This is not a journey that was undertaken for journalistic purposes. It is a painfully honest account of a life crisis that was forced on me by my own behavior and its consequences.

"As such?? it requires sharing a lot of things I'm not proud of?and a few things I feel like I should regret a whole lot more than I actually do. Because?? unfortunately?? I am not the hero in this tale. I am the villain.">

So begins Neil Strauss's long-awaited follow-up to The Game?? the funny and slyly instructive work of immersive journalism that jump-started the international "eduction community" and made Strauss a household name?revered or notorious?among single men and women alike.

In The Truth?? Strauss takes on his greatest challenge yet: Relationships. And in this wild and