false 796829 2 <p> Somewhere, somebody is having more fun than you are. Or so everyone believes. Peter Sagal, a mild-mannered, Harvard-educated NPR host;the man- who put the second "L" in "vanilla"-decided to find out if it's true. </p> From strip clubs to gambling halls to swingers clubs to porn sets-and then back to the strip clubs, but only because he left his glasses there-Sagal explores exactly what the sinful folk do, how much they pay for the privilege, and exactly how they got those funny red marks. He hosts a dinner for three of the smartest porn stars in the world, asks the floor manager at the oldest casino in Vegas how to beat the house, and indulges in molecular cuisine at the finest restaurant in the country. Meet liars and rich people who don't think consumption is a disease, encounter the most spectacular view ever seen from a urinal, and say hello to Nina Hartley, the only porn star who can discuss Nietzsche while strangers smack her butt. </p> <p> With a sharp wit, a remarkable eye for detail, and the carefree insouciance that can only come from not having any idea what he's getting into, Sagal proves to be the perfect guide to sinful behavior. What happens in Vegas-and in less glamorous places-is all laid out in these pages, a modern version of Dante's <i>Inferno</i>, except with more jokes. </p> 782799 1 10 2007 The Book of Vice: Very Naughty Things (and How to Do Them) total:524|5:59|4:187|3:212|2:54|1:12| 524 1799 1038 161 5 3 false false Thu Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 23 09:35:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 28 15:49:56 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 3 false false Mon Feb 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 11 15:01:47 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 08:04:05 -0800 2008 Not so with The Book of Vice.
Sagal says, "everybody is a tourist outside the bounds of his own life," and aim...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 13 07:09:18 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 13 21:04:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Sat Feb 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 08:01:42 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 23 08:58:19 -0800 2008 America Unzipped by Brian Alexander, and I enjoyed the writing and topics in The Book of Vice much better. The two books are different, but Vice touches upon some similar topics that Alexander's book covers: strip clubs and pornography.

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Day 1. Chapter: "Swinging". Chuckling a bit. Eyes widening a bit. Suddenly aware that the people sitting on both sides of me are women. Book slams shut.

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What does it say about me, though, that everything I kn...more...]]> 4 0 true false Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 12:31:03 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 12:43:53 -0700 2009 Wait Wait ... Don't Tell me!, Peter Sagal offers instead very witty and ps...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 18:54:09 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 15:09:37 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Dec 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 10:33:23 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 10:55:45 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Feb 06 21:21:50 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 09:35:42 -0800 2009
Admittedly the topic drew me in and kept me reading, but the writing reeked of smirkiness and failed attempts at cleverness. The result was a choppy read without a whole lot of d...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 11:02:58 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 08:49:33 -0700 2009
We all ...more...]]> 4 0 true false Mon Feb 04 22:22:29 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 20:52:06 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 24 12:45:14 -0800 2007 Thu Jan 31 11:28:44 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 22 10:29:50 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 22 10:56:13 -0700 2007 Peter Sagal, host of NPR's Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, has compiled a mostly humorous commentary on vices ranging from swinging, strip clubs and pornography to gambling, gluttony and conspicuous consumption. Sagal's perspective is largely that of industry observer and social commentator, not p...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 05 17:26:36 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 17:29:33 -0800 2009 Peter Sagal on "Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!" -- some of his jokes have a bit more of an edge, now that I know more about what he's seen and knows. The first few chapters are st...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 28 09:02:53 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 02 09:25:48 -0800 2009 more...]]>