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Palm Springs Babylon : Sizzling Stories from the Desert Playground of the Stars by Ray Mungo (1993, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSt. Martin's Press
ISBN-100312064381
ISBN-139780312064389
eBay Product ID (ePID)143517
Product Key Features
Book TitlePalm Springs Babylon : Sizzling Stories from the Desert Playground of the Stars
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral
Publication Year1993
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorRay Mungo
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight13.4 Oz
Item Length8.7 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN91-020723
Dewey Edition20
Reviews"Palm Springs the hidden, Palm Springs the demure, provides security and a veil for the misdeeds and private fantasies of the famous and rich. In Palm Springs they can party all weekend, let their hair down, easily obtain all drugs, keep their mistresses and boyfriends, go gay or bi- or pan-sexual, hide from the law or the press, feast on incomparable delicacies and enjoy priceless art treasures, and have it all without the glare of publicity, without the risk of exposure...Until now." --from Palm Springs Babylon
Dewey Decimal979.4/97
SynopsisSomething about the slow-burning sun and the easy lifestyle of Hollywood's notorious desert haven has nurtured a scrumptious history of cardinal sins, both public and private. From philanthropists to actors-in-waiting, Ray Mungo's Palm Springs Babylon is the compilation of these burning secrets, complete with damning photographic evidence and merciless documentation. From Clara Bow's sexual appetite and voracious Jim Bakker's denials of promiscuity, to the rich veins of gossip to be mined from the Betty Ford Center, any gossipmonger or film buff will thrill to this lurid social history of Hollywood arcana. Witness zaftig Fatty Arbuckle stand trial for the grisly murder of a starlet; the egos of the powerful, the famous, and the purely eccentric locking horns; and the flamboyance and controversy, past and present, surrounding this florid and flourishing community. Palm Springs Babylon is a secret history of this Hollywood playground at its best-its sleaziest, most corrupt, and most deliciously indecorous-in short, at its height of glamour.
LC Classification NumberF869.P18M86 1993
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- Sep 30, 2024
Fun read on Palm Springs gossip
It was entertaining.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Dec 03, 2019
Fun
Gossip from the 80's 90'sVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
