Dirty Talk [Hardcover]

Gary Anthony (Author), Rocky Bennett (Author), John William Money (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1998

A revealing look at phone sex by a "mistress of fantasy" responsible for a lot of heavy breathing. With claims of more than half a million calls each day, professional telephone sex is a billion-dollar business in the United States, becoming even more popular in an age of sexually transmitted diseases. Phone sex calls may be expensive, but they are secret, fulfilling turn-ons to many men and even a few women. This book offers a fascinating, no-holds-barred insider's look at the steamy and mysterious world of phone sex fantasy and the clients who keep coming back for more.Gary Anthony joined the business because he needed work, but he also hoped to hone his acting skills on duty, on the phone, he was every man's, and a few women's, fantasy, playing everything from a dominatrix to a she-male to a wide-eyed young male lover. His anonymous callers could be lonely truck drivers, frustrated business men, the sexually ambivalent, or those who just needed to hear his friendly voice of acceptance."Dirty Talk" is more than just a look at the world of phone sex. This unique, non-judgemental, tell-all book is part autobiography, part industry expose. Anthony digs deep beneath the surface of our desires and reveals the truth about the phone sex actresses who leave male callers physically spent and sexually satisfied. During his years as a phone sex actor, Anthony kept a detailed diary of his conversations and encounters in this alternate world of sexual expression. Reprinted here are many of those titillating conversations featuring every possible scenario from straight sex, transsexual and gay encounters to kinky scenes, fetishes, and the downright bizarre!

Product Details

• Hardcover: 300 pages
• Publisher: Prometheus Books (February 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1573921882
• ISBN-13: 978-1573921886
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #736,787 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book, January 22, 2004

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Isabella Valentine - www.IsabellaValentine.com (Bloomington, IN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dirty Talk (Hardcover)

If anyone could possibly appreciate this book, it would be me. I too, am a phone sex operator just like the author of this book (except I really AM a woman and don't just pose as one).

I didn't realize this book would be written from a man's perspective when it was purchased for me, but I opened the book with an open mind. The author talks about his occupation as a male phone sex operator (well he actually played two people - a male and a shemale) I can relate to many points made in this book, yes men really say those ridiculous lines (the author made an actual list of those lines - and I can raise my hand and vouch for him). Yes, we have to be ready for every single line thrown at us. He gets into some of the redundancy we hear, the constant "yes I am always horny" lines - which made me laugh because there is no way in the world that people are horny 24 hours a day/7 days a week, yet people choose to believe it.

I think this book was heart felt and a very honest, realistic view from his perspective and a very enjoyable read. I would like to say though - one thing I didn't like was that he was very cynical about many points that I did not agree with. He laughed at these callers behind their backs (ok sometimes I do, depending on the content) but... he made a habit of doing this to even average nice callers who had off-the-wall fetishes. I think his unhappiness in his job showed as he wrote the book. He even admitted that he would write how he felt at the end of the call and actually type his comments into the book, which shows... because he uses a lot of sarcasm.

This book is not an upbeat one. He is not excited about phone sex. Most of the time he is just waiting for the call to end so he can hang up the phone. Although his view on the industry does not necessarily reflect mine, I at least admire his honesty. I am sad to hear this author has passed away, I read the introduction about his tragic death.

I recommend this book... not really sure who to recommend it to. Callers may not want to read it, because it may make them never want to call phone sex again. And fellow phone sex operators may not want to read it because it's almost a slightly depressing book. But I DO recommend it because - it is funny, it's realistic, it adds humor in the most off-the-wall topics... and simply because I never read a version of phone sex from the male's perspective.

I give it five stars.

25 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The industry would collapse if all men read this book, December 9, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Dirty Talk (Hardcover)

Hey fellas, how would you feel if you knew that hot phone-sex operator you wasted $40 on last night was really a GUY? This memoir of life in the highly profitable adult entertainment industry can be funny, but overall it is very disturbing to read about all the horrible things callers make the "girls" say and do. Lots of mysogyny, horrible cursing, sadistic and pedophilic fantasies...but I guess it's better these losers pay some girl (or guy) to take their abuse over the phone than inflict it upon their loved ones or strangers. A very surreal read, not for the faint of heart.

1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Prudes Beware, March 14, 2008

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Sabrina (Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dirty Talk (Hardcover)

Wow, does this book have a lot of language and stories. Not for the shy or easily offended. An entertaining read if you can get past the sometimes vulgar visual images that are created with the dialogue.