- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Greenery Press (CA) (April 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1890159301
- ISBN-13: 978-1890159306
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.3 x 1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 295 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #746,866 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
An essential manual for anybody who s ever considered a career as a phone sex operator, escort, call girl, exotic dancer, adult film performer or any other kind of sex worker. The actual details of sex work; how to get a job, how to keep yourself safe, how much you can expect to make, how to plan your exit strategy, and more... as well as dozens of juicy anecdotes about life is like between the sheets.
About the Author
Magdalene Meretrix has worked as a prostitute, escort, phone sex worker, professional submissive, and porn film actress. Her last full-time sex work job was in a legal Nevada brothel. She now works as a writer, paid escort and web page designer, and is an active advocate for sex workers'rights. Her articles have appeared in "Scarlet Letters" and "The Wyrmhole," and last year she chided Ann Landers in print for Ann' condescending attitude toward sex workers.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
packed with useful infomation for female sex workers in USA,
By John Sauter "John Sauter" (Nashua, NH USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Turning Pro: A Guide to Sex Work for the Ambitious and the Intrigued (Paperback)
My favorite tidbit is "Put your [spike-heeled] shoes in ziplockfreezer bags so the pointy heels don't snag your delicate lingerie." The chapter on sexually transmitted diseases is a real eye-opener. All the tips I've picked up from sex workers, from Yoga to cosmetic sponges, are here. There are a lot of references for more information, mostly to Internet resources. If you are a female considering sex work in the United States, read this book. John Sauter (...)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The First "How To Manual" for Sex Workers,
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This review is from: Turning Pro: A Guide to Sex Work for the Ambitious and the Intrigued (Paperback)
While the topic of this book may seem a bit unusual, Greenery Press has always published books that catered to an alternative audience and broke ground in formerly uncharted areas. This book is no exception. Magdelene Meretrix has written what could be called the "first sex workers' guide." Ms. Meretrix has worked in a number of different areas in the so-called sex industry, from working in "live girl booths," phone sex, a "stripper," and even had a brief role in an adult film. Drawing on her experiences and those of other women in various parts of the sex worker industry, she gives practical advice about getting a job as an escort, an exotic dancer, phone sex, what things are like in the legal Nevada brothels, the adult film industry, and even "Pro Domme" work. While she cautions against anyone doing anything illegal, the information she relays in all cases is excellent. There's also a great chapter on what to do if you get arrested. Each chapter also features web sites to go to get more information about a specific topicWhile I'm certainly not planning on getting a job as a "sex worker," the book was enlightening as to what this "world" entails. While in college in the late 1970s, I took a Human Sexuality class and wrote a term paper on prostitution. It's intriguing to me to see how much about "the world's oldest profession" has changed and how much seems to have stayed the same. While most would look down at sex work as a career or even a respectable job, to paraphrase a famous quote, "anything worth doing is worth doing well." Kudos to Ms. Meretrix for writing a fascinating book about a topic most look down upon.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Read (But written for a Woman),
By A Customer
This review is from: Turning Pro: A Guide to Sex Work for the Ambitious and the Intrigued (Paperback)
I found the book "Turning Pro" to be a good read. When I purchased the book I thought it might be for both man and woman looking to get into the Adult Business, but upon the first couple of pages you will find that its mainly written for a woman. But that aside, its a great book. It never really gets too indepth on some subjects and that leaves you with questions. In the Chapter about STD's it has some really great info that in itself make this book worth reading. If your looking for a indepth book about the Adult Business then this is not your book, but if your looking for a book that covers a wide range of work that gives you a starting point on research and/or work this is a great book to read. I found it very informative.
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