Fontainebleau Author Series Book Signings - Steven Gaines - Fools Paradise January 29, 2009

Gaines meets & greets fans and journeys back into Miami Beach?s social and cultural history, unearthing stories of the resort?s past that are every bit as absorbing-and jaw-dropping-as those of its present. The book begins with a snapshot of the city's current excess then plunges into the Beach's origins, chronicling the audacious rise of such hoteliers as the Fontainebleau's Ben Novack and the Eden Roc's Harry Mufson, the sharp-elbowed tactics of Al Capone and Frank Sinatra, and the Mac-10 shooting sprees of the Marielito and Colombian drug lords. From there, the narrative shifts to two wildly eccentric souls who gave their lives to preserving the city's architectural dazzle and introduces us to "the Most Powerful Man in Miami Beach," and arrives finally in the modern day. Please call 866-926-8499 for tickets.

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