John Holmes

** "This is one case where the book well and truly does live up to the hype: outstanding by any measure of the term." -- Robert Cettl, widerscreenings.com

** "Jennifer Sugar and Jill C. Nelson separate legend from fact and piece together Holmes’ strange and often tragic story. The result is an emotionally exhausting yet truly compelling real-life adventure." -- Phil Hall, Film Threat

** "Anyone with a passing interest in the adult film industry or who just enjoys a good biography in and of itself owes it to themselves to check out this meticulous and fascinating study of one of the most infamous and recognizeable adult film icons of all time." -- Ian Jane, AV Maniacs

** "The book has some terrific extras: an amazingly thorough filmography (and loopography) as well as detailed reviews of the major movies. This is no small achievement.” -- Jared Rutter, Senior Editor, AVN magazine

** "This is undoubtedly the best porn bio ever written, and will set standards, were there any standards to be set in porn." -- Dick Freeman, Adult film critic and Co-Chairman of the XRCO

** "John Holmes: A Life Measured in Inches is to porn what the bible is to religion, the best detailed account of a king." -- SKUNK Magazine

** "In addition, to some of the most detailed looks at more than 200 Holmes’ video and loops, the two have written a remarkable piece of film history using oral histories of the participants to carry the narrative." -- Bill Castanier, Award-winning Michigan newspaper editor and writer

** "There was the good, the bad and the extremely ugly. There was so much of the real him in the book, of the John I knew. And not just in my stories, but in those told by others." -- Sean Amerson, Godson of John Holmes

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