A definitive profile of the eighteenth-century Venetian adventurer Giacomo Casanova, whose name has become a synonym for seduction, looks at history's most famous lover from a female perspective, throwing light on a dangerous and beguiling man, as seen through the eyes of the women who loved him.

The eighteenth-century adventurer Giacomo Casanova used his magnetic personality to talk his way into the beds of more than two hundred women, and turned his name into a synonym for seduction. Charming, brilliant and devastatingly attractive, he claimed to like women and to understand their emotional and sexual needs. To those he truly loved, Casanova was the perfect lover - thoughtful, generous and imaginative. To others he was as ruthless, selfish and dishonest as any man of his time. But who were the women upon whose naked backs Casanova built his reputation? In Casanova's Women, Judith Summers gives them a voice for the first time. She looks at history's most famous seducer from a female point-of-view - a long overdue perspective - and examines his dark side and the secret of his self-proclaimed success. From the two sisters with whom he had his first sexual experience to the libidinous Venetian nun who defied God in order to sleep with him, from the wealthy widow he tricked out of a fortune to the glamorous and daring Henriette, the woman he loved most but could never possess, Casanova's Women explores the remarkable stories of the women who fell under Casanova's spell - and those who resisted him.

The author of "Seductress" examines the ladies' man and answers the eternal question: what do women want?

“Sexy, surprising, funny, insightful, and wildly entertaining” (Huffington Post)—the definitive biography of Giacomo Casanova, the impoverished boy who became the famous writer, notorious libertine, and self-invented genius in decadent eighteenth-century Europe. Today, “Casanova” is a synonym for “great lover,” yet the real story of this remarkable figure is little known. A figure straight out of a Henry Fielding novel, Giacomo Casanova was erotic, brilliant, impulsive, and desperate for recognition; a self-destructive genius. Over the course of his lifetime, he claimed to have seduced more than one hundred women, among them married women, young women in convents, girls just barely in their teens, women of high and low birth alike. Abandoned by his mother, an actress and courtesan, Casanova was raised by his illiterate grandmother, coming of age in a Venice filled with spies and political intrigue. He was intellectually curious and read forbidden books, for which he was jailed. He staged a dramatic escape from Venice’s notorious prison, I Piombi, the only person known to have done so. He then fled to France, ingratiated himself at the royal court, and invented the national lottery that still exists to this day. He crisscrossed Europe, landing for a while in St. Petersburg, where he was admitted to the court of Catherine the Great. He corresponded with Voltaire and met Mozart and Lorenzo da Ponte—assisting them as they composed the timeless opera Don Giovanni. And he wrote what many consider the greatest memoir of the era, the twelve-volume Story of My Life. Laurence Bergreen’s Casanova recounts this astonishing life in rich, intimate detail, and at the same time, paints a dazzling portrait of eighteenth-century Europe, filled with a cast characters from serving girls to kings and courtiers, “great fun for any history lover” (Kirkus Reviews).

Changing perceptions about male sexuality In his groundbreaking new book, noted expert on teenage and adult masculine behavior Andrew Smiler debunks the myth that teenage boys and young men are barely able to control their sex drives, which may lead to destructive hyper-sexuality, unwanted pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases. Dr. Smiler helps us recognize that the majority of boys and men do not fit this stereotype and that boys’ sexual development is multi-faceted. He also shows how this shift in attitude could help create young men who are more mature, and have better relationships with partners and friends. Explains how the Casanova Complex has developed over time and how it can hurt young males Provides the latest research on male sexuality, including information from the author’s own studies. Offers guidance for parents and counselors of boys who want to help them develop lasting and meaningful relationships, as well as for the parents of girls who are dating. This book dismantles the stereotype of boys as driven only by an obsession with having intercourse with multiple partners, and calls for deeper growth and understanding of modern masculinity.

Before Fifty Shades of Grey, there was Casanova - the greatest womanizer in the world.In his old days, Casanova chased less women and started writing his memoirs instead. He "summed up" his first 48 years on 3600 pages. Note: be careful not to write too much - it looks like it affects your libido.It took me 122 hours to read his Memoirs. Occasionally he spent too much time on "unimportant" descriptions. Important ones are of course his affairs with women. These function better than Viagra. I occasionally told my wife about them and the result was always the same - sex.I wanted to share these side effects with others. My wife didn't let me read the "interesting" excerpts to her lady friends so I decided to collect them in this book.Please start reading this book. Read out aloud. Preferably in your bed with your wife next to you.This is an edited version of Casanova's memoirs which contains his numerous affairs with women:- It is edited to exclude long descriptions of events that are not related to Casanova's love affairs.- The book focuses only on the "juicy" parts of the memoirs and is annotated to provide context and natural flow of the stories when long explanations are removed.- The full memoirs comprise 12 volumes and approximately 3,500 pages. The books in this series have been condensed to 1,500 pages.