Playboy November 1978

COVER STORY Surprise! The shy young lady is this month's Playmate, Monique St. Pierre. Executive Art Director Tom Staebler designed and photographed the cover, which was originally conceived by Corporate Art Director Arthur Paul. The sunglasses belong to Contributing Photographer Bill Arsenault; they never looked so good. 3 PLAYBILL 9 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY 19 DEAR PLAYBOY 29 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS 34 MUSIC Austin's Marcia Ball hits Manhattan; Shel Silverstein does it again. 40 MOVIE ESSAY Frodo lives, and Ralph (Fritz the Cat) Bakshi's got him. 41 MOVIES Surprise: Farrah, in her first major movie role, is terrific. 48 BOOKS At last, a rejoinder to Korda and Ringer: Upward Nobility. 52 COMING ATTRACTIONS Cosby and Pryor mix it up onscreen for Simon's California Suite. 55 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 61 PLAYBOY SEX POLL HOWARD SMITH This month's question: Has the women's lib movement improved your sex life? 65 THE PLAYBOY FORUM 79 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: GERALDO RIVERA—candid conversation America's most fiery television journalist talks about his private life—and offers his outspoken opinions on everything from street junk to TV junk. 124 PERFECT MATCH—fiction BARBARA ROCHELLE The beauty of a fire depends on who's watching it ... and who's being burned. 128 TAKE A BELT—attire Eight ways to beautify your waistline without losing weight. 131 BUNNIES OF '78—pictorial Another batch of beauties from Playboy Clubs around the world. Kelly Murphey, Cathy Gobel, Monica Walker, Pamela Rawlings, Miyuki Kishimae, Naomi Shashoua, Michelle Palombi, Shannon Starling, Donna Marie Zuk, Nobuko Chitane, Sharon Reid, Bernie McCool, Pamela Bunn, Susan Crane, Brooke Rowe, Yurika Aoki, Dori Knecht, Diane Schwehr, Janis Schmitt, Julie Makin, Leigh Portner, Leila Hunt, Monica Barry, and Cheryl Furuya. 140 THE HOFFA WARS—article DAN E. MOLDEA An exclusive account that solves the who, how and why of Jimmy Hoffa's murder, including startling new evidence that zeroes in on the CIA, the Mob and the plots to kill Castro. 146 TORTOISE WINS AGAIN—modern living Wonderful ways to get the tortoise-shell look without shucking a turtle. 148 UNIQUE MONIQUE—playboy's playmate of the month Monique St. Pierre is a perfect blend of German and French, but when it comes to loving, she's an all-American. 160 PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES—humor 162 THE GREAT SIXTIES QUIZ DAN CARLINSKY If when someone says, "Ho, ho, ho," you think of Santa Claus instead of Ho Chi Minh, it could mean you were out of touch with the past decade. 165 SOUND BASES—modern living If you have Stravinsky ears and a Meatloaf pocketbook, here are a few relatively painless ways to increase your listening pleasure. 168 FALLING ANGEL—fiction WILLIAM HJORTSBERG The conclusion of a tale of murder, voodoo and the ultimate evil. 172 REVERSE GEAR—attire DAVID PLATT You can buy ten jackets for the cost of five and still be in top fashion. 176 HIGH ON THE HILL—article LOIS ROMANO and KEN CUMMINS One of the 16,000,000 Americans who smoke pot might be your Congressman. Is that what they mean by grass-roots politics? 180 SEX IN CINEMA-1978—article ARTHUR KNIGHT It was a year for female sexuality—even among pubescent girls. 193 THE WIFE WHO CAME BACK—ribald classic 197 GROWING POOR BY DEGREES—opinion BEN STEIN Or, as many a college grad has asked: If I'm so smart, why ain't I rich? 199 PLAYBOY'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW—sports .. ANSON MOUNT Our choices for the teams to beat on the undergrad circuit. 204 PLAYBOY FUNNIES—humor 211 PLAYBOY'S PIPELINE Man & woman, car insurance, faraway islands and Big Brother and you. 264 PLAYBOY POTPOURRI 305 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE Gadgets, fake-fur fashiois, enhanced music.