From Publishers Weekly One might think that a book containing Playboy mogul Hefner�s sex tips, musings and memories would be racy, bawdy, or at the very least engrossing�but there�s little that�s particularly sexy or insightful in this slim volume. Hefner and coauthor Zehme narrate in an off-putting third-person (presumably to allow Hefner to be referred to as " the master," and to allow for such sentences as "And so one man created two houses and all men would forever want to go to these houses, to be inside," and "He is remarkable in his ability to stay friends with former lovers, and inspiring as well..."). Even the sex stories are pretty tame by today�s standards�with videos of celebrity couplings readily available online, will any reader be shocked to read that Hefner has had sex with multiple partners simultaneously? Little revelations, such as the translation of the Latin plaque outside his ballroom ("If you don�t swing, don�t ring") or Hef�s baby-oil fetish ("Row upon row of Johnson�s baby oil bottles standing sentry, awaiting the master�s next urge") fail to titillate. Interspersed with happy recollections of rotating beds, Mansion Movie Nights and famous pals are ersatz pearls of Hefner wisdom ("Your pad�or your crib, as it�s now called�is key"), and sidebars on everything from reading a woman by her hair color (brunettes make suitable wives and mothers, while blondes and redheads are mysterious and dangerous) to "Hef�s Music to Woo By." Only Hef�s fans�and certainly there are many�will appreciate this. 80 full-color photos.
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Review [A] breezy, charming chronicle...Both gracious and unapologetic about Hef's...otherworldly existence....Striking. -- Time Out New York

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Hugh M. Hefner; Bill Zehme

ItBooks ; Publishers Group UK [distributor

HarperCollins Publishers

HarperCollins e-books

Longman Publishing

Open Road Integrated Media, Inc., [N.p.], 2009

Place of publication not identified, 2015

United States, United States of America

New York, New York State, 2009

New York, Enfield, 2012

Pymble, NSW, 2009

Reprint, 2009

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Fifty years after inventing the Good Life as no one else had dared, the Master Playboy of the Western World at last shares the secrets that have for generations made him the envy of all free-thinking men and women. Hef's Little Black Book conjures the legendary lifestyle of Hugh M. Hefner as never before, a treasure trove of urban lore, wry advice, and time-honored wisdom spanning the realms of romance, hedonism, ambition, business, dreams, and, of course, sex. From the pursuit of Love to the politics of the Bedroom, from the inspiration of a single idea to the emergence of a sprawling international corporation built on self-belief, Hef provides an invaluable guide to anyone who has ever thought big.Accompanied by tantalizing, never-before-seen photographs, the gateway to Hugh Hefner's Dream World of Cool awaits you. If you don't swing, don't ring.

"[A] breezy, charming chronicle."
— Time Out New York
The legendary founder of Playboy magazine, Hugh Hefner invites you into his world with Hef's Little Black Book , an illustrated treasury of advice and maxims. The only book ever written by the iconic publisher and unabashed hedonist, Hef's Little Black Book features a new, updated Afterword from Hef himself. Dedicated Playboy readers and fans of The Girls Next Door , the hit reality TV series that takes you behind the doors of the Playboy Mansion, will not want to miss this fantastic guide to the very good life from the man who has lived it better than anyone.

Offers an advice and maxims that teem with author's often wry and heartfelt wisdom, accompanied with photographs and illustrations from his private archive. This title advices on: love and ladies; sex and work; family and dreams; play and parties; ambition and friendship; games and competition; success and endurance, and much more.

A tribute to "Playboy" magazine's fiftieth anniversary recounts Hugh Hefner's self-reinvention through its creation, documenting the author's insights into such topics as sex, work, and friendship

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