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Summary: Delicious, unabashed trash!
Review: Every profession has its successes and its failures, including prostitution. This book is about four failed hookers. Despite their (constantly reiterated) popularity with various "johns," all four of these women were lousy whores. Why? Because each of them became a prostitute in the mistaken impression that they would receive male love and approval for their sexual talents. Despite the colossal sums of money they were paid, not one of the four treats her stint "in the life" as a freely chosen career which gave them a chance to make an enormous amout of money in a short time. Paradoxically, these women expected their clients to treat them as wives or girlfriends, rather than as businesswomen selling their sexual services. They lamentplaintively about men treating them like meat, but not once do any of them face up to the fact that they treated their clients as cash cows, demanding and getting large sums for acts that millions perform everyday for nothing. Any successful whore must realize sooner or later that men pay for her company as much as for a sex act. In truth, despite the poor-little-me scenarios developed for each of the women, these girls come across as a bunch of selfish, self-indulgent, manipulative, and totally unselfconscious bimbos without one iota of personality to offer. This book is a slick, entertaining page-turner perfect for reading in the bathroom. I loved every word of it.
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Summary: Informative But Disturbing
Review: I gave this book 5 stars because it appears to be true. It provides insights into the lives of people who have the resources to create a living hell for themselves in preparation for what I assume is waiting just ahead for them. However I suffer from mild depression and this book doesn't help any. The second case study was particularly disturbing. Here's a tormented soul who was sexually molested, raped by sex fiends, and slit her wrists twice by the time she reached about age 20. The father can take credit for the rape. He allowed a 12 year old girl to go to a strange house with strange people who he knew were in the pornography business. Anyone with even minimal intelligence would realize this was a dangerous situation for a young girl. She was wreckless and exploitive of herself also. Prostitution is after all an exploitive activity. The second case study came very close to getting pulled into a white slavery ring in Paris. This was done under the guise of a modelling engagement by an enterprising individual who turned out to be cunning, devious, and cruel. If that would have happened the things in this book would be kids' stuff compared to what would have happened to her. I assume her family and friends would never have seen or heard from her again. Girls thinking about getting into prostitution should be intelligent about going to strange places with strange people, especially about going to another country. In a situation like that the line between asking someone to do something and forcing them against their will is very thin. You can never be sure who you'll run into in that business. Danger and death are always lurking in the shadows of this dark world. The sequel to this book, Once More With Feeling, gives a better idea of the negative side of prostitution. They all don't go to parties at mansions and make tons of money. As this book shows even those that do are miserable anyway. Many don't escape with their lives. Not that this book presents prostitution as a bed of roses either. There are some common denominators that lead girls onto this path: lack of family structure or abusive home life; drug abuse which impairs judgement; enticement of 'easy' money and luxury; naivety and lack of experience in life; no way to support themselves financially (caused by other factors above like drugs); to some extent low self esteem and self respect. Most of the girls in both books have at least some of these characteristics.
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Summary: You'll never look at Hollywood the same again
Review: I'm not really sure what initially attracted me to this bookbut as I began to read it I became totally enthralled in thelives of the four women who were brave enough to come forth and tell their interesting yet saddening and disgusting stories of their run ins with some of Hollywoods most powerful players. I fell in love with Robin, Liza, Linda, and Tiffany. These women have seen and been through so much but have risen to overcome the darkness that held a shroud over their lives for so long. Without giving to much away, there are stories of producer Don Simpson's violent S & M practices, Lorenzo Lamas' insensitivity, Hugh Heffner's passion for watching, and so many other stories that will shock and sadden you at the same time. This is an important book that must be read to be beieleved. It will also strike a cord in your heart. It makes you wish you could reach a hand out and help save these young ladies who go to Hollywood with the dreams of being someone special, only to be drug deep into the scum and filth that actually lies within even though they should know that they already are special like everyone else. After reading this book, you will lose respect for the dirty business of Hollywood but will become more open minded to what is seen and felt by someone who needs to be loved and not used. Give these girls a chance, they deserve to be heard.
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Summary: You get what you pay for
Review: It seemed like a good idea at the time, and the price was right (...). The writing was no great shakes, and proved to be a greater distraction than the womens' seeming inability to learn any sort of lessons from previous experiences. It really felt like I was reading a children's primer; it wasn't graphic enough to serve as tittilation nor narrative-oriented to provide an undercurrent content. I guess I've been reading good literature too long and can never go back...
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Summary: You get what you pay for
Review: This book is basically a tell-all expose written by former prostitutes-to-the-stars. As such, it can be highly entertaining, even if some of the more outlandish claims should certainly be taken with a grain of salt. Inexplicably, however, one of the chapters is written by a former lover of mine (identified as "Liza" in the book) who claims that I attempted to involve her in an international prostitution ring with promises of a highly paid modelling gig in Paris. One must first of all question what my name is doing in a book like this in the first place, alongside those of Sylvester Stallone and George Harrison, among many others. While I was a fairly successful Hollywood "player" (i.e., producer, agent, etc.) for many years, my name certainly never became anything close to a household name for the outside world. More importantly, "Liza"'s claims are entriely unfounded. Regarding the week-long job in Paris involving the Arab businessmen: she knew full well what she was getting into. Indeed, she had "worked" for me (locally in Los Angeles) without so much as a complaint on many previous occasions. In this particular case, she was extremely well paid and got a free trip to Paris to boot -- so it is quite beyond me why she sought to misportray the experience in the book in question. In any event, the title plays out quite nicely in the case of "Liza" -- she really didn't sleep in that town again... at least not on a paid basis.
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Summary: Gossip,Gossip,Gossip!
Review: This book makes for a great read if you are a gossip lover.It includes stories about some of the biggest names in Hollywood.Although I do feel that these young women might be exaggerating the truth. It still makes for a fun read.
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Summary: a very sad book
Review: This book was hyped as being some sort sexy romp through gossip land. Actually it's very sad. The authors were all pretty girls who went to Hollywood and ended up on the dark side. For every wide eyed innocent who makes it big in movies there are 100 who end up in porn, prostitution, stripping or as groupies.
The authors all were pathetic women who had encounters with some of Hollywoods sickest, meanest stars. This is not a fun or light hearted book. Some of it is sickening and will really make you rethink your entertainment choices.
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Summary: It's like looking into the stars' bedrooms!
Review: This is by no means great literature, but then again who cares when all the stars' sexual secrets are exposed for your curious voyeristic mind? It's basically a bunch of high-priced call girls kissing (actually much more) and telling. The male celebrities are seen for what they are - pigs, and it's so refreshing. But, can you take it seriously? Probably not. The woman from this book all sound bitter & vengeful. It's a fun read though -- gossip always is!
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