{"product_id":"the-happy-hooker-my-own-story-paperback","title":"The Happy Hooker: My Own Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eXaviera Hollander\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 30th anniversary edition of one of the modern classics of the sexual revolution--with a new Afterword by the author.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn international phenomenon upon its initial publication in 1972, \u003cem\u003eThe Happy Hooker\u003c\/em\u003e established Xaviera Hollander--previously the most powerful madam in New York City--as the world's best-known observer and commentator on sexual issues. A racy account of her life behind the brothel door, \u003cem\u003eThe Happy Hooker \u003c\/em\u003ebecame an instant classic that marked the intersection between the Playboy generation and the sexual revolution of the feminist era. Hollander left no vice unturned, covering lesbianism, bondage, and other sexual appetites with a frank tone that left the reader with no doubt that they were listening to a master...or mistress, as it were.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow restored gloriously to print in a first-ever trade paperback edition, \u003cem\u003e The Happy Hooker \u003c\/em\u003ewill reintroduce a whole new generation to the carefree days of swinging in the '60s and '70s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did \u003cem\u003eyou\u003c\/em\u003e first learn about sex? If you grew up in the 1970s, it may have been from a gleefully lusty tour guide named Xaviera Hollander\u003c\/p\u003eIn the late 1960s -- that era of sexual chaos, when Playboy Clubs and love-ins were competing for national attention -- a beautiful, intelligent young Dutch secretary named Xaviera de Vries moved to New York, grew swiftly tired of her desk job . . . and soon became the most visible and glamorous madam the city had ever seen. As Xaviera Hollander, she published a shockingly candid account of her life behind the brothel door. \u003cem\u003eThe Happy Hooker\u003c\/em\u003e shot straight to the top of the bestseller lists, sold more than fifteen million copies, and made this enterprising young woman an international phenomenon. Thirty years later, these delightfully explicit tales of the '60s and '70s swingers' scene -- including countless jaw-dropping stories of lesbianism, bondage, fetishism, and more -- remain as titillating as ever, charged with the mix of shrewd observation and uninhibited appetite that made Hollander an irresistible storyteller. \u003cem\u003eThe Happy Hooker\u003c\/em\u003e is a classic: the world's greatest book on the world's oldest profession.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 8.36 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 21, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44796717596774,"sku":"9780060014162","price":24.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/g7mrao8edV9780060014162.webp?v=1771178088","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-happy-hooker-my-own-story-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}