What Sort Of Man Edits Playboy?

November, 2008

A FEW WORDS WITH STEVEN WATTS, CHRONICLER OF OUR FOUNDER'S LIFE AND TIMESIn October John Wiley & Sons published Mr. Playboy: HughHefner and the American Dream, a 544-page biography ofthe world's most famous philosopher of the boudoir. Hefgranted author Steven Watts, a professor of history at theUniversity of Missouri, unrestricted access to his archives.Kirkus Reviews calls Mr. Playboy a "nuanced portrait ofHef's life that also serves as a panorama of hip culturefrom the 1950s onward."...

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