AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF HOWARD HUGHES: Confessions of an Unhappy Billionaire
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"The most daring literary caper of all time." — Newsweek
"It's almost impossible to know where fact leaves off and fiction begins, if indeed that distinction should be made. This is a hypnotizing narrative, a brilliant study of
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money's power to corrupt absolutely. It's a crime not to publish it." — Robert Kirsch, Los Angeles Times
Immense wealth. Corrupt political power. Scientific genius. Sexual kinkiness. Howard Hughes, the legendary Texas billionaire, exemplified all these qualities. Oil tycoon, record-breaking aviator, Oscar-winning moviemaker, and the shy lover of dozens of Hollywood movie stars, he bought the favors of U.S. presidents and even tried to buy Las Vegas. In his twilight years he became a recluse, hiding in shadowed hotel suites. Many believed that he had died and his business associates had stolen his billions.
Enter author and adventurer Clifford Irving. "Howard Hughes is alive and he's alive, and wants me to help him write the story of his life. He's going to tell a more shocking story than anyone could have foreseen."
The book was called "a stunning hoax," but many believe that Richard Nixon's fear of the truths in the manuscript caused him to order the burglary of Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate.
For what he had done, Clifford Irving was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison.
Except for a small private 1998 edition, this is the Hughes Autobiography's first publication in the United States.
"Until now, the most famous unpublished book of the 20th century." — International Herald Tribune.
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