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Out of the Shadows
by Patrick J. Carnes • 1983
Sexual compulsion runs the same cycle as any addiction, and the Twelve Steps can break it.
4.10
1k+
Out of the Shadows Summary
Out of the Shadows 91%
Sexual compulsion runs the same cycle as any addiction, and the Twelve Steps can break it.
by Patrick J. Carnes 1983
4.10
1k+ ratings
The Porn Myth
by Matt Fradd • 2017
Porn rewires the brain like addiction, erodes real intimacy, and exploits its performers.
4.10
1k+
The Porn Myth Summary
The Porn Myth 91%
Porn rewires the brain like addiction, erodes real intimacy, and exploits its performers.
by Matt Fradd 2017
4.10
1k+ ratings
Breaking the Cycle
by George Collins MA • 2011
Sex compulsion is not you. It is a subpersonality you can name, confront, and quiet.
4.19
470
Breaking the Cycle Summary
Breaking the Cycle 91%
Sex compulsion is not you. It is a subpersonality you can name, confront, and quiet.
by George Collins MA 2011
4.19
470 ratings
The Porn Trap
by Wendy Maltz • 2008
Quitting porn is half the job. The rest: rebuilding a sexuality rooted in connection, not screens.
3.94
458
The Porn Trap Summary
The Porn Trap 91%
Quitting porn is half the job. The rest: rebuilding a sexuality rooted in connection, not screens.
by Wendy Maltz 2008
3.94
458 ratings
Your Brain on Porn
by Gary Wilson • 2014
Internet porn overloads ancient brain wiring. The result: sexual dysfunction in healthy young men.
4.21
8k+
Your Brain on Porn Summary
Your Brain on Porn 91%
Internet porn overloads ancient brain wiring. The result: sexual dysfunction in healthy young men.
by Gary Wilson 2014
4.21
8k+ ratings
In the Shadows of the Net
by Patrick J. Carnes • 2001
The Internet's secret architecture for addiction, and a two-part plan to dismantle its hold on you.
3.85
121
In the Shadows of the Net Summary
In the Shadows of the Net 90%
The Internet's secret architecture for addiction, and a two-part plan to dismantle its hold on you.
by Patrick J. Carnes 2001
3.85
121 ratings
Treating Pornography Addiction
by Kevin B. Skinner • 2005
Your porn habit feeds on loneliness and brain chemicals. A step-by-step plan for starving both.
4.14
239
Treating Pornography Addiction Summary
Treating Pornography Addiction 90%
Your porn habit feeds on loneliness and brain chemicals. A step-by-step plan for starving both.
by Kevin B. Skinner 2005
4.14
239 ratings
Sex Addiction 101
by Robert Weiss • 2013
Sex addiction is not about sex. Recovery starts with a boundary plan, not with willpower.
4.08
117
Sex Addiction 101 Summary
Sex Addiction 101 90%
Sex addiction is not about sex. Recovery starts with a boundary plan, not with willpower.
by Robert Weiss 2013
4.08
117 ratings
Wired for Intimacy
by William M. Struthers • 2009
Porn exploits the male brain's wiring. The neuroscience of breaking free.
3.97
846
Wired for Intimacy Summary
Wired for Intimacy 90%
Porn exploits the male brain's wiring. The neuroscience of breaking free.
by William M. Struthers 2009
3.97
846 ratings
Don't Call It Love
by Patrick J. Carnes • 1991
A recovery map for sex addiction: the trauma roots, the wrecked lives, and the spiritual rebuild.
4.18
243
Don't Call It Love Summary
Don't Call It Love 90%
A recovery map for sex addiction: the trauma roots, the wrecked lives, and the spiritual rebuild.
by Patrick J. Carnes 1991
4.18
243 ratings
How to Quit Porn
by Brett McKay • 2015
Porn is a brain habit you can break. Step-by-step plans that work when willpower doesn't.
4.24
156
How to Quit Porn Summary
How to Quit Porn 90%
Porn is a brain habit you can break. Step-by-step plans that work when willpower doesn't.
by Brett McKay 2015
4.24
156 ratings
Insatiable
by Asa Akira • 2014
A porn star's memoir of desire, hustle, and why she never learned to feel ashamed.
3.41
3k+
Insatiable Summary
Insatiable 89%
A porn star's memoir of desire, hustle, and why she never learned to feel ashamed.
by Asa Akira 2014
3.41
3k+ ratings
Semen Retention Miracle
by Joseph Peterson • 2020
The energy that fuels ejaculation can instead sharpen focus, build muscle, and extend life.
3.91
365
Semen Retention Miracle Summary
Semen Retention Miracle 89%
The energy that fuels ejaculation can instead sharpen focus, build muscle, and extend life.
by Joseph Peterson 2020
3.91
365 ratings
The Easy Peasy Way To Quit Porn
by Hackauthor2 Hackauthor2 • 2024
Quitting porn isn't willpower. It's what happens when you see there's nothing to give up.
4.77
64
The Easy Peasy Way To Quit Porn Summary
The Easy Peasy Way To Quit Porn 89%
Quitting porn isn't willpower. It's what happens when you see there's nothing to give up.
by Hackauthor2 Hackauthor2 2024
4.77
64 ratings
I Am Jennie
by Jennie Ketcham • 2012
A porn star's alter ego was her armor, until recovery demanded she strip it away.
3.82
643
I Am Jennie Summary
I Am Jennie 89%
A porn star's alter ego was her armor, until recovery demanded she strip it away.
by Jennie Ketcham 2012
3.82
643 ratings
Quit Porn and Get Rich
by Martin Prescott • 2018
The neuroscience of why porn kills ambition, and a plan to get your drive back.
3.76
168
Quit Porn and Get Rich Summary
Quit Porn and Get Rich 89%
The neuroscience of why porn kills ambition, and a plan to get your drive back.
by Martin Prescott 2018
3.76
168 ratings
The Truth
by Neil Strauss • 2015
He was a master of seduction. His real problem: he couldn't let anyone get close.
4.11
8k+
The Truth Summary
The Truth 89%
He was a master of seduction. His real problem: he couldn't let anyone get close.
by Neil Strauss 2015
4.11
8k+ ratings
The Easy Peasy Way to Quit Porn
by Hackauthor² • 2020
Porn is a prison with an unlocked door. See the illusion, and you walk free.
4.15
666
The Easy Peasy Way to Quit Porn Summary
The Easy Peasy Way to Quit Porn 89%
Porn is a prison with an unlocked door. See the illusion, and you walk free.
by Hackauthor² 2020
4.15
666 ratings
Silicon Valley Porn Star
by Jason Portnoy • 2022
He built startups by day and a sex addiction by night. Then his wife called.
4.32
256
Silicon Valley Porn Star Summary
Silicon Valley Porn Star 89%
He built startups by day and a sex addiction by night. Then his wife called.
by Jason Portnoy 2022
4.32
256 ratings
Mind Over Explicit Matter
by Trish Leigh • 2025
Your brain treats porn like a drug. The plan to starve the compulsion and rewire arousal.
4.58
69
Mind Over Explicit Matter Summary
Mind Over Explicit Matter 88%
Your brain treats porn like a drug. The plan to starve the compulsion and rewire arousal.
by Trish Leigh 2025
4.58
69 ratings
The Compass of Pleasure
by David J. Linden • 2010
Drugs, food, sex, and charity run through the same brain circuit. What that means for addiction.
3.89
6k+
The Compass of Pleasure Summary
The Compass of Pleasure 88%
Drugs, food, sex, and charity run through the same brain circuit. What that means for addiction.
by David J. Linden 2010
3.89
6k+ ratings
A Billion Wicked Thoughts
by Ogi Ogas • 2011
A billion anonymous searches expose the true architecture of male and female desire.
3.83
4k+
A Billion Wicked Thoughts Summary
A Billion Wicked Thoughts 88%
A billion anonymous searches expose the true architecture of male and female desire.
by Ogi Ogas 2011
3.83
4k+ ratings
Ethical Porn for Dicks
by David J. Ley • 2016
Watch porn without the shame spiral. A clinical psychologist rewrites the rules for male sexuality.
4.09
129
Ethical Porn for Dicks Summary
Ethical Porn for Dicks 88%
Watch porn without the shame spiral. A clinical psychologist rewrites the rules for male sexuality.
by David J. Ley 2016
4.09
129 ratings
Unwanted
by Jay Stringer • 2018
A therapist's survey found one thing that multiplies pornography use by 300. It isn't lust.
4.60
3k+
Unwanted Summary
Unwanted 88%
A therapist's survey found one thing that multiplies pornography use by 300. It isn't lust.
by Jay Stringer 2018
4.60
3k+ ratings
The Misfits
by Colin Wilson • 1988
De Sade, Byron, and the 'perverts' who followed weren't just deviants but mystics chasing intensity.
3.69
121
The Misfits Summary
The Misfits 88%
De Sade, Byron, and the 'perverts' who followed weren't just deviants but mystics chasing intensity.
by Colin Wilson 1988
3.69
121 ratings
The Erotic Mind
by Jack Morin • 1995
Your hottest turn-ons are not perversions; they are ingenious attempts to heal your oldest wounds.
4.23
1k+
The Erotic Mind Summary
The Erotic Mind 88%
Your hottest turn-ons are not perversions; they are ingenious attempts to heal your oldest wounds.
by Jack Morin 1995
4.23
1k+ ratings
Beyond My Control
by Nancy Friday • 2009
The forbidden fuels us. Nancy Friday reveals the secret fantasies millions share but never voice.
3.35
198
Beyond My Control Summary
Beyond My Control 88%
The forbidden fuels us. Nancy Friday reveals the secret fantasies millions share but never voice.
by Nancy Friday 2009
3.35
198 ratings
The New Naked
by Harry Fisch MD • 2014
Good sex is a learned skill, and your sex life reveals your relationship's health.
2.93
162
The New Naked Summary
The New Naked 88%
Good sex is a learned skill, and your sex life reveals your relationship's health.
by Harry Fisch MD 2014
2.93
162 ratings
The Biology of Desire
by Marc Lewis • 2015
Addiction is desire turned automatic, not disease. What the brain learned, it can unlearn.
4.09
2k+
The Biology of Desire Summary
The Biology of Desire 88%
Addiction is desire turned automatic, not disease. What the brain learned, it can unlearn.
by Marc Lewis 2015
4.09
2k+ ratings
Every Man's Battle
by Stephen F. Arterburn • 2000
One reflex feeds the cycle of lust. Retrain it over six weeks, and the fight shifts.
3.89
7k+
Every Man's Battle Summary
Every Man's Battle 88%
One reflex feeds the cycle of lust. Retrain it over six weeks, and the fight shifts.
by Stephen F. Arterburn 2000
3.89
7k+ ratings
Tiger Woods
by Jeff Benedict • 2018
His father forged golf's greatest champion. He also planted the seeds of a spectacular unraveling.
4.36
11k+
Tiger Woods Summary
Tiger Woods 87%
His father forged golf's greatest champion. He also planted the seeds of a spectacular unraveling.
by Jeff Benedict 2018
4.36
11k+ ratings
Tell Me What You Want
by Justin J. Lehmiller • 2018
Nearly every sexual fantasy turns out to be common. The real dysfunction is hiding from desire.
3.82
1k+
Tell Me What You Want Summary
Tell Me What You Want 87%
Nearly every sexual fantasy turns out to be common. The real dysfunction is hiding from desire.
by Justin J. Lehmiller 2018
3.82
1k+ ratings
So Sad Today
by Melissa Broder • 2016
A vomit fetish, an open marriage, and the internet addiction that makes it all bearable.
3.80
18k+
So Sad Today Summary
So Sad Today 87%
A vomit fetish, an open marriage, and the internet addiction that makes it all bearable.
by Melissa Broder 2016
3.80
18k+ ratings
Rethinking Sexuality
by Juli Slattery • 2018
Sex is God's metaphor for covenant love. That is why silence on it is so dangerous.
4.40
1k+
Rethinking Sexuality Summary
Rethinking Sexuality 87%
Sex is God's metaphor for covenant love. That is why silence on it is so dangerous.
by Juli Slattery 2018
4.40
1k+ ratings
Dopamine Nation
by Anna Lembke • 2021
Too much pleasure backfires. A psychiatrist on why your brain's reward system needs less, not more.
3.88
89k+
Dopamine Nation Summary
Dopamine Nation 87%
Too much pleasure backfires. A psychiatrist on why your brain's reward system needs less, not more.
by Anna Lembke 2021
3.88
89k+ ratings
Love Worth Making
by Stephen Snyder • 2018
Great sex isn't technique. It's a selfish, childlike part of you that wants to be enjoyed.
4.15
1k+
Love Worth Making Summary
Love Worth Making 87%
Great sex isn't technique. It's a selfish, childlike part of you that wants to be enjoyed.
by Stephen Snyder 2018
4.15
1k+ ratings
Addiction and Grace
by Gerald G. May • 1988
Addiction is spiritual hunger, aimed wrong. Willpower was never going to be enough.
4.20
2k+
Addiction and Grace Summary
Addiction and Grace 87%
Addiction is spiritual hunger, aimed wrong. Willpower was never going to be enough.
by Gerald G. May 1988
4.20
2k+ ratings
Addicted to Drama
by Scott Lyons • 2023
Chaos can be an addiction: tolerance grows, withdrawal burns, relapse repeats. How to heal it.
3.90
250
Addicted to Drama Summary
Addicted to Drama 87%
Chaos can be an addiction: tolerance grows, withdrawal burns, relapse repeats. How to heal it.
by Scott Lyons 2023
3.90
250 ratings
Video Game Addiction
by Henry Lee • 2014
Sell the console, delete the accounts, identify your triggers. A plan for quitting gaming for good.
4.40
5
Video Game Addiction Summary
Video Game Addiction 87%
Sell the console, delete the accounts, identify your triggers. A plan for quitting gaming for good.
by Henry Lee 2014
4.40
5 ratings
Pornland
by Gail Dines • 2010
The porn industry didn't just sell fantasy; it built the scripts now governing real-world intimacy.
3.96
2k+
Pornland Summary
Pornland 87%
The porn industry didn't just sell fantasy; it built the scripts now governing real-world intimacy.
by Gail Dines 2010
3.96
2k+ ratings
The Good Girl's Guide to Bad Girl Sex
by Barbara Keesling • 2001
Sexual confidence, step by step: from the underwear you wear to the way you walk.
3.52
452
The Good Girl's Guide to Bad Girl Sex Summary
The Good Girl's Guide to Bad Girl Sex 87%
Sexual confidence, step by step: from the underwear you wear to the way you walk.
by Barbara Keesling 2001
3.52
452 ratings
How To Think More About Sex
by Alain de Botton • 2012
Love and desire often can't coexist. The problem isn't you; it's the ideal.
3.47
6k+
How To Think More About Sex Summary
How To Think More About Sex 87%
Love and desire often can't coexist. The problem isn't you; it's the ideal.
by Alain de Botton 2012
3.47
6k+ ratings
Choke
by Chuck Palahniuk • 2001
A sex addict fakes choking in restaurants to pay for his dying mother's care.
3.71
222k+
Choke Summary
Choke 87%
A sex addict fakes choking in restaurants to pay for his dying mother's care.
by Chuck Palahniuk 2001
3.71
222k+ ratings
Rethinking Sex
by Christine Emba • 2022
Consent was meant to be enough. It isn't. Why sex needs an older, more demanding rule.
3.61
1k+
Rethinking Sex Summary
Rethinking Sex 87%
Consent was meant to be enough. It isn't. Why sex needs an older, more demanding rule.
by Christine Emba 2022
3.61
1k+ ratings
DIY
by Eric Sprankle • 2024
How masturbation became a sin, a disease, and a billion-dollar industry.
4.33
275
DIY Summary
DIY 87%
How masturbation became a sin, a disease, and a billion-dollar industry.
by Eric Sprankle 2024
4.33
275 ratings
Why Women Have Sex
by Cindy M. Meston • 2009
Of 237 reasons women have sex, pleasure is just one. The full list is startling.
3.94
2k+
Why Women Have Sex Summary
Why Women Have Sex 87%
Of 237 reasons women have sex, pleasure is just one. The full list is startling.
by Cindy M. Meston 2009
3.94
2k+ ratings
Resurrecting Sex
by David Schnarch • 2002
Better sex comes not from technique or pills but from becoming someone who can tolerate discomfort.
4.04
157
Resurrecting Sex Summary
Resurrecting Sex 87%
Better sex comes not from technique or pills but from becoming someone who can tolerate discomfort.
by David Schnarch 2002
4.04
157 ratings
Want
by Gillian Anderson • 2024
Women's secret sexual fantasies, from their own anonymous letters: a map of hidden desire.
3.37
23k+
Want Summary
Want 87%
Women's secret sexual fantasies, from their own anonymous letters: a map of hidden desire.
by Gillian Anderson 2024
3.37
23k+ ratings
Boyslut
by Zachary Zane • 2023
Bisexual men disappear unless they shout. One manifesto for making your desires undeniable.
3.77
2k+
Boyslut Summary
Boyslut 87%
Bisexual men disappear unless they shout. One manifesto for making your desires undeniable.
by Zachary Zane 2023
3.77
2k+ ratings
Three Women
by Lisa Taddeo • 2019
Eight years inside three lives. What female desire actually looks like, and what it costs.
3.71
174k+
Three Women Summary
Three Women 87%
Eight years inside three lives. What female desire actually looks like, and what it costs.
by Lisa Taddeo 2019
3.71
174k+ ratings
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