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	The Book of Vice: Very Naughty Things (and How to Do Them) by Peter Sagal
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Product Details Binding Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number 179.8 EAN 9780060843823 ISBN 0060843829 Manufacturer HarperEntertainment Number Of Items 1 Number Of Pages 272 Publication Date October 01, 2007 Publisher HarperEntertainment Release Date October 16, 2007 Availability Usually ships in 24 hours Product Description 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. 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. 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 Inferno, except with more jokes. NPR host Sagal (Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me) offers a hilarious, harmlessly prurient look at the banality of regular people's strange and wicked pleasures. In the wake of the late-1990s obsession with other people's fun, notes Sagal, the hoi polloi have pursued their own indulgences, such as sex joints, swinging couples' clubs, gambling and pornography. He describes the three necessary elements of vice that distinguish it from sin and give it that irresistible frisson: social disapprobation, actual pleasure and shame. A buttoned-up journalist and family man, Sagal visits the respective dens of inequity, interviewing the principals in the name of research while preserving his academic irony, e.g., during the shooting of a hardcore porn sequence for Spice TV, he remarks of the actors: I began to appreciate how very well Evan and Kelly did their work. Indeed, the dedicated hedonists, such as the regular joe habitués of San Francisco's Power Exchange or the normal-seeming couples who frequent the Swinger's Shack, face the same problems of meeting supplies, logistics, expense versus income, and time management as does any warehouse foreman. Sagal is a terrific, lively writer, and while some of his segments are repetitive and stretched, he is admirable in humanizing the participants. (Oct.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 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. 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. 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 Inferno, except with more jokes. Peter Sagal is the host of Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me!,^™ the NPR ^™ news quiz. He is also an award-winning playwright, occasional screenwriter, onetime extra in a Michael Jackson music video, former staff writer for a motorcycle magazine, and a regular contributor to 'The Funny Pages' in the New York Times Sunday Magazine. Sagal lives near Chicago with his wife and three daughters. This is his first book. Customers who bought this item also bought Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers The Big Book of Vice: True Tales of Humanity's Worst Habits! (The Big Book) Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife Customer Reviews for: The Book of Vice: Very Naughty Things (and How to Do Them) Rating - The wit of Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! Peter Sagal's first book is a humorous examination of the most common of American vices. The incongruity of this self-proclaimed square and the strip clubs, swinger parties, etc. he visits--with his wife in tow--makes it all the more entertaining. If you are a fan of Sagal's witty repartee on "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!," you'll love this book. Rating - Very entertaining - good summer read! Sagal's talent for entertaining with biting and insightful commentary on the absurd and unseemly make this a good summer read. For those of us who are dedicated "Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me!" fans, you'll hear echoes of his crazy laugh throughout this book! Rating - A Light-Hearted Look at the Subject If you only know Peter Sagal from his radio show "Wait, Wait ... Don't Tell Me!", you may be slightly surprised at this book. It contains much of the humor he brings to the show, although of course not the ad libs, but beneath the light-hearted facade is an exploration of behavior patterns our society views as vices and portraits of people involved in them. If you don't know Sagal at all, you may be disapointed in the book, as it is NOT a dry, scholarly study. Three of the seven topics involve sex, which perhaps ... Read More Rating - I wish he dove a little deeper Entertaining read - I only wish Sagal wasn't such a prude. I'd like to read more of an insider's view, rather than that of an outsider looking in. Rating - Snide attitude and limited subjects make this book not all it could be, but slightly worth a read The title of this book certainly draws you in. It's always interesting to read about the seamier side of life, and wonder how people actually get INTO doing those things! But this book really isn't the answer to many questions. It looks at a very limited number of areas, and specific cultures within them---eating at a very high end restaurant, attending a swingers club for one night without participating, viewing the filming of a specific sort of adult movies, etc. It's certainly not an overview. However, what is written about ... Read More see more reviews See all books by author Peter Sagal

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