Hef's Little Black Book

"[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.

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 urbane 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...This heavily illustrated ‘manual’ manages to be both gracious and unapologetic about Hef’s seemingly otherworldly existence. Many of the details...are truly hilarious....The whole Playboy approach seems like such harmless fun that it’s hard to imagine a time when he was seen as a revolutionary. His honesty...is striking.” - Time Out New York

“[A] breezy, charming chronicle...Both gracious and unapologetic about Hef’s...otherworldly existence....Striking.” - Time Out New York

“The 78-year-old Lothario remains alive and kicking under the satin sheets, an icon of popular culture, still pipe-smoking, still pajama-partying...Hef’s got class...simply because he sticks to his anachronistic habits and Casual Friday weeks....He’s decided to lay out what he’s learned in the ways of lovin’ in Hef’s Little Black Book, his very own version of The Rules...in swooning Anne Rice-like text....Hef provides more than a few surprises, and some wizened tips that are actually dead-on.” - New York Post