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General Category => Blather and Babble => Topic started by: Jem on 18 June 2011, 02:35:29 pm
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Hi
Are there any books you would recommend as interesting or just funny relating to escorting/sexual biographies by women/erotic literature etc
Mine are:
Eleven Minutes - Paulo Coehlo
(I love him as an author and the book shows a rather difficult side of escorting/trafficing but I think is beautiful nonetheless).
The Sexual Life of Catherine M - Catherine Millet
(True memoirs of a Parisian art critic who has a rather liberated sex life).
The Story of O - Pauline Reage
(an absoulte classic, reading it at 17 may have had something to do with my rather unorthodox approach to sex!).
There are loads I still want to read, and found a load of Anais Nin and Henry Miller on a pavement which I cant wait to get into.
Jemma x
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Pat Califia's Macho Sluts. Quite expensive tho, about ?30 in shops.
Great writing, quite, erm, strong stories!? I mean very graphic.
Mostly S&M, lesbian stuff. I have got some excellent ideas from there haha!
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2 books on ?how to?:
Paying for It: A Guide by Sex Workers for Their Clients
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Turning Pro: A Guide to Sex Work for the Ambitious and the Intrigued
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Belle De Jour: Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl
The book of the blog is interesting as an insight.
My copy is covered in underlines and comments in the margins
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Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl Author: Tracy Quan Semi auto-bio,based in In N.Y.
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"Whores and Other Feminists" edited by Jill Nagle (published by Routledge)
"Whores in History" (published by Harper Collins) and "The Front Line - Women in the Sex Industry Speak" (published by Grafton Books) both by Nickie Roberts
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Iain Scarlet, Professionals: Prostitutes and Their Clients
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http://www. amazon.co.uk/Confessions-Working-Girl-Miss-S/dp/0141032340/ref=pd_sim_b_3
this has a section in the back with hints form putting on a condom to hygiene .
http://www. amazon.co.uk/Call-Me-Elizabeth-Dawn-Annandale/dp/0316729760
there is a follow up to this which I am yet to read, Also she was based in my neck of the woods so I enjoyed it.
I too enjoyed the Nancy Chan diaries of .
these are all just light hearted reading really but the one I am waiting for is saafes own Paris B life of .
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So one of the threads here people mention a book Sex Tips for the Straight Woman by a Gay Man and it got me to thinking are there any books that girls would recommend to escorts who wish to educate themselves on aspects of escorting?
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I've merged this in with another thread, since it's been discussed before (and can we please not post links, since having to remove them is destroying my will to live :D). I'm pretty sure there's another one somewhere, and I'll add it if I find it.
Personally I would be bored to death reading stuff like this and will be sticking to Irvine Welsh, but more importantly I don't think there's any such thing as an instruction manual since people are all so different. Everyone's experience of prostitution is unique, which is why being able to get lots of different viewpoints is so important :).
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Thanks I did a search but for the life of me couldn't find it! I just see it like buying cookery books. I never do really use the recepes but use them for inspiration for my own ;D
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I don't think the '..by a gay man' one is nearly as good as the '.. for men by a lesbian' one it's trying to copy.
For very interesting ways to give hand jobs (and to a lesser extent blow jobs) see Lou Paget's 'How to be a great lover'.
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'in good company - the escorts guide' by kay good.
in my opinion its the definitive practical guide.
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I don't think the '..by a gay man' one is nearly as good as the '.. for men by a lesbian' one it's trying to copy.
For very interesting ways to give hand jobs (and to a lesser extent blow jobs) see Lou Paget's 'How to be a great lover'.
Hmmmm a book for men wirtten by a lesbian...if my man didnt know where my clit was I would for sure leave a copy of that on my coffee table hahaha 8)
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I really enjoyed reading the Nana by Emile Zola and the Eleven minutes by Coelho. real classics.
also enjoyed reading Hamis gyonyor: egy luxusprostitualt vallomasai by Vivien Szalai. very easy to read. this book has a sequel, Draga kej. the first book is the best, the sequel not so much but still ok. I dont know if there is an English edition for the books :(
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Brilliant book (apparently a true story) Call Me Elizabeth. Couldn't put it down. She talks of her time escorting whilst hiding it from her husband & friends. A friend of her husbands .......I won't spoil it!!!!
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Aphrodite Phoenix 'Are they bad girls or brilliant? The truths behind the fight for independent prostitutes' rights'
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Hooked and unhooked are great!! by clare gee. real good reads
im a rock chick, i read slash's autobiography that was wicked, also Mr nice is a good read
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The Price: My Rise and Fall As Natalia, New York's #1 Escort
Working Girl; My 20 Years in the Business by Eliana
and of course Madam - Prostitutes, Punters and Puppets by Madam Becky
don't know whether these were the type you were looking for but all great book to do with escorting/sex industry. especially Madam Beckys!
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Given that the latter has only ever been a pimp and not a prostitute, I think I'll agree to differ with you on that one.
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Given that the latter has only ever been a pimp and not a prostitute, I think I'll agree to differ with you on that one.
Still thought it was a great read and a great insight into how parlours work and just a general insight into the sex industry ... if we all agreed on things we would live in a pretty boring world wouldn't we :) xo
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It certainly would (and I'm saying that as somebody who never reads work-related books anyway, bar a few research titles I've got kicking around). I'd just urge anybody who did want to to read it to get it out from the library :).
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Ah see even though i'm not a total newbie but still fairly newish i'm still so intrigued by industury related books, tv programs, films etc, I'm sure the interest will die down over time aha! xo
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West End Girls by Barbara Tate is a good read. Hookers in the 40s London .
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There are a few ?industry? books I read out of curiosity but it struck me that many were really badly written. By far the worst was by someone called Bea. Luckily, I had picked the book up just to have a read while staying somewhere. I gave up after the second page. I would have really resented paying for that. I?ll give Madam Becky?s oeuvre a miss too, not so much because it irks me that she only ever worked as a madam without ever knowing the business first-hand yet proclaiming to be an expert but because a lot of her anecdotes have been ?harvested? by snooping on various industry boards and rehashing funny stories as her own. To me it feels like not only has she earned of the ladies? sex work but then also ripped off their experiences too.
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Hi
Are there any books you would recommend as interesting or just funny relating to escorting/sexual biographies by women/erotic literature etc
Mine are:
Eleven Minutes - Paulo Coehlo
(I love him as an author and the book shows a rather difficult side of escorting/trafficing but I think is beautiful nonetheless).
The Sexual Life of Catherine M - Catherine Millet
(True memoirs of a Parisian art critic who has a rather liberated sex life).
The Story of O - Pauline Reage
(an absoulte classic, reading it at 17 may have had something to do with my rather unorthodox approach to sex!).
There are loads I still want to read, and found a load of Anais Nin and Henry Miller on a pavement which I cant wait to get into.
Jemma x
Mmm discovered The Story of O in a majorcan bookstore when I was rather younger than 17..and read it by the pool every day in front of my parents feeling very naughty. That book is the reason Im pretty unshockable I think :o
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Hello everyone
I was wondering if I could please ask for some assistance in the form of a pointer in the right direction.
I've been reading extensively through the forums over the last few days and saw an interesting thread somewhere where ladies were discussing and recommending some useful books relating to sex work. I'm a bit of a bookworm and am considering ordering a couple of them from Amazon but can't for the life of me remember where it was I saw them mentioned. Please could anyone kindly advise?
Thank you x
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Playing the Whore by Melissa Gira Grant is a really good and concise read, would highly recommend.
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Hi Lucie268
Thank you for the recommendation, I will look it up and see what it's like. x
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Mattress Actress...i can't remember the name of the author. Annika something i think. Its an autobiography of an Australian WG.
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I am not sure if this is what you looking for but i like books such as:
Bought & Sold by Megan Stephens
Unforgivable by Collette Elliott
and any book by Cathy Glass
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Thank you ladies for the suggestions :)
Hi Iora and Daria00
I had a look at your suggestions and they look promising, I ordered a couple and another two are on my shopping list. Thanks again x
P.S. Not sure if I can actually display any of these on my coffee table or bookcase as the family are bound to wonder about my choice of reading material! lol
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king kong theory by virginie depentes
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Thank you Daisy and Cherry for the recommendations, my 'To Read' list is getting a good bit longer! ;D
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Disgraced By Saira Ahmed
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I have already read (and stupidly given away... Met another sex worker and she seemed like she needed it.) Thriving in Sex Work.
Does anyone have any recommendations for any informative books? I think it's always good to keep learning, every day is a school day ;D
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Merged with old thread :)