Playgirl # 77, October 1979

FEATURES 8 DIET: FORTY-FIVE FOODS YOU CAN EAT & STILL LOSE WEIGHT by Julie Logan Finally, a diet for those of us who love to eat! 22 SAM ELLIOTT: FROM CULT HERO TO SEX SYMBOL by John C. Mahoney Legendary western director John Ford said, "He's my kind of man." 38 MELANCHOLY, BABY? YOU CAN BEAT THE BLUES by Nancy McCarthy Depression is not a terminal disease. You can even cure yourself. 46 EROTIC DREAMS: OR, WHY YOU SLEEP WITH A SMILE ON YOUR FACE by Richard J. Pietschmann How to turn your R-rated dreams into X-rated fantasies. 50 TEN SEXY WAYS TO WOO AND WOW HIM by Lucinda Pennington Suggestions on adding something special to any relationship. 82 KATHARINE ROSS: A BEAUTIFUL SURVIVOR by Celeste Fremon One of Hollywood's leading ladies tells why she likes being invisible. INTERVIEW 34 MARGARET THATCHER by George Haddad-Garcia England's prime minister is the most powerful woman in the world. She also cooks breakfast for her family. DEPARTMENTS 4 INSIDE PLAYGIRL 6 READERS WRITE 10 HEALTH 12 EROTIC FANTASIES 16 QUIZ 18 GOSSIP 20 NEW FACES 24 FILM 26 MUSIC 29 BOOKS 30 PERSONAL ADVICE 32 STARSCOPE WARM BODIES 42 INSTANT EROTICA 55 CENTERFOLD 72 PAC-10 MEN, PART II 93 GUYS NEXT DOOR Jimmy Carter, Jim Wilson, John Martin, David Prejean, Blake Bartley, Roger Dupey, Ken Hastings, Stephan Pietro, David Hughes, Leo Cruz, Brian Collins, Lenny Austin, Michael Moss, Bill Jeans, Edward Boaz, and Mitch Meisner FICTION 86 PAULA by Robert Mayer FASHION & BEAUTY 65 FACING UP TO FALL: FOUR FRESH MAKEUP IDEAS ETCETERA 100 TURN ON TO TURNTABLES by Norman Sklarewitz 102 VACATION TIME-SHARING by Bob Clampett 104 HONDA'S PRELUDE by Steve Spence