www.lulu.com/redefiningseduction

"Bravo to your good work."

–Helen Fisher, Ph.D.

Anthropologist, Author

"Using the Darwinian claim that it is the females in a species who choose their male mates, in this provocative book that tilts at the contemporary theoretical windmills of essentialism and sociobiological reductionism, Donna Sheehan and Paul Reffell hold out hope for the possibility of effective action by women who yearn for a relationship with a man. 

In moving ‘from patriarchy to partnership’ they characterize men, behind their ‘Alpha’ masks of confident, and even aggressive, stereotypical masculinity, as fragile in ways that align with Camille Paglia’s claims, and as fearful of rejection by women. 

Specifying a strategy of making men comfortable in the presence of women and attempting to heal some ways in which a stern and earnest feminism may have backfired on women, Sheehan and Reffell promise that seduction led by women can be passionate, playful, joyous, and most of all, effective and justified, indeed virtually mandated by biological precedent among primates. 

They advocate relationships initiated on this vision of gender equality as a microcosm of what could become a template for egalitarian partnership throughout society." 

—Margaret Mackenzie Ph.D.
Anthropologist

"Picking up from Darwin's theory of Sexual Selection, Redefining Seduction is an audacious and evocative look at male and female sexuality and the mating game. The premise of women as being in the evolutionary driver’s seat will undoubtedly have huge implications for generations to come. A definite must-read "

—Lesley Osman, M.A. MFT
www.ecoroots.org

“Not another book on gender issues? Yes, and finally a foundation on gender to which I can teach. How necessary it is! Finally, a fresh and fascinating look at exactly what is going on inside us when men and women get together.”

–John J. Scherer, Author of Work and the Human Spirit.

www.scherercenter.com