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Mr. Playboy : Hugh Hefner and the American Dream by Steven Watts is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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"The real Hugh Hefner-the extraordinary inside story of an American icon "Riveting ... Watts packs in plenty of gasp-inducing passages."--Newark Star Ledger "Like it or not, Hugh Hefner has affected all of us, so I treasured learning about how and why in the sober biography."-Chicago Sun Times "This is a fun book. How could it not be? Watts aims to give a full account of the man, his magazine and their place in social history. Playboy is no longer the cultural force it used to be, but it made a stamp on society."-Associated Press "In Steven Watts' exhaustive, illuminating biography Mr. Playboy, Hefner's ideal for living -- marked by his allegiances to Tarzan, Freud, Pepsi-Cola and jazz -- proves to be a kind of gloss on the Protestant work ethic."-Los Angeles Times Gorgeous young women in revealing poses; extravagant mansion parties packed with celebrities; a hot-tub grotto, elegant smoking jackets, and round rotating beds; the hedonistic pursuit of uninhibited sex. Put these images together and a single name springs to mind-Hugh Hefner. From his spectacular launch of Playboy magazine and the dizzying expansion of his leisure empire to his recent television hit The Girls Next Door,

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Author

Steven Watts

Publisher

Trade Paper Press

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780471690597

Category

history

Subjects

Memoir, Computer Science, Fiction

Rating

3.5 / 5 (245 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14