{"product_id":"bare-elisabeth-eaves-9781580051217","title":"Bare: The Naked Truth about Stripping","description":"Her curiosity began as a teenager, with an awareness of her body and the reaction other people had to it. It continued with the realization that women's bodies often gave them a strange power over men. As an adult, it became a fascination with professional sex workers, leading to a plunge into their world. \u003ci\u003eBare\u003c\/i\u003e follows the author and her fellow dancers through Seattle strip clubs and bachelor parties, exploring in riveting detail Eaves's own motivations and behavior, as well as those of her coworkers, as they make their way through the sometimes exhilarating, often disturbing world of stripping. This compelling, revealing memoir exposes the reader to that world behind the flashing lights and offers illuminating insights into the reasons women take up this work--and how it affects their identities and lives off the job.\u003cbr\u003eIn its unstinting honesty, \u003ci\u003eBare\u003c\/i\u003e demands that we take a closer look at the way sexuality is viewed in our culture; what, if anything, constitutes \"normal\" desire; the ethics of swapping money--or anything else--for sex; and how women and men navigate the perilous contradictions and double standards that make up today's socio-sexual conversation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elisabeth Eaves\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1580051219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781580051217\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seal Press (CA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/24\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.53w x 0.78d","brand":"Elisabeth Eaves","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985191796991,"sku":"9781580051217","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7a07ab07-8d05-46be-a5af-03d564d62d9e.jpg?v=1683276098","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bare-elisabeth-eaves-9781580051217","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}