de Oliveira has written a self-help book for herself, and she has the chutzpah to put it on the market as one for us, although she "lovingly doesn't care if we don't [fall for it]." She uses a number of ploys: "You may not be ready for this book," "follow my exercises and you can break through the veils of modernity," etc., and proposes many exercises which, surprisingly, could have some value. But her pompous use of jargon, common to the self-help pseudo-sociologist echo chamber, will be offputting to all but the most eager for self-abasing enlightenment. Although she specifically denies it, there is an implication that you are deficient if you don't buy into her shamanism.
Wikipedia: Vanessa de Oliveira (born 12 March 1975) is a Brazilian writer and former call girl.
Background
Born in Porto Alegre, de Oliveira became known in 2006 with her first autobiographical book, O diário de Marise - A vida real de uma garota de programa, which recounts, among other things, most of her life as a sex worker.[1][2] The book was translated in English and Italian[3] and released in Latin America, Portugal, Italy and in the United States.[4] In the following years, she became the author of five other books that discuss sex, behavior, relationships and religion.[4][5][6] Meanwhile, in 2007 and 2008, de Oliveira also starred in three adult movies.[7]
She is also a lecturer, a columnist in newspapers and websites and she owns her own brand of lingerie.[4]
de Oliveira has written a self-help book for herself, and she has the chutzpah to put it on the market as one for us, although she "lovingly doesn't care if we don't [fall for it]." She uses a number of ploys: "You may not be ready for this book," "follow my exercises and you can break through the veils of modernity," etc., and proposes many exercises which, surprisingly, could have some value. But her pompous use of jargon, common to the self-help pseudo-sociologist echo chamber, will be offputting to all but the most eager for self-abasing enlightenment. Although she specifically denies it, there is an implication that you are deficient if you don't buy into her shamanism.
Wikipedia: Vanessa de Oliveira (born 12 March 1975) is a Brazilian writer and former call girl.
Background
Born in Porto Alegre, de Oliveira became known in 2006 with her first autobiographical book, O diário de Marise - A vida real de uma garota de programa, which recounts, among other things, most of her life as a sex worker.[1][2] The book was translated in English and Italian[3] and released in Latin America, Portugal, Italy and in the United States.[4] In the following years, she became the author of five other books that discuss sex, behavior, relationships and religion.[4][5][6] Meanwhile, in 2007 and 2008, de Oliveira also starred in three adult movies.[7]
She is also a lecturer, a columnist in newspapers and websites and she owns her own brand of lingerie.[4]
What's everyone's thoughts on the bus analogy? I just can't quite connect to it myself, not sure what I'm doing wrong, LOL!