The Alabaster Girl
I could tell you the truth about me — but to seduce you, I will tell you the truth about you.
Sit back and relax… I will sing you the song of women.
What women? you ask.
All women, I answer.
Even me? you ask.
Especially you, I answer.
On a nameless train somewhere between here and nowhere, a woman and a man sit facing each other. She is a journalist, there to interview him. He is the world’s greatest seducer.
We join the two of them for the length of the journey, a fly on the wall, while he recounts his life and his philosophy — interspersed with passages from his own book, which is also called The Alabaster Girl.
Ten years in the writing. Four hundred pages. Best taken in small sips.
From the book
Beauty needs a witness.
A man who loves women is loved by women. This is a law of the universe.
Thoreau wrote, “the mass of men live lives of quiet desperation.” This is as true today as it was back then. How many men stand on a balcony and wonder what happened?... He wanted adventure and he got two weeks’ vacation. He wanted a mission and he got a lawn that needs mowing. He wanted purpose and he got a cubicle. He wanted a mighty steed and he got a minivan. He wanted a castle and he got a mortgage. He wanted a battle to fight and he got televised sports. He wanted wisdom and he got talking heads on TV. He wanted treasure and he got endless debt. He wanted every part of his life to be wonderful, and here he is... standing on a balcony, in bleak, ruminating hesitation.
All of the greatest stories of history involve journey. This is because every journey is, in essence, a journey into oneself, into the soul.
We have forgotten how to have fun. We unlearn fun. Every interaction with women should be infused with fun. This includes the way we meet, the way we date, the way we are together in bed, and the way we are together in relationship. If it isn’t fun, what’s the point? If it isn’t fun, it needs to be left behind. Because... why not? We are treasure hunters, adventurers, raconteurs, are we not?
I could tell you the truth about me... but to seduce you, I will tell you the truth about you...
Contents
- IThe Way of Beauty
- IIThe Way of Seduction
- IIIThe Way of Discovery
- IVThe Way of the Natural
- VThe Way of Men
- VIThe Way of Women
- VIIThe Way of Love
- VIIIThe Way of Salvation
- IXThe Way of Beauty
“Highly poetic, sharp, and engaging. It’s easy to fall into the rabbit hole of the narrator’s musings, part poem and part half-remembered dreams. The book is an ode to a deep appreciation of women, and to the dance of the masculine and feminine as old as time.”
San Francisco Book Review
“A richly compelling, beautifully poetic journey into the heart of relationships. An astonishingly insightful guide to the paradoxes of love. This opus is best relished in small sips, allowing time for its many a-ha moments to weave themselves into your own tapestry of self-discovery.”
Steve Pavlina
Readers
★★★★★The most important book I’ve ever read
“I don’t say those words lightly, either. I’ve read hundreds of books, and nothing holds a candle to the masterpiece Zan Perrion presents here. I just finished reading this book for a third time, and my mind has, once again, been blown.”
Ben Brewer · Verified purchase, Amazon
★★★★★The philosophy of a master romance artist
“This is the most insightful book about relationship that I have ever read. I liked the way that the philosophy of a man who appreciates the beauty of women is interwoven with practical applications and stories of his principles. The narration of the story is merged with the commentary on the author’s philosophy of acting boldly and authentically, not only in relationships, but in their role in the world. I highly recommend this book to men who would like to rediscover the authenticity, beauty, and confidence in their relationships with women.”
John W · Verified purchase, Amazon
★★★★★I rarely write reviews…
“There was Chao Sin then Cleopatra, after that the time for Casanova and few like him have come. Every century have its own. For people of our time, I would argue it is Zan Perrion who have best answers for seduction/romantic related questions. The Alabaster girl can be understood in many way as a, as very honest and insightful confession of a free spirit, as a modern version of ‘Story of My Life’ by G. Casanova, as a tribute for the mysterious Jennifer but If you are looking for some answers for your love life — you sure as hell will find more than you can expect in this pages. This statement is true no matter if you are a girl or a guy.”
Krzysztof · Verified purchase, Amazon
★★★★★Brilliantly done…
“Reading this book for the third time and I don’t plan on stopping there. Whenever my mind starts reverting to the old programming of scarcity (in terms of women) I read a few paragraphs of the Alabaster Girl and it puts my heart and mind back in alignment with my destiny of abundance (in terms of beauty/women). This book has definitely been pivotal for me in cultivating a new mindset of creating loving relationships with beautiful women. It opens my mind to the understanding that I don’t need a relationship to complete me, but if I see a girl whom I think is beautiful, I can honestly and openly communicate that to her. If she’s open and receptive, that’s where the beauty and the magic happens. I used to seek girls whom my biological urges craved. Now I seek beautiful women with whom to have loving relationships with. Loving relationships are only possible with beautiful women. If she’s attractive, but impossible to have a loving relationship with, then she’s not beautiful. (My thought process after reading this amazing book)
Completely shifted my paradigms in how I view and interact with women.”
Alex Hernandez · Verified purchase, Amazon
★★★★★Easy read with a lot of soul
“The Alabaster Girl is a gem of a book. It is an easy read but one with a lot of soul, the kind that invites you to feel exactly what the author is feeling.
It actually reminded me of Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermann Hesse, in that the narrator truly feels bliss around women, except that Hesse’s narrative was obviously the result of cerebral fantasizing while Zan has had a lot of real life experience in seduction. This makes a difference in the way the book reads because Zan hones in on something real and organic without becoming saccharine, there are doses of healthy cynicism here. Of course, Hesse’s work is high literature by our canon and about the conflict between soul and flesh, while Zan’s is not and doesn’t mean to be; it is about a man who really, truly loves women; he revels in it all. Fun read and generous in the lessons it wants to communicate.”
Dr. Android · Verified purchase, Amazon
★★★★★Should be mandatory reading for every guy in high school
“Would completely change the dating world, make it easier and more fulfilling for everyone, and stop a lot of bad habits/beliefs from ever forming. So much great stuff in this book. If you think relating/connecting with women is hard, ‘complicated’ or something you need to ‘figure out’, this will simplify things greatly.”
Brian · Verified purchase, Amazon
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