num_pages: 444
description: Howard Hughes is legendary for his success as an industrialist, aviator, engineer, film producer, director, philanthropist &amp; for much of his lifetime, was the richest man in the USA. He's also remembered for his eccentric behavior &amp; reclusive lifestyle in later life, caused in part by a worsening obsessive-compulsive disorder. His desire for privacy so fierce, &amp; his isolation so complete, that even 25 years after his death, inaccurate stories continue be circulated &amp; published as fact. In HUGHES, Hack shatters the illusion of his life &amp; exposes the man behind the myth. Hughes was a playboy whose sexual exploits with both Hollywood stars &amp; starlets are legendary. He was a man without compassion, an entrepreneur without ethics, an eccentric trapped by his own insanity. Sealed off from reality, Hughes died a lonely &amp;, until now, mysterious death. Newly uncovered personal letters, over 110,000 pages of sealed court testimony, recently declassified FBI files, never-before-published autopsy reports &amp; exclusive interviews reveal a man so devious in his thinking, so perverse in his desires &amp; so influential that his impact continues to be felt even today. From entertainment to politics, aviation to espionage, the influence &amp; manipulation of this billionaire has left an indelibly unique mark on the cultural landscape. Hughes never kept a diary, yet he wrote over 8000 pages of memos, letters &amp; personal notes that chronicle his life &amp; thoughts. Impeccably researched for decades by Hollywood investigative writer Richard Hack, here is the definitive story of an extraordinary life.
language: English
title: Hughes: The Private Diaries, Memos & Letters
titlecomplete: Hughes: The Private Diaries, Memos & Letters
genres: Business, Biography, History, American History, Historical, Nonfiction, Biography Memoir, Aviation
ratings_count: 603
publisher: New Millenium