#Barney stinson playbook series#

This fact explains why Barney never got arrested for many years for signing illegal contracts and papers, as blackmail for keeping his job. Unbeknownst to the company, Barney is secretly working for the FBI as an informant, with the intention of defeating his boss Greg Fisher, who stole his girlfriend, Shannon, many years ago.

He is essentially the company's 'fall guy', signing various documents and becoming responsible for any illegal activity. Barney's job is revealed in Unpause, where it is revealed that he has been responding honestly PLEASE is an acronym ('Provide Legal Exculpation And Sign Everything') and Barney's job is being a legal scapegoat for his company's corrupt activities. When Barney hooks up with a woman Lily had been saving for Ted, she gets revenge by stealing his playbook, which contains all the moves he uses to pick up. Many strange events occur, such as Barney stating in The Possimpible that 'actually doing things gets you fired', Marshall in The Goat finding a contract detailing the poisoning of the water supply in Lisbon, Portugal in Barney's office, and Barney in Last Cigarette Ever mentioning that the company might murder him one day because of how much he knows, or that he won't be fired but he may end up missing with teeth and fingertips removed in Mosbius Designs. This maintains the mystery of Barney's job throughout the series. Throughout most of the series, whenever Barney is asked what he did for a living by his friends (such as Marshall in Life Among the Gorillas and Lily in World's Greatest Couple), he dismissively answers 'please'. Featuring great plays from Barney Stinson's secret playbook of legendary moves, this book schools the reader in awsomeness.

#Barney stinson playbook series#

So suit up and get ready to be schooled in awesomeness.Barney Stinson's job has been a mystery throughout the series as whenever the gang asks about it, he only says, ' Please', which would turn out to be an acronym for his actual job Provide Legal Exculpation and Sign Everything at AltruCell Corporation and later in Goliath National Bank, meaning he was telling his job all along. From the pen of Barney Stinson comes the indispensable guide for every brother looking to score with the ladies. …and other greatest hits from Barney Stinson’s secret Playbook of legendary moves. You’ll master more than seventy-five seduction techniques, developed by pickup guru and all-around good guy Barney Stinson, guaranteed to turn you into a bona fide ladies’ man. Barney uses the book for good to get Robin, but apart from that, it is filled with the most ridiculous and elaborate ways to pick up women imaginable and is the source of much of Barneys success. Now, with the help of The Playbook, you’ll be able to approach any beautiful woman, discover her innermost passion, and use that to trick her into sleeping with you. Since the dawn of history man has searched for the answer to the most fundamental of questions: “Why am I here…not banging chicks?” The search is over.

Bestselling author of The Bro Code, Barney Stinson of How I Met Your Mother fame, presents The Playbook-like Neil Strauss’s The Game for Bros, The Playbook offers advice on the many creative and resourceful ways Barney’s developed to wine, dine, and score with “The Ladies.”