I just finished reading The Game by Neil Strauss. Really interesting book.
I actually read it for entertainment purposes and not to learn how to pick up women. In terms of teaching you how to pick up women, it teaches a bit, but I'm sure there are much better books out for that purpose. Besides, I really don't agree with their methods and dehumanizing women, but I do understand it works for them.
It's really more a book about becoming obsessed with picking up women and all the tragedies that go along with it. It's about people in a community that want to be accepted by both the opposite sex and their own gender. And what happens when things become too serious and obsessive.
Honestly, I didn't think I would, but I really enjoyed the book and recommend it to everyone. Just don't expect to become a master pickup artist when you read it.