THE NAUGHTY NINETIES: The Triumph of the American Libido examines the scandal-strafed decade when our public and private lives began to blur due to the rise of the web, reality television, and the wholesale tabloidization of pop culture.
In this comprehensive and often hilarious time capsule, David Friend combines detailed reporting with first-person accounts from many of the decade’s singular personalities, from Anita Hill to Monica Lewinsky, Lorena Bobbitt to Heidi Fleiss, Alan Cumming to Joan Rivers, Jesse Jackson to key members of the Clinton, Dole, and Bush teams.
THE NAUGHTY NINETIES also uncovers unsung sexual pioneers, from the enterprising sisters who dreamed up the Brazilian bikini wax to the scientists who, quite by accident, discovered Viagra.
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In-your-face sexuality goes mainstream in this rollicking history of a lubricious decade.
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How multiculturalism and sexual liberation shaped a distinctive decade.
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The Sex Book, My Wife, and Me.
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How the Brazilian Bikini Wax Conquered the 90s
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The Naughty Nineties Set the Stage for Our Reality-TV Presidency
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A brief history of sex on the internet
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Required Reading
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Paula Jones, Blast from the Past, Says the World Is Going to Hell in a Handbag
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Finally, we have a hint of why Donald J. Trump occupies the Oval Office.
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Decade of debauchery
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Monica Lewinsky Opens Up About the Year That Politics, and Her Life, Changed Forever
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Decade of debauchery
The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss, Hollywood's Most Notorious Madam
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