Hustlers, Escorts, and Porn Stars : The Insider's Guide to Male Prostitution in America (Paperback)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Insiders Guide (NV); 2nd edition (June 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966579623
• ISBN-13: 978-0966579628
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,775,568 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Poor Writing Detracts from Intriguing Topic, March 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Hustlers, Escorts & Porn Stars: The Insider's Guide to Male Prostitution in America (Paperback)

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.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fast, sloppy but interesting, November 27, 1999

By A Customer

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.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Male Erotica Book of the Year!, September 7, 1998

By A Customer

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

"Hustlers, Escorts, and Porn Stars"

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

"Hustlers, Escorts, and Porn Stars"

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

"Hustlers, Escorts, and Porn Stars"

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