To search the blogs for terms like "neil strauss" (one of the authors) or "meeting hot women" is to enter a world of pain.

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"Logically speaking, they never, ever could work, " says Neil Strauss, a journalist who spent months learning from and living with self-professed dating and seduction experts.

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For almost 20 years, Neil has worked with the likes of Chiquita Brands, Levi Strauss and Lotus Development Corp.

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