Palm Springs Babylon: Sizzling Stories From The Desert Playground Of The Stars (Paperback)

by Ray Mungo (Author) "PALM SPRINGS! THE VERY name suggests California sunshine, palm trees, blue skies, hot water, health, shimmering desert mountains, Hollywood celebrities of frolicking in swimming pools..." (more)
Key Phrases: Palm Springs, Paul Pospesil Collection, Racquet Club (more...)

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"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
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"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

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (January 15, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312064381
• ISBN-13: 978-0312064389
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #680,281 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Juicy, February 9, 2008

By	Douglas R. Patterson (Dewey, AZ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The stars today have nothing on the celebrities from days gone by. The stuff that went on in Palm Springs in its hey day is pretty shocking and I am not easily shocked. This book is hard to put down.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun book, June 30, 2008

By	Kimberly S. Steaffens "Zelda" (Orange, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I enjoyed this book, however, some folks may find it offensive in some areas (language and situations). I'm not sure how many of the stories are based on fact, but it's kind of like reading a People or US magazine that's based on Palm Springs history.

18 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars ..., July 1, 2003

By	Bip (Long Beach, California United States) - See all my reviews

I bought this book on a whim in at a Palm Springs bookstore. I want my money back. It is padded with stock pictures, stories based on rumor that end abruptly, and just about every person mentioned in the book is either gay or suspected of being gay, according to the author. What makes that part laughable is the author apparently is gay as well, bragging about his own week of debauchery at a P.S. resort. If the people in the book were alive they would have a great class action suit against Mungo. If Mungo had any balls he'd take on people that could actually fight back. One of the worst pieces of self serving trash ever published. This book deserves a no star rating, but [Amazon.com] doesn't provide for one.