Sex Sells

There is an interesting New York Times article called, Sex, Sex, Sex: Up Front in Bookstores Near You. The article is about a wave of confessionals and self-help guides written by current or former stars of pornographic films flooding bookstores this year. One of the books mentioned in the article, How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale is currently in the top 15 bestsellers at Amazon.

August 24, 2004 by Uncategorized 2

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  1. Bibliofuture says:
    August 24, 2004 at 9:33 pm

    Books Mentioned in the Article
    There was an article about 100 Strokes of the Brush Before Bed
    in the New York Times previously. The book sold 500,000 copies in Italy alone, when it came out in Europe.

    Other books mentioned in the article.

    The Sexual Life of Catherine M.
    O: The Intimate History of the Orgasm
    Love for Sale: A World History of Prostitution
    The Surrender
    XXX : 30 Porn-Star Portraits

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  2. nbruce says:
    August 25, 2004 at 3:06 am

    He’s just not that into you
    Not exactly a sex guide, but apparently a book a lot of women need to read, HE’S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys By Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo

    The authors debunk all the excuses women give for staying in second-rate relationships. They want women who sit by the phone waiting for Mr. Wrong to call to consider the glorious thought that maybe he’s just not that into you. Only then, can a single gal free herself to go find the guy who is. Publisher’s notice

    “Behrendt believes men would rather chew off their arms than admit the truth. Why do they lie? Not just lie, but kiss and compliment and generally mess with women’s heads rather than say, “I’m just not that into you”? He thinks it’s fear of confrontation. “I can’t even tell you why. Men are afraid of women being upset or yelling. In a fight with a guy, you know what it is: It gets verbal, then it gets physical. With a women, you don’t know where it’s going to go, and you know it can’t and shouldn’t get physical.” “
    WaPo review

    Behrendt was a writier for HBO’s Sex and the City.

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