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Playboy's Gala Holiday Issue

Anton Chekhov – Two new stories never before published in English and "Hemingway Speaks His Mind" – A compilation of comment from the world's foremost living literary figure on subjects ranging from love, sex and war to art and death. "Sardonicus" – Compelling new feature fiction by Ray Russell. "The odd Ball" – A full color, five-page satire by Jules Feiffer. An Ingmar Bergman satire by Larry Siegel. Nostalgic reminiscences by Charles Beaumont, Robert Paul Smith.

Plus: Champagne And Caviar – A coupling of features on the most sophisticated of edibles and potables by Thomas Mario and Ludwig Bemelmans. Six full-color pages on Stereo Hi-Fi. Playboy's Playmate Review, with all the playmates of the past year.

Coming Early in 1961: The Strange Powers of Hypnotism – Little known facts about this remarkable psychic force by Ken Purdy. "Money and Conformity" – The first of a series of articles analyzing success in the business world by J. Paul Getty, the world's richest private citizen. New stories and articles by Ray Bradbury, Ben Hecht, Gerald Kersh, Al Morgan, John Keats, William Iversen, Herbert Gold.