A portrait of the culture of excess that marks Miamis 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. A surreal portrait of the culture of excess that marks Miamis South Beach evokes the colorful behavior of the rich, famous, beautiful, and self-indulgent in a glittering, tawdry, and reckless world of one of the worlds great party cities. By the author of Philistines at the Hedgerow. 60,000 first printing.