Julia Roberts played a prostitute, famously, in "Pretty Woman." So did Jodie Foster in "Taxi Driver, "Jane Fonda in "Klute, "Anna Karina in "Vivre sa vie, "Greta Garbo in "Anna Christie, "and Charlize Theron, who won an Academy Award for "Monster. "This engaging and generously illustrated study explores the depiction of female prostitute characters and prostitution in world cinema, from the silent era to the present-day industry. From the woman with control over her own destiny to the woman who cannot get away from her pimp, Russell Campbell shows the diverse representations of prostitutes in...

Tired with your job? Driven crazy by your boss? Tempted to lie and cheat? Discontent with his role as a public relations executive at a blue chip Edinburgh-based bank, avarice and boredom lure Ally Forbes into the world of corporate deception. A proposition from a confident new friend paves the way to an intriguing sting. The plan-to manipulate customers into paying millions for the bank's charity foundation while simultaneously skimming a slice of the action-seems too good to be true, and when encouraged by his girlfriend and pressured by his boss, he becomes entwined in the scheme. But...