prostitution

Well, prostitution is the oldest profession, they say, and it’s probably one of the more interesting ones. Here are ten top non-fiction reads about hookers, madams, high-class callgirls and prostitutes, compiled in honor of the Spitzer scandal.

"“Looking to try this,” you say. “Is it really, really awful?” you ask ... But I know also that you’re responding to something you’ve found in my writing–the vicarious thrill of someone who seems to have played with fire and barely singed her fingertips ... But there’s another side to this deal that I’m afraid I haven’t shown you."