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Ron Jeremy’s autobiography reveals the life of the famed pornographic actor who transitioned from adult films to mainstream entertainment, detailing his early ambitions, Hollywood attempts, and the challenges of pursuing legitimate acting.

*Sensual Celibacy* is a Girl tell-it-all of sexual misadventures and Girl-tell-the-truth-for-goodness-sake honest journey to finding yourself without sex. I couldn't believe I read a non-fiction book for an hour without getting bored and with the desire to finish the book! This is a first for me and I must say, I am pleased. I was jotting furiously -- it was that informative, insightful, educative, robust, captivating and relatable even if you're already celibate. Reading this was like having Girl Spa Talk with the author. If you are a parent or in a role model capacity to girls and young women; PLEASE read this book, share it with the Girls and use it as a discussion theme at girls' talk time. This is a must read for every girl and every woman.

A landmark examination of how homosexuality has been portrayed in motion pictures, exploring the evolution of gay and lesbian representation, the forces of censorship, and the cultural impact of these films over time.

A private investigator becomes entangled in a deadly affair when a hired spy turns into a lover who proposes murder.

Raw Talent is a biography of Jerry Butler, focusing on his career in the pornographic film industry and his impact on motion picture actors and actresses involved in erotic and pornographic films.

A raucous and revealing oral history of the birth of the adult film industry, The Other Hollywood peels back the candy coating to let the true story be told -- by the stars, movie makers, and other industry players who lived it. And what a story it is: Through hundreds of original interviews, contemporary newspaper accounts, police reports, court testimony, and more, Legs McNeil and coauthors Jennifer Osborne and Peter Pavia trace today's billion-dollar industry from its makeshift, mob-connected origins to the Internet age. Along the way we encounter porn stars such as Linda Lovelace, John Holmes, Traci Lords, and Savannah -- along with countless mainstream stars, politicians, FBI agents, and more.Epic, hilarious, and moving, The Other Hollywood contributes to the porn industry the one thing missing in all previous accounts: a vivid, tragicomic, irresistible humanity.

This in-depth, comprehensive history of cinematic pornography is the first book of any kind to detail sex in film. It probes the earliest attempts of a century ago and chronicles the proliferation of porn to the present, concentrating on the last quarter-century since the legendary Deep Throat, when porn penetrated popular culture. Luke Ford is the best-known source on the contemporary world of pornography - the only journalist writing about the industry, yet not employed by the industry. It is this unique position that gives Ford the objectivity he needs to successfully complete a project such as this.