Porn Nation: Conquering America's #1 Addiction [Hardcover]

Michael Leahy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2008

Pornograpy and sex-related sites make up nearly 60 percent of daily web traffic. For some of us, it's going on in our very own basements or in the den after the family goes to bed. Over twenty million Americans spend a good deal of their waking hours looking at pornography. And they won't stop, because they can't stop. At least not on their own. They are addicted.

Porn Nation captivates readers with the true story of Michael Leahy, a sex addict who only came to terms with his problem after losing his marriage and children. But it's also the story of the rest of us. It's the story of America- our porn nation. How is it affecting us? How is it changing the way we see ourselves and others? And what can be done about it?

Editorial Reviews

From the Inside Flap

“The growing prevalence of sexual images, innuendo and objectification is a constant threat to my sexual sobriety. Song lyrics, music videos, reality TV shows, sitcoms, commercials, print ads, even the covers of magazines at my local supermarket checkout stand dot the landscape of my life like land mines waiting to explode underneath my feet should I choose to ponder them for too long.

But even as I talk with today’s youth and college students, the real target of this growing industry with an insatiable appetite for profits, this unprecedented level of saturation comes as no surprise to them. The most common response I get when asking them if they’re aware of their juxtaposition to all of the titillating content around them: “Sure, we know, we’re soaking in it!” When asked how it’s affecting them, most can only shrug their shoulders. Like the proverbial frog enjoying a swim in the boiling pot sitting on a stove, all we really know is it’s a good bit warmer in here than it used to be.”

—Michael Leahy

From the Back Cover

Welcome to Porn Nation.

 

It’s a $100B a year industry worldwide. Even bigger when you consider the fact that porn is now the norm in our mainstream media. But have you ever stopped to think about why, when it comes to porn, we just can’t seem to get enough? And are we certain this “cheap form of harmless entertainment” isn’t changing the way we see ourselves and act towards others in relationships?

 

What you feed grows, and what you starve dies.

 

Enter Michael Leahy, a guy who spent over 30 years as a recreational user of pornography. That is until he discovered what many experts refer to as “the crack cocaine of sexual addiction”—Internet porn. What happened next would change everything, not just for Michael and his family but for all of us living in this Porn Nation.

 

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Northfield Publishing; 1 edition (May 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802481256
• ISBN-13: 978-0802481252
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #502,024 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read, May 7, 2008

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Robert - See all my reviews

This review is from: Porn Nation: Conquering America's #1 Addiction (Hardcover)

Incredible! I just finished reading Porn Nation. Michael Leahy did an awesome job. The book is well written ... it flows great, he is honest and vulnerable ... yet he doesn't mince words ... he tells it like it is.

Porn Nation is the story of one man's battle against pornography and the tremendous toll that it took on him, his wife and his children. He lost everything - his marriage, his job, time with his kids, his friends ... everything. Porn Nation lets the reader know the truth about how pornography slowly but progressively destroys ones values and ones relationships. Leahy reveals how pornography distorts the mind so that women become "porn with skin on" ... killing any chance for true love and intimacy.

The book exposes the many myths and lies about pornography (like porn doesn't hurt anyone!). Leahy explains how porn, especially in the electronic age of Internet and Cell Phones, is easily available to everyone - especially kids ... starting in grade school!

Also, woven throughout his book is what I would call "an anatomy of an affair". Pathological lying, the emotional impact on his wife, his wanting to have both his wife and his "affair partner" at the same time; how he started blaming his wife for the problems in the marriage as a way of dealing with his guilt. Leahy provides a viewpoint of an affair rarely seen ... the viewpoint of the person who was having the affair. This book is a "must read" for those who are dealing or have dealt with an unfaithful spouse.

This book can have an impact on a wide range of people. Parents need to read this book to see how prevalent that viewing porn is by kids of all ages. Older teenagers need to read this book to see how destructive that porn can be. College students will clearly see how porn fuels the desire for multiple sex partners and how it kills any chance of a meaningful, intimate relationship with another person.

Read this book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars well written fast read, somewhat helpful with a christian slant, June 18, 2009

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Martha Stewardess (Nevada) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Porn Nation: Conquering America's #1 Addiction (Hardcover)

As the wife of a recovering Sex Addict I found this to be one of the most recent books (it includes more recent data than many others) about the emerging problem with internet pornography use and it's link to sex addiction... An incredibly fast read (I read it in a day) it kept my interest and offered some interesting facts. It was more entertaining than anything though. After reading many books on this subject in the past few weeks I recommend "Don't Call it Love" by Patrick Carnes for a more in depth look into the problem of sex addiction and how to overcome it.

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Eye Opening, May 14, 2008

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infocyde (Saline, MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Porn Nation: Conquering America's #1 Addiction (Hardcover)

I think I was looking for something a little bit more academic in scope, a list of facts and figures that dig really deeply into the possible detrimental effects pornography is having on our society. Porn Nation is more of a narative of the author's story, though facts and figures are scattered through the book. Porn Nation is well worth the read though, as the author does a good job of using himself as a case study of how pornography can destroy families, jobs, relationships, and eternal destinies.