Madam: Chronicles of a Nevada Cathouse
Author: Lora Shaner
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ISBN: 0929712579
Publisher: Huntington Press (January, 1999)
Sales Rank: 58,296
Average Customer Rating: 4.95 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
Terrific! A gem! "I Gotta Read this again" kind of book!
See summary above. Those are comments I heard from the whole crew of my ship when I lent them my mother's book. I'm Lora Shaner's daughter, Kathy, a merchant marine on board a ready reserve ship on constant alert in the Indian Ocean. Sure, these guys are my shipmates and wouldn't want to hurt my feelings if they didn't like MADAM: Chronicles of a Nevada Cathouse. But they loved it! I sent copies of the book to all my friends for Christmas and have had nothing but rave reviews. It's a great book. I've visited Sheri's brothel many times during vacations home; even had Christmas dinner with the girls one year. My mom's description of the brothel and the girls is perfect. Biased or not, I think everyone interested in the details of legal prostitution should read this book. It's a terrific read.
Rating: 5 out of 5
A Page-Turner!
"MADAM" is by far the best book written about legal prostitution by someone who walked the walk and talked the talk. Actually, it's the best book I've ever read on the entire subject of prostitution because it's not a dreary social commentary written by a sociologist. It's a snappy sizzler of a read. Shaner doesn't mince words. She tells a hell of a story about the girls and their guys-of-the-moment. Everyone should read this book. It's funny, it's sad, it's informative, it's easy to read and still manages to be very, very intelligent.
Rating: 5 out of 5
I am not Lora Shaner's daughter
but she is someone I would like to meet. If you want to know what it is like to work in a brothel, this is the book for you. You get an honest and even handed look at the girls (to include their persnalities and motivations), the Johns, the job, and the business of legal prostitution. It was a good and entertaining read to boot. The only thing wrong with it, was it was too short! Similar Products
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