The Vixen Manual: How to Find, Seduce & Keep the Man You Want

by Karrine Steffans

Book Overview

With chapters like 'Single vs. Singular', 'Flirting', 'Encouraging His Manhood', and 'Give Him What He Wants', this hot and sexy manual is sure to be a must in every woman's household. It is divided into five sections: Being Single, How to Attract Him, How to Engage Him, How to Release Him and Maybe It's You.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446582271
• ISBN13: 9780446582278
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.6" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

This book is so informative!

I had recently read Steve Harvey's relationship book and thought nothing could compare to the advice he has given. I was wrong. This book is just as insightful. She tells it how it is, gives you the rundown on the type of men to look for and the ones to avoid. And unlike Steve Harvey's book, emphasizes the importance of women working on themselves and coming in to their own. The "Vixen Tips" she shares throughout the whole book are essential. They are like little cheat sheets that will help you "find, seduce, and keep the man you want". I am very grateful for this book. It has helped me gain the confidence I needed. I even did something I never thought I would do; approach a man I was interested in. Hopefully, if I follow the book, everything will turn out like how I want it to.

Male Stamp of Approval

I'm a sociologist doing research on Karrine Steffans for my third book, which devotes an entire chapter to her and so I had to buy the book for research purposes. I found the book right on point in almost all areas. As a man I found myself nodding frequently saying, "yep, that will work!" I believe Karrine has mastered the art of seduction; so all women should buy the book. As a sociologist, I believe her memoir, follow-up sexual manual, and concomitant career as a feminist agitator do much to deconstruct gendered double standards about sex, valorize female sexual agency, arouse new visions of sexual artistry, and guide countless women on a more proactive path toward self-transcendence. My forthcoming book will cite many passages from this book as well as her memoir to present her as a feminist who is carving out new and safe spaces for black women to be powerful sexual agents.

Good advice from a woman who has done/seen it all.

After reading the reviews I found that most of the negative ones never really gave this book a chance anyway. Because of the cover? Oh, because of Ms. Steffans' reputation? It is because of her reputation that I picked up the Vixen Manual. Who better to give advice than someone who has already made all the mistakes and then some? Judgmental people that refuse to let this woman redeem herself and claim a better life are disgusting, and their attitudes shine more negative light on themselves than on Karrine. On to the book. I was as skeptical as many, but was pleasantly surprised. Don't pay attention to the haters who say that this book is full of common sense that women already know. Women who are not lying to themselves know that all sense ain't common, especially if you have old-fashioned, tight-lipped mothers and grandmothers. Had I this kind of advice at the onset of my dating life I could have avoided so much heartache and many embarrassing situations. Especially important in this book is Karrine's advice on the art of being single. How many women do you know who just jump from man to man thinking that is the way to complete themselves? If using your alone time wisely is common sense, none of the women we know would do this. The fact that there is power in letting your man be a man should also be common sense, though it is not. Too many women think the opposite of being a hyper-independent nagging ball-buster is to be a doormat. So not true. There is balance. That is also in this book. Subjugating women, and turning us all into video vixens, is not the goal of this book. As a few other reviewers have pointed out, neither is this a how-to on giving good oral. This book is unique in that it covers a woman's love life from every angle: single, dating, and married. If you are interested in accepting and harnessing the power of your femininity, being complete in yourself, and how to find & keep the best male compliment for your life, this is the book for you. Use it to affirm and complement the advice in Steve Harvey's "Act Like a Lady...". The Vixen Manual is highly readable, and content is presented in an intelligent and thoughtful way. Despite what you think you know about her, Karrine has surprisingly traditional values. Don't let your personal feelings about her past keep you from actually learning something.

Women who want to know the basics about dating younger men, being single, being a single mother, and

THE VIXEN MANUAL: HOW TO FIND, SEDUCE AND KEEP THE MAN YOU WANT offers a fine, specific guide to the art of seduction: how to locate, seduce and keep the man you want. Women who want to know the basics about dating younger men, being single, being a single mother, and more receive lessons learned from life. Vixen 'tips' and 'recaps' keep the text interesting and lively in a highly recommended pick for any general lending library with single women as part of their audience.

Tells it like it is.

Don't dismiss this book just because of the saucy cover--there is a lot of knowledge many of 'everyday' women can gleam from this book about dating and relationships. The Vixen Manual is about getting that man of your dreams--any man, mind you--to notice you and how you take it from there. It's about seducing the man you want and then how to keep him, all the while maintaining your allure of being a vixen. I found many good insights that made me have lightbulb moments and, overall, think this is a book that could help a lot of women come out of their shells and become vixens. A must, must read. Another must read that I also got a lot out of: Man Magnet: How to Be the Best Woman You Can Be in Order to Get the Best Man-A Guide To Dating (Revised Edition).