In "Aphrodite's Trade" historian and author Lochlainn Seabrook takes the reader on a journey of discovery from the biological foundations of prostitution among early humans to its sacred functions in the religions of the ancient world, then onto its vital role as a commercialized occupation in the 21st Century. Basing his findings on well established primatological, anthropological, sociobiological, mythological, and archaeological data, he reveals what few have dared contemplate: because prostitution began as a survival mechanism among our ancestors several million years ago, it is literally part of our DNA. Rather than expending valuable resources trying to suppress it, the author argues, society would be much better off understanding, accepting, and decriminalizing it. Foreword by Xaviera Hollander, author of the international blockbuster "The Happy Hooker." Back cover blurbs by Margo St. James (founder of COYOTE and St. James Infirmary), Carol Leigh (cofounder of ACT UP), Norma Jean Almodovar (founder of ISWFACE), and Dolores French (founder of HIRE). Seabrook - known as the "American Robert Graves," after his cousin, the prolific English writer and poet - is the sixth great-grandson of the Earl of Oxford and the author of over thirty popular adult and children's books, including "Britannia Rules: Goddess-Worship in Ancient Anglo-Celtic Society"; "The Book of Kelle: An Introduction to Goddess-Worship and the Great Celtic Mother-Goddess Kelle"; "Christmas Before Christianity: How the Birthday of the 'Sun' Became the Birthday of the 'Son'"; "The Goddess Dictionary of Words and Phrases"; "Carnton Plantation Ghost Stories: True Tales of the Unexplained From Tennessee's Most Haunted Civil War House!"; "Lincolnology: The Real Abraham Lincoln Revealed in His Own Words"; "A Rebel Born: A Defense of Nathan Bedford Forrest"; and "The Caudills: An Etymological, Ethnological, and Genealogical Study."