una joven inocente a la estrella más importante de la industria del cine porno. Pero detrás de esa rápida carrera a la fama se esconde una historia llena de tragedia y decepción. Escrito con la ayuda del crítico de rock Neil Strauss, el libro estuvo durante varios meses en la lista de los libros más vendidos. Ella misma, deslumbrada por el coqueteo del star sistem en los últimos años, aprovecha y revela en su libro sus encuentros íntimos con algunos personajes por todos conocidos, de ese modo, se refiere la ternura y los gustos especiales de Marilyn Manson, al mal aliento de Nicolas Cage, al desaire que le hizo a Bruce Willis porque traspasó la línea que separa la autoestima de la arrogancia”, y a sus coqueteos con Cindy Crawford.