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

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Paperback, 2010

Synopsis
Adult movie star Jenna Jameson's nearly 600-page autobiography (in publishing, as in porn, size obviously matters) begins at puberty with, appropriately enough, the onset of her breasts and pubic hair. She immediately starts dressing "like a hoochie mama," and turning heads all over Las Vegas. With a family relationship that can safely be described as dysfunctional, she begins a rocky adolescence punctuated by violence and drug abuse that culminates in her rape by the uncle of a boyfriend: after this, her subsequent porn career almost seems like a godsend. Jameson's Moll Flanders-like story is told in a clear-eyed, earnest manner: she neither apologizes for her choice of profession nor seeks to endow it with clichéd motivations. She enumerates the pitfalls of her business (the most obvious being, unsurprisingly, the advantage taken of women by unscrupulous directors), but cites her own example as a woman who has successfully taken charge of her own career. Written with former New York Times writer Neil Strauss, and, perhaps most importantly, lavishly illustrated, HOW TO MAKE LOVE LIKE A PORN STAR (instructions included--the catch being they're arguably only really useful for aspiring professionals) is an endearingly honest look at a multi-million dollar industry by one of its most successful artists.

Details
Language:        English

Size
Length:        577 Pages
Weight:        2.2 Pounds
Height:         9.3 Inches
Width:          6.3 Inches
Thickness:    1.5 Inches



Publisher Notes

When the stewardess brought me off the plane in a wheelchair, I lowered my head. I was too scared to even look at my father. I didn't want to see the disappointment and horror on his face. All that hate I had accumulated for him over the years, all the resentment against him for not understanding what I was going through, just released with the tears.

"So, where are your parents?" the stewardess asked me after a few minutes. "I can't wait here with you much longer."

I looked up and wiped my eyes. My father was standing ten feet away. He didn't even recognize me.

In the underbelly of Las Vegas, a cesspool of warring biker gangs and seedy strip clubs transformed the gawky, brace-faced Jenna Massoli into the bombshell Jenna Jameson. 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 was a path paved with tragedy and heartbreak. As a teenager drawn into a chaotic world ruled by rape, abuse, and murder, Jenna plunged into a downward spiral of addiction, even as she became one of the most photographed women in adult magazines.

Determined to overcome this past, Jenna rebounded in the adult-film business, where she encountered sadistic directors, experienced lovers of both sexes, amorous celebrities (from Howard Stern to Marilyn Manson to Tommy Lee), bitter rival starlets, and finally, glory, as she went on to become the biggest porn star the world has ever seen. But her struggle for happiness did not end when the accolades began. For years she wrestled with her resentment at her estranged father, the loneliness of growing up from the age of two without a mother, and her enduring childhood desire to find a man who could give her the security and love she never had.

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 Jenna's dark past. An unparalleled exploration of sexual freedom, How to Make Love Like a Porn Star ventures far beyond the flesh, into the heart-shredding tragedies and adrenaline-pumping triumphs of a woman who has already lived a hundred lifetimes. Always witty and humorous even as she faces the demons of her past, Jenna offers hilarious anecdotes about one of the most controversial businesses in history, and shares outrageous advice, including her ten commandments of dating and sex, how to become a "suitcase pimp," and how to make it in the business as a female (or a male).

Add to this never-before-seen photographs from Jenna's private collection and others taken exclusively for this book, and the result is certain to be one of the most talked-about books of the year.