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Books by Neil Strauss mentioned on podcasts
Neil Strauss's books, including The Game and The Dirt, are discussed on podcasts in contexts ranging from social dynamics to rock memoir adaptations. On My First Million, Shaan Puri and Sam Parr recalled reading The Game as teenagers and discussed how the book popularized pickup artistry techniques and concepts like the bounce within creative environments. Another episode featured a host describing using lines from the book as pickup lines before realizing someone else had also read it. On Honestly with Bari Weiss, Andrew Schulz jokingly named The Game as the book that had the biggest impact on his life. The Megyn Kelly Show referenced The Game as the origin of the term negging, describing the tactic of withholding approval to create dependency. On Modern Wisdom, a host highlighted a quote by Strauss regarding unspoken expectations and premeditated resentments while noting the author's personal transformation. Finally, on This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von, musician Tommy Lee discussed The Dirt as the true-to-form basis for the movie about Mötley Crüe.
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The Game
The Game by Neil Strauss is a non-fiction book that explores the secretive underworld of pickup artistry and social dynamics.
Discussed“It's like the kind of ick that women had where if they learned a guy was doing real social dynamics or reading the game by Neil Strauss and doing pickup artistry”
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The Dirt
The Dirt by Neil Strauss is a raw and revealing group biography detailing the wild history, decadent lifestyles, and unbelievable rock and roll stories of the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe.
Discussed“And that movie was about the book, The Dirt book. They said it was pretty true to form, a lot of it.”
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Emergency
Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life by Neil Strauss is a non-fiction narrative exploring the underground worlds of survivalism, tax expatriation, citizenship acquisition, and personal self-reliance.
Discussed“another example is in Neil St 's book called emergency I'll never forget this point”
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The Truth
The Truth by Neil Strauss is an investigative and deeply personal exploration of love, commitment, and the complex realities of modern non-monogamy.
Recommended“I'm friends with Neil Strauss he wrote a whole book about it called the truth like you know read that book and you'll you know you'll get a heavy dose of you know what the reality of that looks like”
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