Seductress

Description:

"[A] glossy, steam-heated analysis of temptresses and their tactics." —The New York TimesIn this road map to restoring feminine sexual power, Betsy Prioleau introduces and analyzes the stories and stratagems of history's greatest seductresses. These are the women who ravished the world—from such classic figures as Cleopatra and Mae West to such lesser-known women as the infamous Violet Gordon Woodhouse, who lived in a menage with four men. Smarts, imagination, courage, and killer charm helped these love maestras claim the men of their choice and keep them fascinated for life. Through an expose of their secrets, Seductress provides an authoritative, empowering guide to erotic sovereignty.

subjects: History,  Nonfiction,  Sociology,  Women's Studies,  Femmes fatales,  Women, psychology,  Seduction