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Hustlers, Escorts & Porn Stars: The Insider's Guide to Male Prostitution in America

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This is one of the worst "books" I have ever encountered. In the traditional sense, it is not a book at all, in that there is no publisher and thus, no editor. As Adams explains, he started with an outline and "worked on each section depending on my mood." He must have, or as he would say, "must of," been in a very sour mood during the entire process. This book reads like a high schooler's English paper where the procrastinating student tried his best to meet the minimum word requirement. The repition is tedious. The excess verbiage is smothering, and consists of distracting personal rememberances, unqualified assertions ("most people don't have the metabolism to have this sort of body {6' 200 lbs.} at a young age {21}"), the obvious ("most {legitimate} massage therapists will not discuss penis size"), and the really obvious ("Hair color tends to come in blonde, light or dark brunette, black, and red"). Mr. Adams needs to learn that being able to type is not the same as being able to write, and having a good word processor is not the same as having a good publisher. Any competant undergraduate journalism major could have taken what is obviously thoroughly researched and fascinating material and produced a better product. In its current form, it is essential unreadable.

Matt Adams's book has lots of useful tidbits, especially about etiquette and issues of safety. The quotes from the escorts themselves are interesting.

The text is choppy and repetitive. He should hire an editor.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction

-- Sex in America -- How to Use this Book -- Nomenclature -- Your Opinion Counts -- Summary of the Contents

Section I -- Types of Male Prostitutes

Describes the various types of male prostitutes and how they operate.

There are chapters on hustlers, massage therapists, escorts, escort agencies, top models and bodybuilders, porn stars, and specialty escorts.

Section I -- Types of Male Prostitutes

Chapter 1 -- Hustlers

-- Location Defines a Hustler -- Street Hustlers -- The Fantasy of the Street Hustler -- Adult Bookstore Hustlers -- Bathhouse Hustlers -- Bar Hustlers -- Small Towns -- Strip Clubs -- Internet Hustlers -- The Chance Hustler

Chapter 2 -- Massage Therapists

-- Types of Massage -- What to Ask -- The Health Benefits of Massage

Chapter 3 -- Escorts

-- Reading the Ads -- Appearance -- Personality -- Communications -- Location -- Budget -- Escort Myths -- Travel Calls -- Risk of HIV Infection -- The Sexual Issues of Escorts

Chapter 4 -- Escort Agencies

-- How Escort Agencies Get Started -- Working for an Agency -- Clients and Escort Agencies -- Escort Agency Advertising -- Escort Agency Policies -- Specialty Agencies

Chapter 5 -- Top Models and Bodybuilders

-- How Elite Escorts Choose Sponsors -- The Life of an Elite Escort -- Developing a Relationship with an Elite Escort -- The Cost of an Elite Escort

Chapter 6 -- Porn Stars

-- Getting Discovered -- Class Structure -- Industry Leaders -- Scum -- The Escort and the Adult Industry -- Working in the Industry -- Difficulties on the Set -- Porn Stars as Escorts

Chapter 7 -- Specialty Escorts

-- The Bisexual Market -- Male Escorts for Women -- Bodybuilders -- Transgender -- Tandems -- S&M

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Section II -- Business Issues in Male Prostitution

Discusses the business issues of male escorts including chapters on the qualities of the top male escorts, clients, legal risks, sexually transmitted diseases, mental health issues, and scams.

Section II -- Business Issues in Male Prostitution

Chapter 8 -- Top Quality Escorts

-- How to Identify a Top Quality Escort -- Marketing and Advertising -- Professionalism -- How the Top Escorts Screen Their Clients -- Business Practices of Top Escorts -- How the Top Escorts Run Their Personal Lives

Chapter 9 -- Clients

-- Types of Clients -- Client Expectations -- How an Escort Screens Clients -- Things a Prospective Client Should Not Say -- The Use of an Agency -- The Use of Search Services -- What a Client Can Expect to Pay

Chapter 10 -- Legal Risks

-- Public Policy -- Public Safety and Public Policy -- High Risk Activities -- Legal Penalties -- Legalization of Prostitution

Chapter 11 -- Sexually Transmitted Diseases

-- Listing and Descriptions of Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- Safer Sex -- Unsafe Sexual Activity -- How to Get Treatment for an STD

Chapter 12 -- Mental Health Issues

-- Sexual Disorders -- Pedophilia -- Addictions -- Stalkers -- Antisocial Personality Disorder

Chapter 13 -- Scams

-- Escort Scams -- Client Scams -- Internet Scams -- Agency Scams

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Section III -- Appendixes

Includes an analysis of the top markets, listings of strip clubs, places to find sex, publications, escort agencies, Internet web sites, and a listing of the top escorts in the U.S.

Section III -- Appendixes

Chapter 14 -- Market Analysis

An analysis of the top markets in the United States for male prostitution.

Chapter 15 -- Places to Find Strippers

A listing of establishments in the United States that have male strippers.

Chapter 16 -- Places to Find Sex

A listing of bathhouses, sex clubs, adult bookstores, and adult theatres.

Chapter 17 -- Gay Publications

A listing of many of the gay publications in the United States.

Chapter 18 -- Male Escort Agencies

A listing of male escort agencies in the United States.

Chapter 19 -- The Internet

A listing of Internet web sites for independent escorts, escort agencies, escort advertising or list links.

Chapter 20 -- Highly Respected Escorts

A listing of many of the most respected male escorts in the United States.

Chapter 21 -- Feedback

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"Hustlers, Escorts, and Porn Stars" by Matt Adams 300-page trade paperback

I've got to second the comments about the writing style detracting from the book. It's like a 5000-word student essay with 1000 words worth of material. Lots of stretching and repetition.

This guy's editor didn't earn his/her money...

I will grant that the information presented, from the client's standpoint AND the worker's standpoint, is very useful, but it could have been condensed into a twenty page guide. Things like "you'll have better luck if your not so incredibly picky about 'type' (blond, smooth, 5'11" size 9 shoes, etc)" and "don't try to rip off an escort", while fine advice, is repeated over and over and over again till I wanted to shriek. And god help us, this book is BADLY in need of a copy editor, there are a-grammatical segments of text on nearly every page.

Adams has written this book for three audiences: those who are thinking about hiring a hustler or escort; those who are thinking about becoming an escort; those who are just curious about male prostitution. All three audiences are well served by "Hustlers." Adams draws not just on his own experiences in the profession but his conscientious research on this topic. The treatment is informative and unapologetic, with specific discussions of how to get started, fees (add at least 15% to the prices given), and different cities. The appendix on escort web pages is a plus.

Hustlers, Escorts, and Porn Stars is a surprisingly frank and educational exploration of the how, what, where and whys of male prositution. Matt Adams has seriously considered his subject without going for the obvious or sensational. An enlightening book.

Mr. Adams has written a valuable book for anyone who has ever hired an escort, thought about hiring an escort, or was just plain curious about how the World's Oldest Profession functioned within America's gay culture. The answer, not surprisingly, it that it functions quite well thank you, and Mr. Adams thoroughly lays out the terms, structures and conditions of male prostitution. He doesn't write to your prurient interest, but he does write to a broad canvas and touches on every conceivable aspect of sex-for-hire -- including the fact that it's illegal almost everywhere this book will be read. I've placed my copy on the bookshelf next to Polly Adler's "A House is Not a Home" (it seemed the natural place), and I look forward to Mr. Adam's further writings.

Matt's book is totally accurate to a degree that no other publication out there offers. Everything from STD's and mental health issues to a list of the best escorts in the country. Truly a do's and dont's book on this industry and a way to really make the difficulties not so difficult. An easy read that could easily be used as a source material for studying the subject. Hell, even I myself am listed in it as being one of the top escorts in the nation. Brenden Knight

Hustlers, Escorts, and Porn Stars is the only handbook you'll ever need to travel into the underbelly of the male sex trade. Whether you are buying, selling, or just doing research, author Matt Adams brings a strange honor, and dignity into the world of male prostitution. Propelled by twenty years of experience the author brushes aside the moral disputation, and attacks the subject from the inside out. Travel this taboo highway, and enjoy the ride into the world of the male prostitute