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How to Make Love Like a Porn Star

A Cautionary Tale
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How to Make Love Like a Porn Star is an intimate and revealing memoir by Jenna Jameson and Neil Strauss. It delves into Jenna's life, exploring her rise to fame in the adult film industry, while also touching upon her personal struggles and triumphs. The book offers a candid insight into both her career and the person behind the public persona.
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This book may appeal to you if you're interested in a raw and candid memoir that delves into the life and career of a famous adult film star. It offers an intriguing glimpse into the adult entertainment industry and explores themes of personal empowerment, overcoming adversity, and self-discovery. With contributions from Neil Strauss, it's both an engaging and revealing read for those curious about the personal stories behind the public personas.

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An insider's guide to the secret workings of the billion-dollar adult film industry.

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"Captivating...a real person comes through in its page...Lively, hellacious, entertaining, sharp, feisty, and touching." - Salon.com

How to Make Love Like a Porn Star, the mega-bestselling memoir, triumphant survival story, and cautionary tale that spent over six weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and propelled adult film icon Jenna Jameson into the mainstream spotlight, is now available in paperback for the very first time.

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 delves deep into Jameson's dark past.

With never-before-seen photographs from Jenna's private collection, exclusive photos taken for this book, and original cartoon strips, this memoir is an unparalleled exploration of sexual freedom.

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How to Make Love Like a Porn Star has been described as captivating, lively, and remarkably honest, offering readers a fascinating insight into Jenna Jameson's life. Critics have praised the book for its engaging and candid narrative, with a unique mixture of wit and celebrity anecdotes. Many reviews highlight how Jameson comes across as a real person, earning admiration through her candid storytelling and gaining broader acceptance in the mainstream market.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780060539108

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 January 2010

Country: United States

Imprint: It Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 35.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 855g

Pages: 592

About the Author

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, Motley 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.

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