Playboy's Hugh Hefner: Empire of Skin (Blood Moon's Babylon Series)

Playboy, with Marilyn Monroe on the cover and her nude calendar inside. He obtained the rights for $500 with money borrowed from his puritanical Nebraska-born mother.

Rebelling against his strict upbringing, he lost his virginity at the age of 22. I made up for my late start. In three years, I reached Don Juan's legendary benchmark of 1,003 conquests.

Eventually, he engaged in pubic wars with Bob Guccione, founder of