Neil Strauss is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Game, Rules of the Game, Emergency, and Everyone Loves You When You're Dead. He is also the coauthor of four other bestsellers--Jenna Jameson's How to Make Love Like a Porn Star, Mötley Crüe's The Dirt, and Marilyn Manson's The Long Hard Road Out of Hell, and Dave Navarro's Don't Try This at Home. He can be found at www.neilstrauss.com.
His latest book, The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book About Relationships, was released on October 13. The review in Grantland described it as follows:
"I want you to read this book. I want your partners to read this book. I want your families, your friends, your coworkers, and your colleagues to read this book. I want women to read it, and men -- especially men -- to read it. But more than that, I want you to think critically about it, about what it says about you and the world around you and your romantic relationships. I want it to inspire you to dig deep inside yourself and figure out what's stopping you from making yourself happy: I want it to inspire you to embrace and engage with love, in an honest and healthy way."
I didn't read the book. I watched the video seminar. Very high-quality production. It helped me a lot in my game. I still use some of the materials like Cube Test and other routines. The part about self-presentation in an attractive light was one of my favourites. I mention Neil Strauss multiple times in my book series Attract With Accent ( for immigrant men) to pay tribute to his work.
"Once, I was watching Neil Strauss' seminar Annihilation Method. There was a student named Zone. When I looked at him, I recognized myself. He stood out among all others by his super low self-esteem and a thousand and one insecurities. I was like Zone. Only I was fortunate to have an athletic body thanks to three years of wrestling and swimming."
I made some notes while watching it on March 10, 2010. Everyday do: 1. Something psychical 2. Some work 3. Some social ( go out and interact) 4. Something intellectual, contemplate 5. Do four simple things daily to make you happy.