Traci Lords: Underneath It All

Traci Lords

Harper Collins, Jul 8, 2003 - Biography & Autobiography - 286 pages

The moving, gripping, and tell–all autobiography of Traci Elizabeth Lords, a former child porn queen, electronica maven, and cult movie and TV star.

At 14, Nora Kuzma ran away from home and ended up on the dirty streets of Hollywood. She fell in with a fast crowd, and her dreams of modelling soon landed her a spectacular centrefold in Penthouse magazine, where at 15 she became internationally known as 'Traci Lords'. From there she appeared in numerous adult films and magazines, denying her past and battling a deep addiction to cocaine and men. Three years later she got out. This is her memoir – a tale of loss, redemption, and ultimate survival as Traci Elizabeth Lords takes you into her secretive past, faces her demons, and shares her extraordinary journey of personal growth.

Snippets of Traci's story have been told here and there, but this book will set the record straight. What happened to her as a child to make her pursue a porn career? Why was she blamed as the person who brought down porn in the late 1980s? How many sex movies did she really star in? Why did she quit? There's more misinformation floating around about Traci Lords than almost anyone. This book sets the record straight.

What people are saying

Traci Lords

User Review  - buzz2010 - Overstock.com

having been a fan of Traciis for a long time..I was very pleased to see her write about her struggles. I watch any movie with her name in the title..I wish her continued good fortune.

TRACI LORDS: Underneath It All

User Review  - Kirkus

Wary, defiant, not a little defensive, and not a little pissed off, Lords recaptures her youthful voice as she excavates all the rocks on her road from underage porn star to singer and actress.She ...

Contents

• 3: 4
• 6: 6
• 13: 14
• Acknowledgments The Ohio Valley The Curse of the C Cups: 15
• Hazy Days: 23
• Route 66: 32
• Hollywood California: 36
• Two Butch Palms: 38
• Junior HIGH: 40
• School Daze: 47
• Porn Again: 53
• Angel Is the Centerfold: 63
• I Traci Lords: 67
• No One Rides for Free: 70
• House Pets: 74
• Hell Is for Children: 79
• The Skin Trade xiii 1 15: 90
• Strippers Tippers and Pony Clippers: 96
• Crash and Burn: 101
• Checkout Time: 107
• Paris: 109
• King Harbor: 112
• A Man Named Meese: 114
• Running on Empty: 118
• 23: 124
• Dynamite: 128
• A Few Wise Guys: 131
• Lucky Star: 133
• Top Billing: 136
• Not of This Earth: 142
• PencilThin Mustaches: 148
• Cool Waters: 154
• Faster Pussycat Kill Kill: 159
• 32: 167
• The Lipstick Trick: 171
• Cry Babies: 176
• The Wrap Sheet: 180
• 36: 187
• Dancing in the Dark: 189
• 38: 193
• Film Misses and the Mrs: 198
• 40: 200
• Patio in Tow: 203
• Have Your Cake NEat It2: 208
• Shed My Skin: 210
• The OrangeHaired Fairy: 213
• Shades of Blue and Green: 216
• Star Sauté: 219
• 47: 223
• Sweet Meat: 225
• Flesh Wounds: 229
• A Spot of Tea: 233
• Pretty on the Inside: 238
• Control: 247
• 53: 254
• The Onion Effect: 260
• Bullet Proof Soul: 264
• A New Wave: 271
• Jeff: 273
• Underneath It All: 279
• 11: 285

About the author

Susanna Cottica is an equestrian journalist for the magazines Cavalli & Cavallieri and Il Mio Cavallo and the editor of the Italian translation of Carnet de Champion by French Olympic rider Michel Robert. She is a third-level F.I.S.E. (Italian Equestrian Federation) instructor and a rider specializing in show jumping. Luca Paparelli has nearly 20 years' professional journalism experience in the field of equestrian sports and horse breeding, covering related news for Cavalli & Cavalieri and Il Mio Cavallo magazines. As one of the world's leading experts, he is a frequent speaker at major breeders' events.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Traci Lords: Underneath It All
• Author: Traci Lords
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Harper Collins, 2003
• ISBN: 0060508205, 9780060508203
• Length: 286 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Women