How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale

by Neil Strauss (Author), Jenna Jameson (Author)

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2010
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Today, Jenna Jameson is the biggest star in the history of adult movies, consistently ranked as one of the most beautiful women alive. But behind the glamour and the meteoric rise to fame is a path paved with tragedy and heartbreak. Determined to overcome her past, Jameson rebounded in the adult film business, where she encountered sadistic directors, lovers of both sexes, amorous celebrities, bitter rival starlets, and finally, glory, as she went on to become the world's biggest porn star. Her unforgettable memoir is many things at once: a shocking sexual history, an insider's guide to the secret workings of the billion-dollar adult film industry, and a gripping thriller that probes deep into Jameson's dark past. Always witty even as she faces her demons, Jameson offers everything from hilarious anecdotes about life in the business to outrageous advice on sex and dating. With exclusive images, photos from Jameson's private collection, and original cartoon strips, this memoir is an unparalleled exploration of sexual freedom.

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Today, Jenna Jameson is the biggest star in the history of adult movies, consistently ranked as one of the most beautiful women alive. But behind the glamour and the meteoric rise to fame is a path paved with tragedy and heartbreak. Determined to overcome her past, Jameson rebounded in the adult film business, where she encountered sadistic directors, lovers of both sexes, amorous celebrities, bitter rival starlets, and finally, glory, as she went on to become the world's biggest porn star. Her unforgettable memoir is many things at once: a shocking sexual history, an insider's guide to the secret workings of the billion-dollar adult film industry, and a gripping thriller that probes deep into Jameson's dark past. Always witty even as she faces her demons, Jameson offers everything from hilarious anecdotes about life in the business to outrageous advice on sex and dating. With exclusive images, photos from Jameson's private collection, and original cartoon strips, this memoir is an unparalleled exploration of sexual freedom.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 592
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: It Books
Published: 15 Jan 2010
ISBN 10: 0060539100
ISBN 13: 9780060539108

Media Reviews

Fascinating. -- Entertainment Weekly
In this book, Jameson gets you rooting for her. . . . Captivating . . . a real person comes through in its page. . . . Lively, hellacious, entertaining, sharp, feisty, and touching enough to earn Jameson the right to wear the `Heart Breaker' tattoo on her right butt cheek. -- Salon.com
Thespian talent notwithstanding, an adult movie performer's greatest asset is stamina; and by that measure Jenna Jameson the author deserves accolades. She is tireless. . . . Jenna Jameson aims high . . . for aspiring performers, it's a gold mine. -- New York Times Book Review
With its wit...its celebrity dish...and its frank, one-fisted prose style...the queen of porn's autobiography is destined to become a lowbrow classic. Remarkably appealing and honest...should earn Jameson some of the mainstream acceptance she so clearly desires. -- Publishers Weekly
It will undoubtedly move her into the mass market even further. -- Wall Street Journal
As you'd expect, it's chock full of oh-my-God tidbits. -- Newsweek
G-stringed Horatio Alger story. -- New York Times
Wow! -- Esquire
Fashion-magazine-quality color photographs...So far How to Make Love Like a Porn Star has received more favorable notices than just about any prescriptive book - on sex or any other topic. -- New York Post
Racy -- Star
Jenna Jameson is the biggest adult film star in the world. . . . She's a legend in her own time. -- Playboy
Jenna Jameson is an Icon. -- 101 magazine
The woman who put the star in porn star. -- Rolling Stone

Author Bio

The world's most famous adult entertainment star and one of the leaders in the adult film industry, Jenna Jameson is CEO of ClubJenna, Inc., an Internet management, production, and licensing company. She has appeared in movies, television, and in more than 1,000 mainstream magazine articles. Jenna lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. Neil Strauss is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Game, Rules of the Game, Emergency, and Everyone Loves You When You're Dead. He is also the co-author of three other New York Times bestsellers - Jenna Jameson's How to Make Love Like a Porn Star, Moetley Crue's The Dirt and Marilyn Manson's The Long Hard Road out of Hell. A writer for Rolling Stone, Strauss lives in Los Angeles.