
Playground
A Childhood Lost Inside the Playboy Mansion
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Narrated by:
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Kassidy Cortese
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By:
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Jennifer Saginor
About this listen
In the vein of Running with Scissors, Playground is the glitzy, glamorous, and surreal true story of a young girl who grew up inside the Playboy Mansion and never learned where the party stopped and the real world began.
You are six years old. Every day after school your father takes you to a sprawling castle filled with exotic animals, bowls of candy, and half-naked women catering to your every need.
You have your own room. You have new friends. You have an uncle Hef who's always there for you.
Welcome to the world of Playground, the true story Jennifer Saginor who grew up inside the Playboy Mansion. By the time she was fourteen, she'd done countless drugs, had a secret affair with Hef's girlfriend, and was already losing her grip on reality. Schoolwork, family, and "ordinary people" had no meaning behind the iron gates of the Mansion, where celebrities frolicked, pool parties abounded, and her own father—Hugh Hefner's personal physician and best friend, the man nicknamed "Dr. Feel Good"—typically held court.
Every day was a party, every night was an adventure, and through it all was a young girl falling faster and faster down the rabbit hole—trying desperately hard not to get lost.
"Totally surreal. This is one of those books you simply can’t put down."—Ben Affleck
“Utterly compelling….It’s one helluva book!”—Larry King
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- Narrated by: Pamela Anderson
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
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In this honest, layered and unforgettable book that alternates between storytelling and her own poetry, Pamela Anderson breaks the mold of the celebrity memoir while taking back the tale that has been crafted about her. Her blond bombshell image was ubiquitous in the 1990s. Discovered in the stands of a football game, she was immediately rocket launched into fame, becoming Playboy’s favorite cover girl and an emblem of Hollywood glamour and sexuality. But what happens when you lose grip on your own life—and the image the notoriety machine creates for you is not who you really are?
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Pam Anderson Can’t Make Up Her Mind
- By Kimberly Salinas on 02-11-23
By: Pamela Anderson
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Down the Drain
- By: Julia Fox
- Narrated by: Julia Fox
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
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Julia Fox is famous for many things: her captivating acting, such as her breakout role in the film Uncut Gems; her trendsetting style, including bleached eyebrows, exaggerated eyeshadow, and cutout dresses; her mastery of social media, where she entertains and educates her millions of followers. But all these share the trait for which she is most famous: unabashedly and unapologetically being herself. This commitment to authenticity has never been more on display than in Down the Drain. With writing that is both eloquent and accessible, Fox recounts her turbulent path to cultural supremacy.
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Zero Character Growth.
- By Alisa on 11-27-23
By: Julia Fox
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Last Night at the Viper Room
- River Phoenix and the Hollywood He Left Behind
- By: Gavin Edwards
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
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Hollywood was built on beautiful and complicated matinee idols: James Dean and Marlon Brando are classic examples, but in the 1990s, the actor who embodied that archetype was River Phoenix. As the brightly colored 1980s wound down, a new crew of leading men began to appear on movie screens. Hailed for their acting prowess and admired for choosing meaty roles, actors such as Johnny Depp, Nicolas Cage, Keanu Reeves, and Brad Pitt were soon rocketing toward stardom while an unknown Leonardo DiCaprio prepared to make his acting debut. River Phoenix, however, stood in front of the pack.
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Story A, Gossip B+, Performance/Story Cohesion D+
- By Cate on 10-28-13
By: Gavin Edwards
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Getting Off
- One Woman's Journey Through Sex and Porn Addiction
- By: Erica Garza
- Narrated by: Joy Osmanski
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
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A fixation on porn and orgasm, strings of failed relationships and serial hook-ups with strangers, inevitable blackouts to blunt the shame - these are not things we often hear women share publicly, and not with the candor, eloquence and introspection Erica Garza brings to Getting Off. Garza draws an evocative, studied portrait of the anxiety that fuels her obsessions as well as the exhilaration and hope she begins to feel when she suspects she might be free of them. And yet there is no false or prepackaged sense of redemption here.
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If you suffer from PMO addiction, it's not for you
- By Anonymous User on 10-17-21
By: Erica Garza
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Swing
- By: Ashleigh Renard
- Narrated by: Ashleigh Renard
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
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Raised in figure skating, Ashleigh brought the quest for perfectionism into marriage and motherhood, striving for the highest level of difficulty while trying to make it all appear effortless and beautiful. Hilarious, heartbreaking, and hopeful, what will she do when she realizes she has taken "doing it all" to a level she never intended?
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it's a poop show
- By Kurt Kocur on 08-07-22
By: Ashleigh Renard
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Good Time Girl
- By: Heather Gay
- Narrated by: Heather Gay
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
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With her “thoughtful, smart, and funny” (Kirkus Reviews) writing, Heather recounts the humorous trysts, mishaps, and serendipitous success she’s found as a life-long reveler in all things indulgent. From illicit high school trips to Tijuana and awkward dates set up by her overzealous costars, Good Time Girl is a charming and intimate meditation on community, love, independence, womanhood, and—most importantly—second chances.
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The True storyline
- By Debbie Bird on 01-23-25
By: Heather Gay
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My Friend Anna
- The True Story of the Fake Heiress Who Conned Me and Half of New York City
- By: Rachel DeLoache Williams
- Narrated by: Rachel DeLoache Williams
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
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Rachel DeLoache Williams’ new friend Anna Delvey, a self-proclaimed German heiress, was worldly and ambitious. She was also generous - picking up the tab for lavish dinners at Le Coucou, infrared sauna sessions at HigherDOSE, drinks at the 11 Howard Library bar, and regular workout sessions with a celebrity personal trainer. When Anna proposed an all-expenses-paid trip to Marrakech at the five-star La Mamounia hotel, Rachel jumped at the chance. But when Anna’s credit cards mysteriously stopped working, the dream vacation quickly took a dark turn.
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The author is lucky she was scammed.
- By A. on 09-01-19
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Mr. Playboy
- Hugh Hefner and the American Dream
- By: Steven Watts
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 18 hrs and 37 mins
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When Hugh Hefner quit his job at Esquire to start a magazine called Playboy, he didn't just want to make money, he wanted to make dreams come true. In this wise and penetrating biography, intellectual historian Steven Watts looks at what Hugh Hefner went on to become and how he took America with him. Hefner became one of the most hated and envied celebrities in America, standing just barely on the wrong side of decency - with as many as seven million subscribers to his magazine.
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Boring
- By J. Taliadoros on 02-03-09
By: Steven Watts
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Pretty Mess
- By: Erika Jayne
- Narrated by: Erika Jayne
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
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Erika Jayne didn't make it this far by holding back. Now, in her first-ever memoir, the fan favorite star of Bravo's The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills bares her heart, mind, and soul. In Pretty Mess, Erika spills on every aspect of her life: from her rise to fame as a daring and fiery pop/dance performer and singer; to her decision to accept a role on reality television; to the ups and downs of family life (including her marriage to famed lawyer Tom Girardi, 33 years her senior). There's much more to Erika Jayne than fans see on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
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I wanted to like this so bad.
- By shelly arp on 03-21-18
By: Erika Jayne
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- Stephanie
- 09-14-24
Missing Mom
The story was really entertaining, but I kept wondering where was her Mom? I compared it to the printed book and they cut out all the sections about her Mom in this audio book. It seemed like part of the story was missing.
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- Rachel Proper
- 01-17-25
exposed childhood
i can empathize with her upbringing. only i was in the ghetto not a fabulously rich dr for a dad
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- Lori J.
- 09-13-24
surreal
great story, glamorous at times then starts the reality, every drug one can think of, sex wherever whoever one wants to have sex with. And the playmates, wel in this story they are pathetic
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- Anonymous User
- 12-06-24
A new turn around each corner
Seriously I couldn’t stop listening to this rollercoaster ride. Truly a thrilling read! Each time she went over a new twist my jaw dropped and kept me hooked in. Crazy to hear about the wild world of playboy and Dr. Feelgood
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- Kellon
- 04-03-24
Not what I expected but..
I really enjoyed this one, it was very insightful. I’m not sure exactly what I expected but I loved every chapter, I have so many questions though! I’d love to know more! Maybe another book wouldn’t be a bad idea! Like where is Kendall now?! I can hardly find answers to my questions online lol
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- Lisa O'Haire
- 07-21-24
Nothing
It was an ok listen I feel like the ending was so abrupt. I hope there will be a part two
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- Anonymous User
- 09-22-24
This book was A+ and anyone who says otherwise either has an axe to grind with Hef or they suffer from lack of taste!
This book was unbelievably written and narrated so well! The only thing I thought it lacked was information on Jennifer’s mother. We need a book number 2 … Come on Jennifer— you’re a great writer. My favorite book of all time!
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- Jasvinman
- 01-15-25
Great Story, but a bit depressing
overall, I enjoyed the story and the readers voice really worked well with the theme of the book. however, it was a sad story with lots of detailed stories basically about Minors in drug and SA situations
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- Beach Mermaid
- 02-27-24
Eye opening!
Heartfelt story told by Jennifer! It truly is such an eye opening story into the playboy world that once was. The narrator did an excellent job, her voice was very soothing to me. I would highly recommend this book!
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- Marie
- 12-05-24
Not what you’d typically expect from a memoir.
A drug-induced, dreamy expression of the unspoken horrors of the Playboy Mansion. The entire book was full of unremarkable details of shoe brands and luxury purses to hide the disturbing realities of what Jennifer went through.
Sex, drugs, and paranoia, we follow Jennifer’s retelling of being in the Playboy Mansion from a small child to a grown adult and how her relationships with both the bunnies, Hef, and her addict father shaped her.
The sexual and drug abuse mentioned in the story make it uncomfortable as Jennifer mentions it easily as though she is recalling the perfume someone was wearing or the clothing choices someone made.
Overall it’s good, abeit not as in depth as one would expect from a memoir coming out today. It was a very engaging listen and I could easily see it becoming rhetorical basis of someone pitch script to A24.
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