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Bad Girls

Tuesday night I took this book on a tour of some local bars. A book might appear an odd choice of drinking companion, but this one is different – it’s entitled “Bad Girls” and sports this alluring cover photo. People were interested. I also asked folks if they knew any of the bad...

Love, Sex and Deception

I review books in a particular way. Firstly, I avoid introductions and prefaces; if the book’s any good I figure I should be able to begin at chapter one and proceed to the end without explanatory notes. Any half-decent book will stand on the text alone. Explanatory notes are for after digesting the...

Rock Her World, Again.

An embarrassing number of months ago, the super-awesome Wombat sent me a book to review on this here blog. I was over-seas when the book arrived, but I promptly ripped open the cover. And then scratched my head. You see, the title of this book is “Rock Her World: the sex guide for the modern...

The Five Love Languages

I recently finished The Five Love Languages, a book I cannot recommend highly enough for anyone who wishes to have more meaningful, effective relationships (romantic or otherwise). (I read the Singles Edition; there are various versions available for whatever your current status or focus, but you’ll...

The Hardest (Working) Man in Show Business.

If anyone is qualified to write about Fluffers, it’s Ron Jeremy. [Wikipedia link] This is his autobiography which, as you can see, didn’t sell at full retail price. The publisher’s loss is our gain, because this isn’t a half bad read. Ron tells the tale of his loves and likes in fine...

The Art of Making Money

The Art of Making Money, by Jason Kersten. Reviewed by Wombat. This book was my weekend entertainment. It forced me to consider the advantages of being a crook, especially a crook who counterfeits C-notes. There is a downside to contravening Federal US statutes, which includes being pursued by the Secret...

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