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When Hugh Hefner quit his job at Esquire to start a magazine called Playboy, he didn't just want to make money, he wanted to make dreams come true. In this wise and penetrating biography, intellectual historian Steven Watts looks at what Hugh Hefner went on to become and how he took America with him. Hefner became one of the most hated and envied celebrities in America, standing just barely on the wrong side of decency - with as many as seven million subscribers to his magazine.

Take a behind-the-scenes look at Hefner's wonderful creation and impact on the world. I value him as one of the most influential men of the planet. Hefner catered to men's needs and paved the way for an industry that takes up about a third of the Internet. Hefner can be viewed by some feminists as a villain, but if you look behind the photographs of voluptuous women, there is more to the magazine than that. This audiobook will explain the true impact and reasoning behind Hefner's publication.