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THE X-RATED VIDEOTAPE GUIDE Vol VIII by Patrick Riley A series of videotape guides to adult films. Thousands of film reviews in every volume.	THE X-RATED VIDEOTAPE GUIDE Vol VII by Patrick Riley With thousands of new releases to choose from, this is expert advice on what's hot and what's not. In this jam-packed seventh volume, featuring an extimated 6,000 titles, author Patrick Riley covers the latter half of 1996 through the present. In addition, he revisits more than 200 ''oldies'', dating back to the 1970s.
THE X-RATED VIDEOTAPE GUIDE Vol VI by Patrick Riley	THE X-RATED VIDEOTAPE GUIDE Vol V by Robert H. Rimmer, Patrick Riley
THE X-RATED VIDEOTAPE GUIDE Vol IV by Robert H. Rimmer, Patrick Riley The self-proclaimed ''Siskel & Ebert'' of adult films review approximately 1,200tapes released from October 1992 to October 1993 featuring their own colorful exchanges on each film's merits, an insider's behind-the-scenes account, an d their own unique at-a-glance coding system. 8-page photo insert.	THE X-RATED VIDEOTAPE GUIDE Vol III (1991-1992) by Robert H. Rimmer, Patrick Riley The self-proclaimed ''Siskel & Ebert'' of adult films review approximately 1,200tapes released from October 1992 to October 1993 featuring their own colorful exchanges on each film's merits, an insider's behind-the-scenes account, an d their own unique at-a-glance coding system. 8-page photo insert.
THE X-RATED VIDEOTAPE GUIDE Vol II (1986-1991) by Robert H. Rimmer The self-proclaimed ''Siskel & Ebert'' of adult films review approximately 1,200tapes released from October 1992 to October 1993 featuring their own colorful exchanges on each film's merits, an insider's behind-the-scenes account, an d their own unique at-a-glance coding system. 8-page photo insert.	THE X-RATED VIDEOTAPE GUIDE Vol I (1970-1985 by Robert H. Rimmer
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.	DIRECTORY OF ADULT FILMS 1998: Adam Film World Guide by Jeremy Stone.

The Industry

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Pornocopia : Porn, Sex, Technology and Desire by Lawrence O'Toole. An inside look of the porn industry and its stars. Author Laurence O'Toole argues that the expansion of new technologies--video, cable, the Internet--is substantially changing the status of pornography in society.	A History of X : 100 Years of Sex in Film by Luke Ford. "My book" says writer Luke Ford, "contains profiles of such leading porn stars as Linda Lovelace, Marilyn Chambers, Ginger Lynn and Traci Lords. I sketch directors Radley Metzger, Gerard Damiano, and Gregory Dark. Since the fall of 1995, I've read most everything published on porn, and since 1/96 I've hung around the industry, interviewing hundreds of performers, producers and crew. I've also talked to law enforcement about the Mafia's role in the business and I think that my book is the most definitive of anything published on Cosa Nostra's role in porn."
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.
Pornstar by Ian Gittler. Pornstar is a mesmerizing, definitive examination of life at the epicenter of Americas multibillion-dollar sex entertainment industry.	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.
Babylon Blue : Illustrated History of Erotic Cinema by David Flint.	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.
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.	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.
Adult Video Business: How You Can Find Attractive Women to Star in Your Own Adult Films, Make Money, and Quit Work in 7 Weeks by Ray West	Skinflicks by David Jennings
1-2-3 Be a Porn Star! A Step-By-Step Guide to the Adult Sex Industry by Ana Loria. 1-2-3 BE A PORN STAR! is written by Ana Loria, a renowned safe-sex advocate and webmistress. For the past five years, she has administered the popular website Safesex.Org, while researching and compiling her well-known Directory of Safe-Sex Programs.

The Stars

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The X-Rated Videotape Star Index III by Patrick Riley Third volume jam-packed with data. Filmographies of all the known adult stars. Except the names and dates of their films, it includes physical descriptions and their aliases.	THE X-RATED VIDEOTAPE STAR INDEX II: A Guide to Your Favorite Adult Film Stars The 2nd edition of the above guide. Updated with the latest tantalizing information, including star names, alternate names, physical descriptions, biographical data, spicy personal tidbits, movie titles, video distributors, production dates, and more. 31,000+ films.
THE X-RATED VIDEOTAPE STAR INDEX by Patrick Riley First volume jam-packed with data. Filmographies of all the known adult stars. Except the names and dates of their films, it includes physical descriptions and their aliases.	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.
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...
Annie Sprinkle: Post-Porn Modernist by Annie Sprinkle. Porn-star-turned-performance-artist Annie Sprinkle presents an illustrated history of her 25-year career, documenting her transformation from ugly duckling to prostitute to porn queen to sexual healer, activist, and educator.	Hardcore from the Heart: The Pleasures, Profits and Politics of Sex in Performance (Critical Performance Series) by Annie Sprinkle, Gabrielle Cody (Editor) Sprinkle is probably the best-known of the first generation of women performance artists whose work focuses on sex and sexuality. Together, the authors reflect on Sprinkle's work and explore tensions within feminism over pornography and the complex power relations inherent in any art that makes use of the female body.

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X-RATED: The Mitchell Brothers: A True Story of Sex, Money, and Death An account of the murder of pornographer Artie Mitchell by his brother, Jim, describes Jim and Artie's rise to fame in the pornography industry, their porn classic, Behind the Green Door, and their descent into lives of alcoholism and violence.	Nightmare of Ecstasy : The Life and Art of Edward D. Wood, Jr. by Rudolph Grey. Rereleased to coincide with Ed Wood, a Tim Burton movie based on the book, this authoritative underground biography brings to life the renegade filmmaker who broke new ground in absurd supernatural horror and campy suspense. The author recalls the '50s, when the invasion of movie houses by monsters became a national youth craze. 140 photos.
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.	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.

Analysis

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THE SECRET MUSEUM: Pornography in Modern Culture by Walter Kendrick.	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.
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.	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"

Gay

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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.	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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