Best Howard Hughes Biography - April 2024

Howard Hughes: His Life and Madness

The life that inspired the major motion picture The Aviator, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Martin Scorsese. Howard Hughes has always fascinated the public with his mixture of secrecy, dashing lifestyle, and reclusiveness. This is the book that breaks through the image to get at the man. Originally published under the title Empire: The Life, Legend, and Madness of Howard Hughes. 80 photographs

• ASIN: 0393326020
• ASIN: 0393326020
• ISBN: 0393326020
• Brand: W W Norton Company
• Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company

Next to Hughes: Behind the Power and Tragic Downfall of Howard Hughes by His Closest Advisor

Offers an intimate look at the eccentric multimillionaire's final years

• ASIN: 0060165057
• ASIN: 0060165057
• ISBN: 0060165057
• Manufacturer: Harpercollins

Howard Hughes: The Untold Story

Howard Hughes was one of the most amazing, intriguing, and controversial figures of the twentieth century. He was the billionaire head of a giant corporation, a genius inventor, an ace pilot, a matinee-idol-handsome playboy, a major movie maker who bedded a long list of Hollywood glamour queens, a sexual sultan with a harem of teenage consorts, a political insider with intimate ties to Watergate, a Las Vegas kingpin, and ultimately a bizarre recluse whose final years and shocking death were cloaked in macabre mystery. Now he is the subject of Martin Scorsese's biopic The Aviator. Few people ha... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0306813920
• ASIN: 0306813920
• ISBN: 0306813920
• Brand: Brown, Peter Harry/ Broeske, Pat H.
• Manufacturer: Da Capo Press

Hughes: The Private Diaries, Memos and Letters- The Definitive Biography of the First American Billionaire

Howard Hughes was a true American original: legendary lover, record-setting aviator, award-wining film producer, talented inventor, ultimate eccentric, &, for much of his lifetime, the richest man in the U.S. This definitive biography explodes the illusion of his life & exposes the man behind the myth. Newly uncovered personal letters, over 110,000 pages of sealed court testimony, recently declassified FBI files, never-before-pub. autopsy reports & exclusive interviews reveal a man so devious in his thinking, so perverse in his desires, & so influential that his impact continues to be felt eve... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0756793122
• ASIN: 0756793122
• ISBN: 0756793122
• Brand: Brand: New Millennium Press
• Manufacturer: New Millennium Press

The Asylum of Howard Hughes

Howard Hughes, once the wealthiest man in the world. Handsome. Daring. Reclusive. Movie producer. Aviation pioneer. Then one fateful day his plane crashed and his world was one of pain. He found relief in drugs and came to rely on them more and more. He became reclusive and inaccessible. He surrounded himself with people to help him create an asylum against the outside world. But they turned it into an asylum of another kind. Hughes turned to the one man he knew he could trust to help him preserve his privacy and retain his freedom. That man became Howard's most trusted confidant and friend, J... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1413408753
• ASIN: 1413408753
• ISBN: 1413408753
• Brand: Brand: Xlibris Corp
• Manufacturer: Xlibris

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF HOWARD HUGHES: Confessions of an Unhappy Billionaire

• ASIN: B00J1N2XXY
• ASIN: B00J1N2XXY

The Passions of Howard Hughes

The multimillionaire's former wife recounts stories of his personal life, including his amorous adventures with Ava Gardner, Rita Hayworth, Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Marilyn Monroe, and Ida Lupino

• ASIN: 1881649881
• ASIN: 1881649881
• ISBN: 1881649881
• Brand: Brand: General
• Manufacturer: General

Howard Hughes: Aviator

George Marrett, a test pilot for Howard Hughes, gives a fascinating insider's account of the aviation genius who set speed records in the 1930s and went on to develop some of America's most famous aircraft and weapons. Marrett takes readers inside Hughes's complex world - a world that has kept its secrets for nearly six decades. Both a gifted storyteller and an expert in the field of aviation, the author integrates stories of Hughes the ace pilot with Hughes the designer who insisted on test-flying every plane he built and Hughes the businessman who became America's first billionaire.

• ASIN: 1591145104
• ASIN: 1591145104
• ISBN: 9781591145103
• Brand: Brand: US Naval Institute Press
• Manufacturer: Naval Inst Pr

Hughes After Howard: The Story of Hughes Aircraft Company

People everwhere have heard of the eccentric Howard Hughes, but few know that in 1953 he virtually disappeared from the company he had begun in 1932. Hughes Aircraft Company became the leading military electronics organization in the world. Some called it a national treasure. Learn about the many complex products in all fields of electronics that were crafted by this highly motivated, inventive team at the forefront in every field of electronics technologies.

• ASIN: 097080508X
• ASIN: 097080508X
• ISBN: 097080508X
• Brand: Brand: Sea Hill Press
• Manufacturer: Sea Hill Press

Howard Hughes And His Flying Boat

The real story of Howard Hughes, aviator, innovative and visionary inventor and designer, has not heretofore been told. It is easy to see why. While he lived, it was difficult to write the biography of a billionaire who adamantly opposed the publication of anything about him. Would-be biographers were persuaded or forced to desist. Some were offered lucrative positions and disappeared into the ranks of the Hughes organizations never to be heard from again. Hughes employees were forbidden to talk about their boss. In 1965, Hughes concocted a new weapon to combat his would-be biographers -- Rose... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0966317505
• ASIN: 0966317505
• ISBN: 0966317505
• Brand: Brand: Charles Barton Inc
• Manufacturer: Charles Barton Inc

Howard Hughes, Hell's Angel: America's Notorious Bisexual Billionaire. The Secret Life of the U.S. Emperor

Set amid descriptions of the unimaginable changes that affected America between Hughes's birth in 1905 and his death in 1976, this book gives an insider's perspective about what money can buy, and what it can't. Darwin Porter's access to film industry insiders and other Hughes confidants supplied him with the resources he needed to create a portrait of Hughes that both corroborates what other Hughes biographies have divulged, and go them one better --Foreword Magazine. Thanks to this bio of Howard Hughes, we'll never be able to look at the old pinups in quite the same way again.--The Times of ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0974811815
• ASIN: 0974811815
• ISBN: 0974811815
• Brand: Brand: Blood Moon Productions
• Manufacturer: Blood Moon Productions

Howard Hughes: Power, Paranoia & Palace Intrigue

One of the most famous and enigmatic Americans of the twentieth century, Howard Hughes challenged Hollywood's conventions and packed theaters with his blockbuster films Hell's Angels, Scarface and The Outlaw. He thrilled the world with his aviation exploits, shattering air speed records, flying around the world in record time and building the world's largest aircraft. Hughes was linked with almost every major film beauty of the 1930s and '40s, making him a favorite subject of the nation's gossip columns. One of the world's first billionaires, Hughes transformed his father's small fortune into ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1932173595
• ASIN: 1932173595
• ISBN: 1932173595
• Brand: Brand: Stephens Press LLC
• Manufacturer: Stephens Press LLC

Empire: The Life, Legend and Madness of Howard Hughes

Penetrating the mythology surrounding the bizarre life of the billionaire businessman, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative team portrays Howard Hughes as a man who, in time, came to be ruled by his madness

• ASIN: 0393075133
• ASIN: 0393075133
• ISBN: 0393075133
• Brand: W.W. Norton & Co
• Manufacturer: W W Norton & Co Inc

The Investigation: A Former FBI Agent Uncovers the Truth Behind Howard Hughes, Melvin Dummar, and the Most Contested Will in American History

His curiosity piqued by an offhand comment by a relative, agent Magnesen launches his provate investigation into the controversial meeting between Howard Hughes and Melvin Dummar and the validityof the handwritten Howard Hughes Will which named Dummar as an heir.

• ASIN: 1569802947
• ASIN: 1569802947
• ISBN: 1569802947
• Brand: Brand: Barricade Books
• Manufacturer: Barricade Books

Howard Hughes: The Secret Life

His wealth was legendary. His passions were bizarre. Now, the truth about the money, the madness, and the man behind the enigma. Howard Hughes is one of the best known and least understood men of our times--famed for his wealth, his daring, and his descent into madness. Bestselling biographer Charles Higham goes beyond the enigma to reveal the incredible private life of Howard Hughes:* his romances with the great stars of Hollywood--Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Cary Grant, Tyrone Power, and numerous others* his forays into sadomasochism* his involvement with Richard Nixon and Watergate* his... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0312329970
• ASIN: 0312329970
• ISBN: 0312329970
• Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin

Howard Hughes: The Secret Life - eBook

His wealth was legendary. His passions were bizarre. Now, the truth about the money, the madness, and the man behind the enigma.Howard Hughes is one of the best known and least understood men of our

• UPC: 606036152
• Rating: 4.0

Howard Hughes

Just in time for the November release of Miramax's "The Aviator," starring Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Martin Scorsese, this fascinating biography tells the full story of one of the most daring, enigmatic, and reclusive

• UPC: 665064342

Citizen Hughes : The Power, the Money and the Madness of the Man portrayed in the Movie THE AVIATOR

Presents a selection of previously unpublished internal documents of the Hughes organization, including the billionaire's own handwritten memos, which reveal his innermost activities and how he tried to buy the American

• UPC: 2610132
• Rating: 3.0

Howard Hughes: The Secret Life : The Secret Life

This basis for the movie "The Aviator" starring Leonardo di Caprio chronicles the legendary wealth and bizarre passions of one of the best known and least understood men of recent

• UPC: 29092796
• Rating: 4.0

Howard Hughes : His Life and Madness

Howard Hughes has always fascinated the public with his mixture of secrecy, dashing lifestyle, and reclusiveness. This book breaks through the image to reveal the

• UPC: 2683879

Howard Hughes - eBook

A test pilot for Howard Hughes separates fact from fiction to tell the inside story of the aviation genius who set speed records in the 1930s and went on to develop some of America’s most

• UPC: 954139273
• Rating: 2.0

Howard Hughes: the Las Vegas Years - eBook

Many people know about Howard Hughes, Americas first billionaire. He was an aviation engineer, an Oscar-winning motion picture producer and director, and a hotel and casino owner in Las Vegas and Reno, with seven establishments.

• UPC: 903838680

Boxes: The Secret Life of Howard Hughes - eBook

…well documented and researched…Boxes is definitely a fascinating read and a must read for anyone who is at all curious about Howard Hughes’ life.New witnesses have come forward with personal stories, additional evidence, and photographs.

• UPC: 221023919

Boxes: The Secret Life of Howard Hughes

Original edition published in 2010 -- Page

• UPC: 52926676

Howard Hughes and the Creation of Modern Hollywood - eBook

Howard Hughes was an industrialist, aviator, and eccentric, but he was also the most important movie producer during the golden age of Hollywood. At a time when filmmaking was tightly controlled and highly formulaic, Hughes

• UPC: 960519980