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.

About the Author

Jenna Jameson is CEO of ClubJenna, Inc., a fast growing Internet management, production, and licensing company. She is also the world's most famous adult entertainment star. One of the leaders in the adult film industry, Jenna has a production output deal with adult film powerhouse Vivid Entertainment Group. In addition to her packed schedule of films, modeling, and personal appearances, she has grown increasingly visible in mainstream entertainment, appearing in movies, television, and more than 1,000 mainstream magazine articles. Jenna lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. Neil Strauss is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Emergency, The Game, and Rules of the Game. He is also the co-author of the bestsellers The Dirt (with Motley Crue), Don't Try This At Home (with Dave Navarro), and The Long Hard Road Out of Hell (with Marilyn Manson), and the co-author of the satirical graphic novel How to Make Money Like a Porn Star (with Bernard Chang), which has been banned in Singapore. Under the alter ego "Style," he achieved the distinction of becoming the world's greatest pickup artist. Strauss lives in Los Angeles.

Reviews

With its wit (the book is dedicated to Onan), its victim narrative (multiple sexual assaults), its celebrity dish (Howard Stern is actually well endowed), and its frank, one-fisted prose style ("After three hours of sweaty, psychotic sex, she handed me a huge black strap-on"), the queen of porn's autobiography is destined to become a lowbrow classic. Jameson's career began at 16, when she fell for Jack, a tattoo artist. At a party, Jack's neo-Nazi uncle raped Jameson. Unable to face her father, a Las Vegas cop, she moved in with Jack. Within a year, she went from high school cheerleader to stripper to nude model to porn actress, with a stop along the way to become a crack addict. Jameson's life wasn't so much a downward spiral as a freefall into darkness. But, as the porn world would have it, the harder she fell, the more everyone wanted her, and she quickly became a top nude model and porn star, and the country's highest-paid feature dancer, all while leaving a path of carnage worthy of several rock bands. Beneath Jameson's monstrous diva exterior, however, was a girl who just wanted to become a loving mother and wife. After many failures, she finally succeeded, and her X-rated book ends on an uplifting family-values note. Jameson's life was a mess, and with its multiple formats (interview transcripts, movie scripts, advice sidebars, diary entries, cartoon strips), so is this book. But it's a remarkably appealing and honest mess, and should earn Jameson some of the mainstream acceptance she so clearly desires. Photos. Agent, Resource Media Group/L. Perkins Agency. . (On sale Aug. 17) Forecast: A VH1 special on Jameson airing August 16, a first serial in Rolling Stone and Jameson's pouty face on the jacket ensure this book will take off. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.