FEATURES
26 PEOPLE: Jack Nicholson by Michael Wilmington
The best since Bogie mocks images of perfection and defies easy definition.
33 SPECIAL SECTION: HOW TO LIVE WITH A LADIES' MAN by Dr. Louis H. Janda
Can a guy with a roving eye be yours forever? The answer is yes.
46 LOVE LIES by Nancy Hathaway
How does your hot romance stand up to the cold glare of reality?
82 THE WORKING WOMAN'S 10 COMMANDMENTS by Andrea Kott
Golden rules and sure-fire strategies for a successful trek to the top.
86 THE TEMPTATIONS OF ETERNAL YOUTH by Marcia Seligson
Proven ways to cheat Father Time and lengthen your longevity. INTERVIEW
20 Grace Jones by Alex Michaels
Empress Jones on promiscuity, marine haircuts and the rape of James Bond. WARM BODIES
38 HOLLYWOOD'S FALL GUYS
Nine gorgeous stuntmen catapult into Playgirl and into your dreams.
51 MIKE LEE
Sorry, no relief from the heat with our sizzling Man for August.
60 SEXY MEN OF THE SEA
Stunning sailors who are guaranteed to put the wind in your sails.
94 PLAYGIRL FLASHBACK
Baseball great Steve Stone touched all the bases in a grand-slam pictorial. FASHION
69 THE GREAT ESCAPE by Barbra Night
A weekend's worth of super funwear for that ultimate rendezvous. FICTION
91 FORMER FRIENDS by Alice Adams
They could have gone on cordially forever, but sisterhood succumbed to success. DEPARTMENTS
3 LETTERS
4 MIND & BODY by Theresa L. Crenshaw, M D
6 SEX TALK by Dr. Ruth Westheimer
8 FITNESS
10 QUIZ by Sherry Suib Cohen
12 FILM by Molly Haskell
12 BOOKS by David Thomson
14 MUSIC by Mark Rowland
16 LIFESTYLE STRATEGIES by Liz Wagner
18 GOSSIP by Bette Noire
58 STARSCOPE by ElizaBeth
59 PLAYGIRL FUNNIES
77 EROTICA
104 THE ENTERTAINING WOMAN