Fool's paradise : players, poseurs, and the culture of excess in South Beach

Gaines, Steven S.

Book 2009

A portrait of the culture of excess that marks Miami's South Beach evokes the behavior of the rich, famous, beautiful, and self-indulgent in the glittering, tawdry, and reckless world of a premier party city.

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Celebrities Florida Miami Beach

Miami Beach (Fla.) Social life and customs

South Beach (Miami Beach, Fla.) Social life and customs

Upper class Florida Miami Beach

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ISBN:

9780307346285
0307346285

Edition:

First paperback edition

Description:

274 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ; 21 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-263) and index

Contents:

Socialites
The island of broken toys
Lincoln Road
Sans Souci
The Fontainebleau
Eden Roc
Twilight on the beach
The most powerful man in Miami Beach
Saving South Beach
Leonard and Barbara
The mayor of South Beach
Into the night
South Beach story
Wednesday night at the Forge
Models
The king of the city
Liquid
Fool's paradise

Control Number:

716655

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