The Last Playboy

“Fascinating . . . A compulsive read. Shawn Levy is one of our best popular culture journalist-historians.” — Lewis MacAdams, author of Birth of the Cool: Beat, Bebop and the American Avant Garde
“Levy goes beyond the glitz to see Rubirosa as a product of a particular time and place…a perfect tribute.” — Publishers Weekly
“A terrific story about a fascinating character.” — John Malkovich
“Shawn Levy has written more than a good book—this is an irresistible read. Hollywood will soon come knocking.” — Douglas Brinkley, Professor of History and Director of the Roosevelt Center at Rulane University
“A compelling piece of social history…written in a breezy style perfectly suitable for conjuring Rubirosa’s seductive personality.” — Booklist
“As Shawn Levy amply documents in his bubbly, breathless and appropriately inconsequential biography, Rubirosa worked hard at having fun.” — New York Times
“A fitting elegy for a forgotten boldfaced name and a thoughtful study of mid-20th-century Pan-American politics.” — Entertainment Weekly