{"product_id":"ivy-league-stripper-a-memoir-9781611458107","title":"Ivy League Stripper: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An honest and thoughtful look at the business of sexual fantasy.\"--\u003ci\u003ePlayboy \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The saga of a girl who discovered the naked truth about financing an education.\"--\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHeidi Mattson successfully united sex and scholarship to realize a '90s version of the American Dream by becoming a smart, sassy, self-confident stripper while attending Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIntelligent and ambitious, she grew up in a working-class family, but having been accepted into prestigious Brown University, she found herself in debt. Having tried her hand at a series of jobs that still left her unable to pay her bills, she made a choice that many might find shocking. She became a stripper. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe quickly discovered that work as an erotic dancer generated enough income to finance her education and more. Surprisingly, because she began her new career with some fear, she found her new work immensely empowering. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on the work of Camille Paglia, Mattson argues that men's desire for the female body empowers women. Her work paid her way through college. Many will find her story amusing, challenging, and even inspirational.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcade Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611458107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.80w x 0.90d","brand":"Heidi Mattson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52732287287477,"sku":"9781611458107","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ivy-league-stripper-a-memoir-9781611458107","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}