First and foremost, if you are looking for a book that teaches you how to pick up women (ie Mystery Method or Charisma Arts), this is NOT the book you are looking for. If you are looking for a book that teaches sexual techniques and positions, this is also NOT it. That's what Kama Sutra is for. If you accept these two premises, then you won't be in the same boat as those clueless dudes who left 1 star review of this book.
Before reading this book, I've already owned David Shades more advanced book "Give Women Wild Screaming Orgasms", which is only available on his website. I was one of the original reviewers of this book before it was even published. There is quite a bit of overlaps of contents. My suggestion for which book to get is simple.
1) If you are not successful of women (chances are, if you are looking at this book, you probably aren't), or if you don't have much experience, then this book is for you. It provides the most basic fundamentals in understanding female sexuality. If you like it, go ahead and upgrade to the next book. If this book is not your tea, you can simply resell the book right here on amazon.
2) On the other hand, if you have some experiences with women, I would highly recommend "Give Women Wild Screaming Orgasms" over this one. Basically that book covers most of the topics in "The Secrets of Female Sexuality", and much more. I bought "Screaming" 1.5 years ago when I was a virgin; I will tell you how the book helped changing my life (and my attitudes) in just a moment.
$20 is a small price to pay for getting the correct mindset about WOMEN, and more importantly, about YOURSELF. David's central idea is simple. You are a man, so be like one. Stand up tall for yourself and for causes you believe in. Stop getting excuses; start taking RESPONSIBILITIES. In other words, when you believe yourself and treat others with respect, you will garner respect in return.
Once this "theme" is internalized, it's a piece of cake to incorporate the techniques. When one commands respect, it's natural for women to follow. Women wants to be led (by a REAL man), not the other way around. (when's the last time you see a successful relationship between a weak guy and a strong woman?)
David's other main ideas include getting comfortable of your own sexuality, being sensually powerful, how to be a masterful lover, that women are highly sexual creatures (more so than men), and women's sexuality...etc. Yet it all resides on the premise that you are personally powerful!. None of these will work if you don't believe in yourself. My favorite quote from the book is the following: "Being a masterful lover is about knowledge and beliefs". It doesn't matter how many women you slept with; it's all about knowledge and beliefs.
When I got the other book 1.5 years ago, I was at the crossroad of my life. I was graduating from the best university in Canada (and no, it's not Queens or McGill), yet I had absolutely no idea what I want in life. This book reminded that I was the only person responsible for my own life. If it was going nowhere, I had to do something about it. Anyway, I decided to backpack and work throughout Europe. Biggest gamble of my life. It was during my 10 months there that I met my current girlfriend. She was 30 yrs old, very smart, sexy and beautiful. She never had a boyfriend before despite being chased by over a dozen guys over the years. To make it even more challenging, she never had sex or even masturbate in her entire life. Yet by the third night of meeting her (we met first on the internet), she was already naked on my bed. She later told me she was already heads over heels for me when we chatted online and on the phone. Somehow, she could feel that I was different from most guys she knew. She could feel that I was the man. More importantly, she trusted me when I led her toward wild & steaming hot adventures.
I am currently studying in grad school and she quitted her job just so she could spend several months with me. We had lots of great sex, and my god, she squirted quite a few times (Btw David, next time you should have a new section on how to clean a bed after women squirting). We did a lot of wild things that she didn't imagine was possible. Right now we are in a long distance relationship, and she changes from a conservative women who never masturbates, to one that wants phone sex twice a day. It's an amazing feeling to have a beautiful woman who is crazy about you emotionally, intellectually, and sexually.
One final note. I was 24 when I met her. I was maturing into a real man. Thanks to the information and knowledge from David Shade (and also Charisma Arts), I could interact with a woman more easily and smoothly. Yet none of it is possible if I didn't take responsibilities of my own life.
If something is missing in your life (women? money? travel?), what are YOU going to do about it?