This book sucks, don't waste your money. It's about ten paragraphs thinly stretched into 200 pages of fluff. For example, the chapter "Your Physical Makover" basically says to find someone with good fashion sense to advise you. The chapter "Blind Dating" simply says to go on blind dates! I expected more detail on starting a conversation with a stranger, but the best he can come up with is a few paragraphs with gems such as "Hi, you're beautiful" or "Say, that's a nice bracelet."Despite his frequent boasting about being a high-paid dating consultant, he is no more insightful than your mom.For guys, I would recommend "The System" by Roy Valentine. Even though it is dripping with sleaze, he actually goes into quite a bit of detail as to how to start a conversation with a stranger without wallowing in cheesiness.