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    <body><![CDATA[When people asked me what I was reading and I said a book about stripping, I got some raised eyebrows and some jokes about whether it was a how-to manual, but in the end, this was a pretty interesting read.  The author stripped until she left to go to grad school and became a journalist / writer.  I...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52089400">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Voyeuristic look into the world of stripping by a former stripper.  Very disturbing.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting book exploring the world of exotic dancers in a non-judgmental way. Motivations, behaviors, etc. Exploitative vs empowering.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting because this girl wasn't really a stripper so much as a booth dancer, but she still has more than her share of stories.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I tried but could not get in to it, so I am going to skip this one.]]></body>
    
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