HUGHES: The Private Diaries, Memos, Letters

Howard Hughes is legendary for his success as an American industrialist, aviator, engineer, film producer, director, philanthropist, and for much of his lifetime, was the richest man in the United States. Hughes is also equally remembered for his eccentric behavior and reclusive lifestyle in later life, caused in part by a worsening obsessive–compulsive disorder.

His desire for privacy so fierce, and his isolation so complete, that even 25 years after his death, inaccurate stories continue be circulated and even published as fact. In HUGHES, Hack shatters the illusion of Hughes' life and exposes the man behind the myth.. Hughes was a playboy whose sexual exploits with both Hollywood stars and 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 and, 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 and exclusive interviews reveal a man so devious in his thinking, so perverse in his desires, and so influential that his impact continues to be felt even today. From entertainment to politics, aviation to espionage, the influence and manipulation of this billionaire has left an indelible and unique mark on the American cultural landscape." Howard Hughes never kept a diary, yet he wrote over 8000 pages of memos, letters and personal notes that chronicle his life and thoughts. Impeccably researched for decades by Hollywood investigative writer Richard Hack, here at last is the complete and definitive story of a truly extraordinary life.