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by Peter Guralnick - The first of two parts in the biography of Elvis
Presley. This book gives us insight of the early aspects of Elvis'
career from the beginning and covers his career through the day he
leaves for the Army. Wonderfully written!
Last
Train To Memphis-The Rise of Elvis Presley
Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley
Careless
Love-The Unmaking of Elvis Presley -
by Peter Guralnick - The second of the two part
biography detailing Elvis' career and personal life. This book picks up
from the beginning of his military career. We follow him through the
meeting of Priscilla, more B-movies, the '68 special comeback show and
his Vegas concert years. Then we follow his gruesome concert touring
and finally end on the last days before his death on August 16, 1977.
I'm sure this book will leave you astounded.
Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley
Dear
Elvis: Graffiti From Graceland
- by Daniel Wright - From the very beginning of the famed wall surrounding
Graceland, Elvis fans have left their mark. This book highlights many of
those messages left behind by the ones who loved him most, his fans.
This book takes a look at the writings, drawings and signatures the fans
leave behind following their visits to Graceland. There are also many
quotations, a chapter on Graceland history and many photos and trivia
questions.
E: Reflections
on the Birth of The Elvis Faith - by John Strausbaugh
- the author utilizes his writings in an effort to reflect comparisons
to Elvis followers and the histories of religions. His work recognizes
that much as devoted Elvis fans do not consider this adoration for him
as religious, so to speak, nor did the Christians think themselves
religious. The comparison may not appeal to some Elvis fans but he works
hard at helping the non-fans learn more about what the Elvis fandom is
all about.
The Elvis
Encyclopedia - by David E Stanley, Frank Coffey, Lamar Fike
- these authors work together to chronicle Elvis' life well in this one.
They've included many of their own favorite stories and memories and it
is loaded with photos, letters and other documents relating to the life
with the King. There is a section which identifies those persons closest
to him and how they are acquainted. The give a discography, movie facts
and much more. Like Elvis trivia, try the back of the book for some
great info.
Graceland:
Going Home With Elvis
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by Karal Ann Marling - Explores the culture behind Elvis and depicts Elvis
as near losing his roots. Although he had many homes on the
road, he always looked forward to returning to Graceland. He enjoyed
sharing his home as well. Karal explores for us what Elvis found
in himself in terms of his domiciles.
The
Hitchhiker's Guide To Elvis: An A to Z of the Elvis Universe
- by
Mick Farren - Take the journey through anything and everything related to
Elvis. With over 340 entries, I'm sure there is something for everyone.
The
Complete Idiot's Guide to Elvis
- by Frank
Coffey - Are you new to the Elvis fandom? Want to know all there is to
know in a short time? Get this book. Lean about his music, films,
collectibles, and "cults." You can find information about his
family, his rise to fame, as well as lots of funny quotes.
Impersonating
Elvis
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by Leslie Rubinkowski - Focus' entirely
on Elvis Impersonators. The research is complied of some 1500 working Elvises
as well as those who put on the shows and the fans who pay to see them. She
follows the progress all the way to Elvis Presley Impersonators International
Association and Memphis' Image of Elvis Contests.
Travels
With Elvis: A Guide Across America To All The Places Where the King Lived,
Loved, and Laughed - by Jack Barth - Visit the
places Elvis ate, sang, and slept. Also includes all the hottest tourist spots
related to him. If you're looking for a fan club in your area, try looking in
the pages of this book.
Letters
To Elvis: Real Fan Letters Written by his Faithful Fans -
by
P. K. McLemore - Hundreds of fans have written their personal thoughts and
devotions to Elvis. Read them in this book. Learn about the love his fans have
for him.
Elvis
Presley: A Life In Music: The Complete Recording Sessions
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by
Ernst Jorgenson, Peter Guralnick -
From the Publisher Ernst Jorgensen has made a lifelong study of Presley, and as the director of RCA's Elvis recordings catalog for the past decade he has been
granted exclusive, unlimited access to the label's tape vaults and archives. With Elvis Presley: A Life in Music Jorgensen puts us in the studio for
every single session of Elvis's twenty-four-year career, from the first acetate he cut as an eighteen-year-old truck driver in 1953 to the series of
concerts recorded just before his death in 1977. At the heart of the book is an unparalleled collection of data on the recordings themselves: From
complete musician rosters to master-take information, this collection sets a new standard for recording-session guides. Behind such statistics,
though, is the story of Elvis Presley the recording artist - master synthesist, driven perfectionist, a one-man industry brought down by the very
system built to support him. In a narrative rich with anecdote and insight, Jorgensen reveals how this ambitious singer worked tirelessly to create
the sounds he heard in his own mind - and how, even when business or personal trials overwhelmed him, the music was always at the center of
his life.
Elvis Presley: A Life in Music: The Complete Recording Sessions
The
Essential Elvis: The Life and Legacy of the King as Revealed Through Personal
History and 112 of his Most Significant Songs
- by
Samuel Roy and Tom Aspell - From the Publisher - The essential Elvis is the story of the king of rock n' roll and his effect on music through an analysis of 122 essential performances that define his
career. This book also contains personal interviews with many of those who were closest to Elvis.
Elvis-His
Life in Pictures
- by Jeffrey Golick and Todd
Morgan - A picture portfolio of Elvis' entire life. It includes many of his
possessions, costumes, and Graceland.
Images
of Elvis Presley In American Culture 1977-1997:The Mystery Terrain
- by George Plasketes - Defines the phenomenon behind Elvis
Presley since his death. It also includes a comprehensive videography as well.
Images of Elvis Presley in American Culture, 1977-1997: The Mystery Terrain
Essential
Elvis - by Peter Silverton -
Down
At The End of Lonely Street: The Life and Death of Elvis Presley
- by Pat H. Broeske and Peter Harry Brown Through interviews
from those closest to Elvis - this book chronicles Elvis' life from poverty to
fame. An up close and personal look at the man and what his fame led to...the
secrets revealed.
Down at the End of Lonely Street: The Life and Death of Elvis Presley
Elvis
Presley-1956 - by Marvin Israel, Martin
Harrison - Contains never-before-seen photos of the young, upcoming star.
Focusing on the year 1956. Follow Elvis in pictures while performing backstage
and the new home he bought for his parents.
Elvis
Day By Day
- Peter Guralnick and Ernst
Jorgensen - takes you through the life of Elvis chronically by dates
significant to the King. Find out about such items as the date Elvis got his
first library card, and the meeting with President Nixon and much more.
Elvis Day by Day: The Definitive Record of His Life and Music
Unknown
Stories Behind the Legend - by Jim Curtin
and
Renata Ginter -
Elvis: Unknown Stories behind the Legend
Christmas
With Elvis - by Jim Curtin and Renata Ginter -
Over 600 photos in the book all focusing on Elvis at Christmas time. See
pictures of rare Christmas collectibles.
Elvis
Presley: The Official Auction Featuring Items from the Archives of Graceland
- Guernsey's - Complete pictorial and information relating to all the items put
up for auction in October 1999.
Elvis Presley: The Official Auction Catalogue
The Elvis Reader : Texts and Sources on the King of Rock 'N' Roll
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by Kevin Quain - A collection of some of the greatest authors in the American literary tradition writing on Elvis the Myth, Elvis the Metaphysical, Elvis the Southerner, and Elvis the King.
The Concise Elvis Presley
- what every fan needs to read.
Elvis, the Early Years : A 2001 Fact Odyssey (2001 Fact Odyssey Series)
- by Jim Curtin, Renata Ginter - Jam packed with facts and
trivia about Elvis. Also filled with photos and details a family tree.
Elvis, the Early Years: A 2001 Fact Odyssey
The Ultimate Elvis Quiz Book : What Do You Know About the King of Rock & Roll?
- by W. Kent Moore, David Logan Scott - Great book! Loaded
with puzzles and games all related to the King of Rock 'n Roll!
Elvis & You : Your Guide to the Pleasures of Being an Elvis
Fan
- by Laura Victoria Levin, John O'Hara - Are you a new fan?
How about a true fan? Well this book helps all fans, new and true, learn all
aspects of Elvis fandom, including Elvis events and resources.
Elvis and You: Your Guide to the Pleasures of Being an Elvis Fan
Be Elvis! A Guide to Impersonating the King
- by Rick Marino - written by someone who has performed as
Elvis himself, this book details all that one needs to know about Impersonating
Elvis.
Be Elvis!: A Guide to Impersonating the King
Elvis : In the Twilight of Memory
- by June Juanico, Peter Guralnick -Details the story of the
romance between Elvis and June Juanico.
Elvis: In the Twilight of Memory
Kill
Me Tender: A Murder Mystery Featuring The Singing Sleuth Elvis Presley
- Daniel M. Klein -
Kill Me Tender: A Murder Mystery Featuring Elvis Presley
The
Inventory of the Estate of Elvis Presley -
Richard Singer - This book is filled with the documented facts
surrounding the contents of the Presley Estate upon his death. Find out
about the property assets, artist royalty rights, stock holdings and
security transactions. It also gives a detailed list of his personal
property as well including his cars, trophies, furniture, awards,
paintings, his gun collection and more.
Elvis Presley Estate Inventory Book
Elvis
Memories, Beyond the Gates of Graceland - Mary Jenkins -
Written by his personal cook for many years, this book details the true
insiders perspective surrounding his life including who he was as a
husband, father and friend.
Elvis! Elvis! Elvis : The King and His Movies
- by Peter Guttmacher - Focuses on Elvis
entire movie career loaded with illustrations including posters, film stills and candid behind the scenes photos. Also included are full
descriptions about each movie, quotes from some his co-stars, excerpts
from some critics reviews, stories about some of his affairs with his
leading ladies, and it includes a CD with 15 of his greatest recordings.
Elvis' Search for God
- by Jess Stearn, Larry Geller Author Jess Stearn tells
of the mystical Elvis...Based on the remembrances of Larry Geller, there are some very surprising, even shocking, revelations in ELVIS' SEARCH FOR GOD, such as
Elvis' UFO sighting and his vision of Christ. Though it may seem that every nuance of the life of Elvis Presley (1935-1977) has been scrutinized
and analyzed for public consumption, there is still much we can learn about the King. And Jess Stearn, known for his bestselling books on Edgar
Cayce, yoga, and metaphysics, is just the writer to help us learn it.
The Boy Who Would Be King: An Intimate Portrait of Elvis Presley by His Cousin
- Earl Greenwood Kathleen Tracy - From the Publisher - Until now, Elvis Presley's family history and early years have remained largely unexplored. In The Boy Who Would Be King, Earl Greenwood
probes the life and legends of Elvis from a unique perspective. As Elvis' cousin, he grew up alongside the young performer, later acting as press
agent and confidant. Greenwood reveals personal insights and shared family secrets to paint a stunningly intimate and candid portrait of Elvis
Presley from his boyhood in rural Tupelo, Mississippi, through his skyrocketing success and tragic death. Here are fascinating details and
anecdotes known only to an intimate family member...Elvis' wildest dreams...his secret Hollywood romances...his most desperate struggles...his
incredible life. This compelling biography gives another, different, more honest, more loving look at the boy who became the King of Rock 'n' Roll.
The Boy Who Would Be King: An Intimate Portrait of Elvis Presley by His Cousin
Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit
- Carole Nelson Nelson Douglas - From the Publisher - In Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit, Midnight Louie, the jet-black feline sleuth who thinks he's Sam Spade with hairballs, finds some suspicious
jumpsuit-wearing Kings of Rock 'N' Roll wreaking havoc in his hometown of Las Vegas.. "It all begins when Midnight Louie's longtime human
partner, public-relations woman Temple Barr, learns something strange about one of her accounts. It seems that ghost sightings are holding up
the remodeling of the Crystal Phoenix hotel. But that's not the strange part - what's strange is that the workmen swear the ghost is none other
than the (supposedly) deceased King of Rock 'N' Roll, Elvis Presley. Could the ghost be just an uninvited visitor from the Kingdome, a nearby
Elvis-themed attraction - or is he a more otherwordly visitor?. "Meanwhile, the daughter of Temple's professional enemy, a lovely
seventeen-year-old who bears a striking resemblance to Priscilla Presley, is in trouble.
A series of death threats culminates in a razor-tattoo attack, leaving her with the letter "E" carved into her neck. And Temple's neighbor and former suitor Matt Devine has been receiving some unusual
calls to his midnight radio hotline: the caller has a thick Memphis accent and sounds remarkably like...well, guess who.
Double Trouble: Bill Clinton and Elvis Presley in a Land of No Alternatives
- Greil Marcus - From the Publisher - In June of 1992, when all polls showed Bill Clinton didn't have a chance, he took his saxophone onto the Arsenio Hall Show, put on dark glasses,
and blew "Heartbreak Hotel." Greil Marcus, one of America's most imaginative and insightful critics, was the first to name this as the moment that
turned Clinton's campaign around-and to make sense of why.
In Double Trouble, drawing on pieces he published from 1992 to 2000, Marcus explores the remarkable and illuminating kinship between Bill
Clinton and Elvis Presley. In a cultural landscape where ideals and choices are increasingly compromised and commodified, the constantly
mutating representations of Clinton and Elvis embody the American struggle over purity and corruption, fear and desire. Focusing as well on
Hillary Clinton, Nirvana, Sinéad O'Connor, Andy Warhol, Roger Clinton, and especially Bob Dylan, Marcus pursues the question of how culture is
made and how, through culture, people remake themselves. The result is a unique and essential book about the final decade of the twentieth
century. Greil Marcus is the author of Invisible Republic, Dead Elvis, Lipstick Traces, and Mystery Train. His pieces have appeared in a wide range of
publications, including Artforum, Interview, The New Yorker, The New York Times, and Esquire. He will be teaching at Princeton and Berkeley in
fall 2000.
Double Trouble
Elvis in the Morning
- William F. Buckley - From the Publisher - "Orson is a schoolboy in Germany whose American mother works at a U.S. Army base in the 1950s. There he becomes a fan of a G.I. stationed
nearby, a soldier whose music captivates Orson, as it has so much of America: Elvis Presley. Orson is caught in the PX stealing records of
Elvis's music, and the military court mock-seriously sentences him to a month without Elvis music. The publicity catches the young star's
attention, and Elvis goes to visit his deprived young fan and then sings for him. That is the beginning of a
lifelong friendship." "Against the backdrop of the turbulent 1960s, Elvis's career rockets ever higher, and he becomes the icon of the nation while Orson, in college in America,
joins the student protesters and then goes on the road, searching for something to believe in. Each man is an emblem of his time, as social
conventions fall and the cultural landscape changes forever."
Elvis Presley
- Leeza Gibbons and Tony Gentry - From the Publisher - Since the mid-1950s, when rock 'n' roll era was born, thousands of stars have been worshiped by millions of fans. Yet the title king of rock 'n' roll
belongs to just one man: Elvis Presley.
Elvis Presley Boulevard:
From Sea to Shining Sea - Mark Winegardner - Annotation - Good-natured, adventuresome and a natural tourist, Mark Winegardner is the ideal guide for the trip we've all wanted to take into the country that
confound s its admirers and delights even its critics.
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