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This book is amazing. It is both tragic and funny. The stories are non stop and really show how messed up ones life can get when hooked on junk. I highly recommend it.

This book continues Nikki's story. If you read the Dirt then you should read this. Big insight on how Vanity was, I think that is the biggest shock. Always heard about her drug use but never read about it and she is not revisiting her past so this is the closest we will ever get.

It also shows how Motley almost did not survive. Nikki is a great songwriter and has proven to be an excellent author. It is just amazing that he had the insight to keep a dairy.

The Dirt and this should be made into a movie.

This book is frightingly real and brutally honest. Interesting read but probably not for everyone.

This book was very fun to read, although it got a little repetitive after reading 100 pages of his weird crazy-skitzo antics. I dont like that at the end of the book it doenst tell you anymore diaries of him after he got sober. It just kind abruptly ends with a few notes that said what he went on to do and so on....but overall a good read otherwise!

On advice from a friend in rehab who read it i bought it brand new. Did not stop reading it except to sleep and eat...period. Thirty six hours later i felt as spent as he did, without the crakheads and dirty needles. I really felt for the character...because as real as he lived it it is still a ROCKSTAR's portrayal of addiction. Nobody i know has ever been that high but alot have been that low. Not so much a book of "you can kick dope too" book as a "I went this far and lived" book to me. My only complaint was the price and since some of that goes to a charity if you can afford to, buy it new.

Good book. Illustrates lots of techniques and tips. Still, it's always better to take lessons with a pro. Enjoyed the DVD extra.

Great book,the instructions are easy to follow and don't try to revamp your whole swing. I feel like I have cut at least a couple of strokes per round. I have a 9 handicap,but I am always looking for improvements.

It contains anything you need to improve your game if you are beginner to intermidate.

I am a beginner golfer. The book is very helpful. I checked out many different golf books, but this is the far better golf book with a lof of pictures. The pictures explain far better than expainning with a lof of words for beginners.

I have been playing golf for 2 months (took lessons,pored over videos on internet,read many books including Hogan's,Hank Haney's,Leadbetter's, read golf magazines such as Golf Digest and Golf Tips) and I would say this book is one I take to the practice range. At the end of each practice session,I write down a list of what went right and what went wrong. I then flip through the section that covers my problem (the book is well organized for that),learn the drill,fixes and comments on that. Next session,I implement it. It almost always helps.
2 points:Since still pictures and wording can leave a few things unclear, you might have to look up additional sources such as another book/video/professional once in a while. Secondly, as another reviewer noted, in one or two places in the book (of nearly 150 pages),there is what seems to be contradictory advice (one instructor says start high, another says low). In a few other places where you think the same thing's happening,upon careful reading,the shots are slightly different.
Overall, an excellent bargain. You can buy the book alone without DVD for less than 12 bucks. Even better deal as the DVD is limited.

So, this book isn't really bad , but it is common sense. We girls keep making excuses for the man when deep down we known what's going on. We just don't want to say it or belive it. The book basically says the same thing over and over in every chapter just different situations. Basically if the guy doesn't treat you like a princess then " he is just not into you!" That doesn't take a whoe book to say but and here is where credit is due; if you are hard headed and in one of these relationships maybe reading the whole book is what you need.

I really enjoyed reading this book. I do think it is one every girl should read. It is a very short read so I did think it was overly expensive. However, if you do buy it, just share it with all your girlfriends as I have. For the most part, all of the advice in here is commmon sense and stuff we all know . . however . .it is all the things we refuse to admitt to ourselves. I believe this does help you do just that. It is also done with great humor which is much needed if you are in a situation where you "need" to be reading this book. The bad part about it was that I really think if we all held out for the guy this book says exists . . we'd be single forever. So as long as you realize that no one is perfect but you do deserve to be treated well I think this book is worth the read.

This is literally my favorite book now. It was helpful to have a "professional" (sort of) tell me that if he's not calling, etc., he's just not that into me, and why would I want to wait around with him, when there's someone better out there who WILL BE "into me" enough to call (or whatever). The point is, why waste your time with someone who's not into you--potentially preventing you from meeting that someone who is? It goes through all the ways that he might not be "that into you" and why and how you should move on. Every woman should read this book, and I mean that.

The book was received in great condition! As always, I'm very happy with the service that Amazon provides, the quality of the merchandise, and the members that I deal with.

This book is great. Bought it after getting dumped. I'd read a little everytime I started to feel a little down. It would even make me laugh sometimes. It was amazing how so much of it did apply to situations I had been in. It helped to realize that I am worth more and deserve to have someone that really is into me.
I'm definitely keeping this book as a reference on future relationships.

My Custom Van is a very entertaining book. It is for a mature reader who enjoys very well written satire and doesn't take everything so seriously. I have greatly enjoyed the readings and appreciate Michael Ian Black's humor. There are 50 essays or stories that are 2-3 pages each and you can't wait to start reading the next one after you finish the one before. I look forward to the next work by this author and I hope he does kick David Sedaris's butt.

This book was good. Some of the essays are really, really funny (How I Might Address My Players at Halftime if I were a Self-Loathing High School Football Coach in a Game we were Loosing 49-3 was by far my favorite), some are pretty lame. The essays are all short, the longest is around 8 pages, so you move through the book pretty quickly. This isn't anything intelligent or profound but it's good for some laughs. If you are a Michael Ian Black fan you will definately enjoy.

WAY BETTER THAN I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL. THIS IS THE FUNNIEST BOOK I'VE EVER READ. I usually don't laugh while reading but I laughed so hard while i was reading it. You have to have the right kind of humor for this book. If you don't you'll probably hate it but should buy it anyways because reading books makes you look smarter. It's really easy to read. I wish it was longer.

Don't read this book on the toilet. People will be worried when they hear you laughing hysterically and hopefully you don't get to the point where you end up on the floor laughing...Trust me you don't want to clean that mess up because this book is THAT funny. Abe Lincoln wrote the foreword for goodness sake.

It's been a long time since I have openly laughed/giggled at a book. I have been a fan of Michael Ian Black through his "I Love the..." series on VH1 and even bought his last comedy album (which wasn't too great). However, these essays have moved into my top ten list of the year.

I have read a few of these before. The "Billy Joel" piece, easily the best of the book, was posted on McSweeney's a few years back. Still, I laugh and laugh. The hardcover is a little pricy for the book's length, but it was worth every penny. It makes it even better if you've heard him before, as you can imagine his sardonic and sarcastic voice saying every word. Genius and highly recommended.

Like everyone else who seems to have posted a review here, I was interested in reading this because Valerie Bertinelli is about my age and I liked her as Barbara Cooper on "One Day At A Time".

Anyway, I was expecting a lot more depth and insight in this book. It jumps around a lot and we rarely get any thoughtful, mature introspection. Another reviewer said that it was like a school girl's diary, and that perfectly describes it. There are loads of experiences summed up in half a paragraph, without the background, the impacts, and so on.

Throughout the book Valerie constantly says that she can't stand criticism, but I wish her editors had pushed a bit and tried to get her to focus on a few events and give us more - especially on her weight loss, since that was the point of the whole book. She should also have been encouraged to give us less of her politics. A trite bio by a television actress is hardly the appropriate platform for politics.

Valerie Bertinelli has led a very full life and she is still young! The book describes her climbing the ranks of television and how food has played a very large part in all of that. She was very candid about her struggles in her younger years with food and also how she was not as innocent as people believed as her character on "One Day At A Time"

Where I got a little lost and where I felt she was not being as candid is when she describes her relationship with Eddie Van Halen. Everyone knows he is no poster boy for Husband or Father of The Year, but I felt she placed all the blame of their marriage on his infidelity and drug and alcohol use and did not take any of the blame on herself. She did fess up to her infidelity as well, but I felt at parts she painted herself to be the saint of the marriage, when she had her faults as well.

I did enjoy this book, but I just took some of the parts that pertained to her part in their marriage with a grain of salt since she did a lot of finger pointing, but did not look in the mirror that closely.

But if you want a Hollywood tale of sex, drugs and rock 'n roll, you will definitely enjoy this book.

Yes, this book is a MUST HAVE! I too could not put it down (that's how I get with a book that grabs me). I read it all in the first week! Valerie has a way of telling her story that is so easy to read, so 'real', and so motivating!

Editor of Jennifer Winston's women's bestseller How to Snag a Guy and Keep Him Hooked: 99 Ways to Make Him Ache for You

This book was a revealing look into the life of the "good girl" we grew up watching on TV. Valerie was very honest in telling us all about her life. I ended up liking her as a person and respecting her for what she has accomplished.

I'm only a few years younger than Valerie and grew up watching "One Day" and emulating her hairstyles as a kid. I've always found her likable and entertaining and frankly, to be a little envied (before I knew better) when she married Eddie Van Halen, which was the talk of my high school at the time.

Her book, while not exactly cerebral, is an interesting read, and actually confirmed what I surmised from watching her interviews over the years: She is a good person with a natural sweetness but is much more edgy and a spitfire than one would believe from watching any of her work. It certainly makes her more interesting.

I do have to say, though, that she might have been better off had she kept her politics out of the book. I'll say up-front that I am somewhat of a conservative and therefore my exegesis is slanted right, but I cringed when she states she hasn't "forgiven" her dad for his conservative views and is encouraging him to become a Democrat, yet she voted for Clinton because she liked his wife. This sort of superficial, knee-jerk, bumper sticker politics is typical of Hollywood and frankly, sounds dumb. She is obviously trying to sound politically aware but comes across childish and naive. She owes Mr. Bertinelli an apology for the public condescension and frankly, more respect,as she could certainly learn a few things from him.

I was surprised at the number of grammatical errors, many of which were obvious. What was the proofreader thinking?!

All in all, though, the books is fairly engaging and she is very frank and honest about her own role in the events played out across its pages. She appears to have brought up a good kid and made a real effort to make a difficult marriage work, so I have to give her props for that, her silly political musings notwithstanding.

And let's face it...she still has great hair.

While I think Mr. Borgnine has led an interesting life as an actor and shares with us moments from his past, I feel like he hasn't revealed everything about his days in Hollywood. Did he tell us everything about his failed marriages or how he presented his previous wives as gold-diggers and fame-seekers? Mr. Borgnine would have the reader believe he did not contribute to his four failed marriages at all. He also states he was the perfect gentleman on the set and never complained. And he has nothing but positive things to say about everyone he refers to in the business. Come on, Ernie? What would Ethel have to say (though a blank page speaks volumes). While Mr. Borgnine is a great actor, I just wish he would have been a little more honest in his writings with less sugar coating.

"Ernie" is ninety-one year old Ernest Borgnine's lighthearted account of his more than five decades on the stage, in film, and on television. What has sustained this versatile character actor in a business that often grinds people down is the strong "old-fashioned work ethic" that he inherited from his Italian immigrant parents. Borgnine boasts that he has appeared in quite a few of the "100 Most Enjoyably Awful Movies of All Time" as listed in "The Official Razzie Movie Guide." Not all of his movies were classics, but he claims that "every one of them was a learning experience."

"Ernie" is a nostalgic autobiography in which Borgnine revels in his love of acting and especially of old-time moviemaking. He worked with many of the greats, including Helen Hayes, Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, Spencer Tracy, Gary Cooper, Montgomery Clift, Betty Davis, Jimmy Stewart, and Kirk Douglas. In addition, he appeared in a variety of genres, including comedies, westerns, war dramas, horror films, Biblical epics, and even a musical! He portrayed "good guys, cops, crooks, murderers, mob bosses, western villains, and an Amish farmer," and became Asian, Jewish, Irish, Swedish, or Mexican, when the part called for it. Much to his delight, his films were directed by such notables as Delbart Mann, Robert Mulligan, Fred Zinnemann ("From Here to Eternity"), and Michael Curtiz.

In an informal and conversational style, Borgnine emphasizes his critically acclaimed performances in "From Here to Eternity" and "Marty," but does not neglect to mention his less artistic films, such as "The Poseidon Adventure" and "Demetrius and the Gladiators." He also describes his stint in the popular "McHale's Navy," in which he played the Commander of a PT Boat in the South Pacific during World War II. Borgnine spends little time on his five marriages, only one of which endured. Ernie and Tova Borgnine have been together for thirty-five years.

Ernest Borgnine is a down-to-earth and affable tour guide who provides an entertaining overview of the last half century of show business. For those old enough to remember Borgnine in his heyday, this book will bring back fond memories of a bygone era. Although he is in no way a polished writer, the author's self-deprecating style, unabashed love for his craft, and colorful anecdotes make "Ernie" a treat for movie buffs.

Character actor Enest Borgnine sums up his personal philosophy in the words of an old sign he saw dangling from a street vendor's hot chestnut cart in the teeming slum streets in New York, where he was born ninety-odd years ago. These words have stuck with him ever since: "I don't want to set the world on fire," the sign read. "I just want to keep my nuts warm." Now he is the oldest living person to have won an Oscar and he's still acting with his lovely makeup mogul wife, Tova, to give him support.

He was middle aged when he started to act, after a ten year stint in the Navy during WWII, and so he came to us fully grown. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY wasn't his first film role, but this A-list Fred Zinnemann production got him noticed by all the critics and put him in line for the roles to come. He was married to a nurse, Rhoda, whom he calls a "stout woman," and then he met and married two entertainers, Katy Jurado and Ethel Merman, before his disastrous late 60s marriage to the unfortunate Donna, who comes off like a hustling gold-digger here. Maybe all these wives were just rehearsals for the real thing, Tova, whose soap is so rich that, even in the harsh Arab countries in which Zeffirelli directed Ernest Borgnine in the prizewinning miniseries JESUS OF NAZARETH, Franco Z found he could work up lather even in the hard water of the native springs.

Ernie worked with many greats and usually has something secret to tell about each of them. He's old Hollywood, and knew Cagney, Tracy, Stewart, Cooper, Gable, etc. When Burt Lancaster was asked if he was endangering his heterosexual reputation by frequenting Rock Hudson's all-boy parties, he replied, "I go to the opera, too, Ernie--doesn't mean I sing." At the premiere of Convoy, star Kris Kristofferson turned to Ernie and confessed he didn't remember making the movie. Now that's rock and roll! Robert Aldrich scared Lee Marvin to get him to stop making racialized remarks about Jim Brown on the set of The Dirty Dozen. Then there were the roles Ernie almost got! He wanted to play The Godfather, but Coppola held out for Brando. Gene Wilder had the part in the Poseidon Adventure, but lost it when scheduling conflicts forced him to withdraw--lucky break for Red Buttons! Lee Marvin was offered the part of Quint in JAWS, but declined. Same with Mitchum and PATTON. George Lindsay (Goober) was supposed to play the part of Mr. Spock. In fact Borgnine seems obsessed with this sort of "what-if" alternative Hollywood history, I wonder why.

Ernie knew them all and got along fine even with legends with whom he did not work, telling John Wayne, for example, that they never worked together because "you're afraid to work with good actors, Duke." Wayne did a double take, then realized that Ernie was just joshing him.

Borgnine's career wasn't all four and five star movies, as he is the first to admit; he did whatever he was offered, and among them many of the all-time golden turkeys. But he always seems to land on his feet, despite his troubled upbringing as the son of a manic, paranoid mother and despite being used by gold-digging shrews who turned his children against him.

It's been years since he finally decided to write his memoirs but once he did Borgnine's story was well worth the wait. Excellent anecdotes on every page keep the reader fascinated in this informal, personalized tome. Always a fan of Marty and the Catered Affair, I was constantly reminded throughout this book of the films and projects he had been involved in that were also wonderful reminders of his talent (Pay or Die, The Wild Bunch, Vince Lombardi; the list is amazing!). He's also wonderfully candid about the schlock he's made (The Oscar, The Devil's Rain, etc). The best stories must be read in his own words to be truly appreciated. As I say, god bless you Ernest Borgnine!

I was familiar with Ernie Borgnine's work in "Airwolf" and "The Single Guy" and of course being the beloved hubby of my favorite perfume lady Tova. She wrote a great deal about him in her book so I picked up Ernie's book to hear his side of the story.... and what a story it is!
This book was a real treat! I felt like I was sitting with my favorite relative and they were telling me their life story.. filled with humor and such great detail! Ernie is 91 years young God bless him so he has a story to tell!! From his early days as a son of Italian immigrants to his Navy days that really was such a big part of his life and then his long career in acting. He tells everything with a big dose of humor and modesty and you really feel his love of people and of America ... he kept me entertained throughout the whole book! I would highly recommend this book!

I think this book will help anyone. From a beginner to someone who has played in tournaments. It's more appropriate for those with some knowledge and strategies of their own, but really anyone can benefit from this book.

This is a great tournament book! They discuss so many new concepts that hasn't been mentioned before in book form. These concepts can be found in different poker forums as in 2+2 forum. One of the concepts that is mentioned is bubble effect. They will discuss how to calculate the real value of your chips in different situations in a tournament and how it will effect your decisions. Many of the concepts are very helpful for sit and go as well, especially when you want to squeeze in to the money often. I highly recommend this great book. The authors have done a great job writing this.

I was a little skeptical, if not curious as to what would be written in this book and as to how useful the advice would be. I had read Kill Phil and thought that the ideas were very basic and not very applicable to intermediate and advanced players. When I spent my money on Kill Everyone and read I could not stop reading. Why? Because the 2008 Aussie Millions main event was coming up and the book focuses on bubble play, equilibrium strategies and prize pools and equities; concepts which are very important in the major events. All the money in poker is to be made in or around the bubble and when approaching the final table. Kill Everyone is the best for these situations and therefore very much worth the read. Part one of the book shows how to accumulate chips early on and I found a particular example useful for me in the 2008 Aussie Millions Main Event. For No Limit Hold'em Tournaments this book sets the new precedent. Lee's latest book Let's Play Poker is brilliant for sit and go's. Use these books to improve your skills and reach your poker playing potential.

If you play freeze-out tournaments (Anything else played today?) you'll find this book to be an essential source-book and reference. An understanding of the concepts and examples presented will give any player a better foundation from which to make decisions - and from which to approach the optimum decision at critical points.

The discussion of play on the bubble is alone worth much more than the price of the book. For example the authors present analysis of how often you should push as a function of your bubble factor (ratio of equity loss from losing to equity gain from winning the confrontation) and your opponent's calling frequency. Most players know intuitively that you should push more frequently when (a) your bubble factor is greater and (b) your opponent is more likely to call. But a chart showing the results of the calculations gives insight that can't be gotten otherwise.

One short section attacks the myth that the big stack should call liberally to knock out small stacks. That discussion alone can make the difference between just finishing in the money and making a big win. If you have ever called or raised a bit loosely to knock out small stacks only to find that you've doubled up one or more and made them into real competition while crippling yourself then this section is must reading.

I could continue with examples, but the book is only 348 pages - probably shorter than my examples would be.

I do have a single criticism. The authors (properly) use the Independent Chip Model but without fully explaining the assumptions on which it relies. Like most other authors they do explain that it assumes equal skill for all players. However, they neglect to mention that it also relies on two other assumptions: (1) that all players will receive equivalent hands over the limited time of the tournament, and (2) that play is based on only your hand and statistical behavior of your opponents. If you're in the middle of a tournament, assumption (1) probably doesn't apply for the limited number of hands remaining, and in any given hand other things - tells for lack of a better word - frequently become more important than either of these assumptions.

Do yourself a favor and buy this book. But, be prepared to study rather than just read for it contains more, much more, than a list of starting hands and advice to play a tight aggressive game.

After reading Kill Phil, I knew this book would be really good. What amazed me was the amount of theory and math loaded in this book. Aside from 2+2 books, I have never seen a poker book with so much indepth analysis. The book has solid advice for all stages of any types of tournamenets. The calculations and decisions that have to be made very quickly will likely become second nature over time. I know it didn't take me long to get very comfortable with the KILL PHIL system and it worked out really well.

There are a number of study groups and Q & A forums on the web to help people understand parts of the book. It will probably not be the easiest poker book you've ever read. A lot of people are taking their time to ensure they understand each chapter before the go on to the next chapter. We can always use more books where the authors take the game and their writing seriously in an effort to help the readers. With effort on your part, you will see improvement in your game using the concepts explained in Kill Everyone.

I'm in agreement with the other reveiwers here, this is a 5 star book and is definitely worth your consideration if tournaments are your thing.

Doris Day is a connivingt woman. She has taken over the Music Of Your Life and now The Best Music Ever recorded. She apparently lent financial support to Chuck and his son, Karl, as they think she is just marvelous. The listeners do not, and we'd like to have a break from her put-on sexy tone. It is so false. She is a parody and should have stayed in seclusion with her animals at Mt. Carmel. Then perhaps Chuck could get back to being a hospitable host. As it is now, you'd think she is running him and the network, so all we can believe is that (1) he either married her, or (2) she bought the networks and they have to play her stuff.

A great book about a great actress and lady. Could not put it down.

This book is a sad waste of time and money. Unfortunately the reader leaves this book not knowing any more truth about Doris Day than what Ms. Day already made public to the world. Instead, the reader will leave with unsubstantiated opinions, which can not be proven to be fact. And taints the truth about an amazingly talented, and decent human being. If you want to read the hard, real facts of Doris Day's life, read her own autobiography. You can purchase it right here on Amazon for a minimal price. In her own book, Doris Day was extremely transparent about her life. Joys, mistakes and life lessons. It is all there in "Her Own Story", written with A.E. Hotchner.

I loath people that exploit others for the benefit of their own monetary gain. Mr. Kaufman has done just that in this "Enquire like" book. He writes about Doris as if he knew her personally. When in fact, all he has done is taken excerpts from liner notes, here say from so-called reliable sources, and bits and pieces from her own autobiography. He has used these findings to his own advantage in creating what he calls the untold story of the girl next door. Now in retirement, Doris deserves the right to her own privacy and need not be the subject of Mr. Kaufman's malicious exaggeration.

This book is alot of pages that goes nowhere. Though Mr. Kaufman tries hard to emphasize, in a long winded way, how respected Ms. Day was in the entertainment industry, he also brings her down about how she made poor choices in her personal life. He digs up dirt where he can with former employees, so he can attempt to sully her name.

If you want to learn a very aggressive approach to playing single table sit and go Holdem tourneys at the $100.+ plus buy-in level this is a good book. The author says he is successful with this method and I believe him. The downside is that his approach will likely be much less successful at the lower limits where raises get far less respect but some of what he teaches will apply to lower limit play.

If I had to advice one poker book only, my choice would be this one. It's explanation of the play with different blind sizes is fantastic. It's very useful also for cash players because they can understand the importance of the stack size (deep cash play is somewhat similar to small blind tournament play). I strongly advice this book

This is a great book for SNG strategy if you are new to the concept.

But one could save themselves a lot of trouble by breaking it down to these three points:
1) there is going to be some variance in your wins, so make sure you have a large enough bankroll for the level you are playing (what "large enough" means varies by the player's skill and playing style)
2) play very tight early in the game, loosen up and be more aggressive later in the game
3) use SNG Wizard to review all of your games to learn where there are non-intuitive spots to get your money in when the blinds are high

Note that while this book is about NLHE, the basic concept will apply to nearly any SNG strategy, keeping in mind that for limit and PL games, it is slightly harder as your bet sizing is not always going to be much of a threat, therefore your fold equity does not count for much, which much of this strategy is built around.

Otherwise, this is essentially the mathematical model for beating the games.

I personally I have had less success (or perhaps just way more variance) in the turbo games, but crush the regular ones. The better you are, your skill is going to come from you making fewer mistakes, and you exploiting your opponents mistakes - that means in a turbo, there is going to be less time for your opponents to make mistake and so in theory the variance should be higher.

This is an excellent book on the 1-table SNG format. After describing the theory of play in each of a wide variety of situations (small, medium, and high blinds; short- and big-stacked; cards in hand; etc.), Moshman provides several hand "quizzes" that examine how to play specific hands. This is an EXCELLENT feature missing from most poker books--even most of the good ones.

One minor beef: I'd like to see some expansion into multi-table SNG's, which somehow ride the line between the 1-tables discussed here (and in several other books) and full-on tournament play.

This book has become my favorite out of the dozens of poker books that I own. Before reading this book I was a marginal to losing player at on-line poker. Since reading this book, I have become a consistent winner at low and medium stakes SNG's. I honestly can't say that about any other poker book I have read.

Once you have read and understand the material in the low-blind, mid-blind and high blind sections it becomes an invaluable reference for constantly tuning your game. The organizational structure of the book makes it easy to quickly find a situation that you might want to review after an on-line session.

This book paid for itself within 24 hours of reading it. If you are serious about playing SNG's, but haven't been getting the results you desire, then this book is a must read.

This is an amazing book. It is a very real look at the industry, the good, the bad, and the ugly. Her story is very real and gritty. I found it very captivating and heartbreaking at the same time. I found myself really wondering about the choices, no matter how small, we make and what they lead to in the long term. I found myself laughing at her ability to inject humor in certain humorless situations. My heart broke for her emotional pain and longing, and the horrible downward spiral with drug abuse. Her story is one of redemption and finding her true self, and creating a world that fits her needs; not the other way around. And more importantly finding what it really was along the way- that she wanted.

One warning with this book: Not all may appreciate the photos, so I recommend having a spare page handy as a marker. Her photos in the book are very beautiful, some are more haunting that others. But there are some folks that may be offended both by her story, and her photos.

At first glance, most will think this book a tawdry story about the porn industry. There is nothing tawdry about her story. It's raw, gritty, sometimes humorous, and sometimes painful.

Great read!!! Very exciting and attention grabbing. I read it in 2 weeks. Jenna has had a very sad and eventful life. This gives her a great new respect for the woman she has become. I learned a lot! The "industry" is not at all like the image it has been given.

I always read the 1 star reviews in every product I'm interested in because I tend to agree with them more than the 5 star reviews. Some have 190 5 stars and 24 1 stars and after I've used the product or read it I get so disappointed for listening to all those 5 star raters. But, this book is definitely an exception. I bought this book and once I started reading it I could not put it down. I love books like this and I've only experienced it with ANGELS AND DEMONS, THE DAVINCI CODE, and THE POWER OF NOW. But, I had a final exam to study for and instead I just continued reading this book. It was that good! I feel like everyone can relate to her pains and joys in some way and I find her story so captivating and inspirational!

Jenna has had a colorful life and her story is written by the great author Neil Strauss. I would definately recommend this book to anyone who wants to read something new and fun.

I actually think women may enjoy this book more than men, because it's a very personal story about another woman's life. She centers her story around her life, not just porn, so I really do see women being able to relate more to her troubles. A book about sex with great ilustrations that I'd guide you is Sex and the Perfect Lover: Tao, Tantra, and the Kama Sutra