Biographies
Porn King, The Autobiography of John C. Holmes by John C. Holmes, Laurie Holmes, Fred E. Basten.
John Holmes died do to complications of AIDS in 1988. In putting this book together, he knew it was his last chance to set the record straight about himself and his life.
RAW TALENT: The Adult Film Industry As Seen By Its Most Popular Male Star
Jerry Butler presents a firsthand view of the adult-film industry. All the great female stars are here: from Miss Sharon Mitchell, Amber Lynn, Vanessa Del Rio, Seka to Veronica Hart, Nina Hartley, Marilyn Chambers, Traci Lords...
Youth in Babylon: Confessions of a Trash-film King by David Friedman.
Friedman is considered a folk-hero of the sexual revolution and the emperor of exploitation films.
Nightmare of Ecstasy : The Life and Art of Edward D. Wood, Jr. by Rudolph Grey.
X-RATED: The Mitchell Brothers: A True Story of Sex, Money, and Death
Adults-only rendition of the lives of two pioneering pornographer-brothers and how one came to murder the other.
Bottom Feeders : From Free Love to Hard Core : The Rise and Fall of Counterculture Heroes Jim and Artie Mitchell by John Hubner.
An account of the lives of Jim and Artie Mitchell describes how the hippies found fame and fortune with their making of Behind the Green Door, an instant pornographic film classic, but lost it all when one brother killed the other.
Whips and Kisses : Parting the Leather Curtain by Mistress Jacqueline.
Jacqueline tells how a studious Jewish girl with a bachelor's degree from Boston University and a masters degree in psychology decided she could resolve her own sexual problems as well as those of her male clients by playing bondage and S&M games with them for fabulous fees.
Film Guides
THE GOOD VIBRATIONS GUIDE: Adult Videos by Cathy Winks.
Check out X-rated classics, porn from a woman's perspective, high-quality acting, superior plots and cinematography, notable stars, directors and more.
THE WISE WOMAN'S GUIDE TO EROTIC VIDEOS: 300 Sexy Videos for Every Woman--And Her Lover by Angela Cohen, Sarah Gardner Fox (Contributor).
Written for women by women, this guide provides the ultimate introduction to 300 of the best, explicit, instructional, Hollywood, independent, and foreign-produced erotic videos available.
THE COUPLE'S GUIDE TO THE BEST EROTIC VIDEOS by Steve Brent, Elizabeth Brent (Contributor).
With humor and sensitivity, the authors provide tips on getting in and out of the video store fast, a resource directory of where to find the best tapes, and more.
History
WHAT WILD ECSTASY : The rise and fall of the sexual revolution by John Heidenry.
A serious look at modern sexual mores and issues. Chronicles the coming of age of sexology, the growth of pop-culture pornography in Screw magazine or the film Deep Throat, the legal battles fought by gays and lesbians and much more.
SEX ON THE SCREEN: Eroticism in Film by Gerard Lenne
This book has two things: fascinating analysis of adult cinema and wonderful photos.The author explores the world of the nude film in both pictures and critiques, and discusses the rights of filmmakers and viewers.
Babylon Blue : Illustrated History of Erotic Cinema by David Flint.
THE SECRET MUSEUM: Pornography in Modern Culture by Walter Kendrick.
Making of...
COMING ATTRACTIONS: The Making of an X-Rated Video by Robert J. Stoller, I. S. Levine
If you want to know how porn videos are made this book has the answer. It's full with interviews with the "creators" of Stairway to Paradise (producer, director, writers, actors, actresses, technicians). No pics.
Anti-Porn
PORN IN AMERICA: The Drift Towards Decadence in Our Society and the Way Out by James Lambert, Lorraine Lambert.
This is probably the best known anti-porn book.
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Interviews
THE X FACTORY: Inside The American Hardcore Film Industry by Anthony Petkovich
A book dedicated to the people who are a part of the adult industry. This is an illuminating trip into the world of hardcore feature film, containing interviews and many never-before-published photographs.
HOLLYWOOD BLUE: The Tinseltown Pornographers by Harris Gaffin
Behind the scenes of the multi-million $ porn industry. A similar to The X Factory book. Sections on Ron Jeremy, Bill Margold, Rebecca Lord, Houston Lovette, Dyanna Lauren, Steve Hirsh, VIVID, Buttman, FOXE Awards, Gregory Dark, WICKED and more.
LIVE SEX ACTS: Women Performing Erotic Labor by Annie Sprinkle
50 interviews with women performing erotic labor in both the illegal sex industry of the United States and in the free and open trade in the Netherlands.
Analysis
Pornocopia : Porn, Sex, Technology and Desire by Lawrence O'Toole.
An inside look of the porn industry and its stars.
DIRTY LOOKS: Women-Pornography-Power
A collection of essays, all by women, that shows that the issues of pornography are both more complex and more interesting than the censorship lobby allows.
RED LIGHT: Inside the Sex Industry by Sylvia Plachy, James Ridgeway
A lurid glimpse into the lives of the strippers, adult-film stars, phone-sex operators, dominatrixes and prostitutes who make up the sex industry. The usual suspect, Annie Sprinkle, analyses the sexual performance art.
HARD CORE: Power, Pleasure, And The "Frenzy Of The Visible" by Linda Williams
"A daring and brilliant analysis of what hard-core film pornography is and does"
Magazines
GAUNTLET Issue #5 Porn in the USA
Including an interview with Annie Sprinkle, Nina Hartley article, Candida Royalle, Madonna Exposed, Spike Lee, John Skipp and Craig Spector, and more.
DIRECTORY OF ADULT FILMS 1998: Adam Film World Guide by Jeremy Stone.
Gay
WONDER BREAD AND ECSTASY: The Life and Death of Joey Stefano by Charles Isherwood.
The life and death of porn star Joey Stefano. After a rapid climb to the top, Stefano died of an overdose at age 26.
The Boy in the Sand : Casey Donovan, All-American Sex Star by Roger Edmonson.
Details the life of one of the most famous and beloved American gay porn stars.
Bad Boys on Video by Mickey Skee .
Interviews with porn stars. They speak about their real lifes, their secrets, their fantasies, and their realities.
THE FILMS OF KEN RYKER by Mickey Skee.
THE FILMS OF KRISTEN BJORN by Jamoo.
A critical overview of the career of gay-male-porn's leading auteur.
MAKING IT BIG: Sex Stars, Porn Films and Me by Chi Chi Larue, John Erich, Chichi Larue.
Young Larry Paciotti traveled to California to become part of the world he loved--gay porn. In record time he transformed the industry with his polished, steamy movies and turned himself into the irresistible Chi Chi LaRue.
SUPERSTARS: Gay Adult Video Guide by Jamoo, Kristen Bjorn (Introduction).
The X-Rated Gay Video Guide by Sabin.
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