Hefner

by Frank Brady

From back of IS IT TRUE WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT HEFNER? “AN INSIDE-THE MANSION LOOK AT DRUGS, SEX AND THE SINGLE PLAYBOY” – Chicago Tribune. From Frank Brady, former PLAYBOY editor and ex-member of Hugh Hefner's palace guard- "allegations of orgies, bestiality, speed addiction, video-taped lovemaking for instant replay, and a what-the-hell homosexual fling. We expect nothing less from a man who was a virgin at 22 and made up for lost time by reputedly sleeping with 2000 women in the last 20 years" –The New York Times Book Review. THIS IS THE BOOK HEFNER TRIED TO STOP! THE NO-HOLDS BARRED SAGA OF A $60-A-WEEK CLERK WHO ERECTED A $200 MILLION EMPIRE. HUGH HEFNER - THE MAN WHO MADE SEX A HOUSEHOLD WORD. WITH 16 PAGES OF PHOTOS

Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1974

About the author

Frank Brandy is the author of numerous critically acclaimed biographies. Internationally recognised as the greatest authority on the life and career of Bobby Fischer, he is also president of New York City's Marshall Chess Club and was the founding editor of Chess Life.

Reviews

[Stephy · Rating 1 out of 5]

More evidence that hedonism knows no bounds. Hefner built an empire on sexualizing women. His life and magazine were about removing every trace of women's humanity, objectifying them, measuring their worth by the size of their breasts, claiming it was all in good fun. His big draw: it's not the pictures it's the meaningful articles. A "boys will be boys" declaration that he was publishing a wonderful new philosophy, really meant: boy meets girl, boy screws girl, boy forgets girl. Oh, joy. It's a whole new world.

[Henry Sturcke · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a review of Hefner, the book, not Hefner the man. At the time it was written, Hef was one of the most successful magazine publishers, though starting to feel bolder imitators snap at this heels. Twenty years earlier, he had started with a product that no one else believed could be sold over the counter, with the aesthetic aims to set it clearly off from what was sold under the counter at the time. I was curious to know more, this was a quick read.

[AndrewP · Rating 4 out of 5]

Unauthorized biography