As evil coils under the searing desert sun, Odd Thomas travels through the shifting prisms of his world, struggling to avert a looming cataclysm with the aid of his soul mate and an unlikely community of allies that includes the King of Rock 'n' Roll.
The final volume of Peter Guralnick's two-part Elvis Presley biography begins and ends with two Elvis departures: the first in 1958 for a two year stint in Germany with the US Army, the second his final exit in 1977, on the floor of the bathroom of his Graceland mansion, following an overdose of barbiturates. CARELESS LOVE is a revealingly ...
The hardcover spent months as a #1 national bestseller with over 820,000 copies in print. Now it's in paperback and promises to be an even bigger success!
On a lazy Sunday in 1954, twelve-year-old Jerry Schilling wandered into a Memphis touch football game, only to discover that his team was quarterbacked by a nineteen-year-old Elvis Presley, the local teenager whose first record, "That's All Right," had just debuted on Memphis radio. The two became fast friends, even as Elvis turned into the world ...
Exhaustively researched and rich in small yet telling details, LAST TRAIN TO MEMPHIS, the first volume of Peter Guralnick's two-volume biography of the first rock & roll star, Elvis Presley, is an impressive feat of detective work. Guralnick takes us from Presley's birth in Tupelo, Mississippi in 1935 to the death of his mother, Gladys, in 1958. ...
Coinciding with the twentieth anniversary of his death, the best-selling author of Elvis and The Lives of John Lennon provides this definitive account of the final hours of Elvis's life. Reissue.
Lucy de Barbin vowed to keep her relationship with Elvis Presley a secret. But now, 34 years after first meeting Elvis, Lucy breaks her silence and reveals all about her passionate relationship with Elvis--and the child he never knew. NBC has optioned de Barbin's story for a major TV mini-series.
Those who knew Elvis said he never forgot who he was or where he came from. This was particularly true when it came to the food he preferred, which was traditional southern all the way. Here is a collection of more than 300 recipes for foods Elvis enjoyed, many provided by his longtime cook, Alvena Roy. Includes anecdotes and quotations. Spiral ...
An insightful biography and a collection of memorabilia rolled into one package, "The Elvis Treasures" tells the story of Elvis's life through facsimiles of handwritten letters, invitations, press releases, movie scripts, and other removable items. Illustrations. Photos.
Published to mark the 30th anniversary of Presleys death, this book gives fans a personal peek into Elvis life both onstage and off. Author and longtime friend Klein shares his own recollections of Presley in addition to gathering intimate tales from family and friends.
The author succinctly places Elvis's life within the larger shifts that redefined the cultural landscape during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, discovering in the mounting ironies of Elvis's waning success the seeds of mythology about the King that still exist.
In this unique and intimate volume, now in paperback for the first time, Sonny West, Elvis Presley's close friend and bodyguard for nearly two decades, provides a no-holds barred, first-hand depiction of 'The King.'"Elvis" is packed with previously unseen photographs and untold stories about Presley's personal and public life - learn why he ...
Compiled and written with the full assistance of the Elvis Presley estate, this is the ultimate tribute to the King on the 25th anniversary of his death. The book features 600+ photos and illustrations, plus memorabilia and rare movie stills. (Music)
Billy Smith, Marty Lacker and Lamar Fike are reputed to have been close friends of Elvis Presley from their teens until his tragic death. In this book, they describe how the seeds for his drug habit were sown in his childhood, how he feared his mother dying and how he came to fall from grace.
A definitive account of the life and work of Elvis Presley. Published to mark the 20th anniversary of the death of "the King of Rock 'n ' Roll," "Down at the End of Lonely Street" offers a sympathetic and definitive account of the life of Elvis. Out of years of research and more than 300 interviews with friends, lovers, and various rock music ...
Ten little tykes pay tribute to the King of Rock-and-Roll while young readers learn to count down from ten and recognize numbers from Caped Elvis, GI Elvis, Karate Elvis, and seven other diminutive impersonators. Full color.
After setting the world of rock and roll on fire, a burned-out, overweight, drug-addicted Elvis Presley was found dead in his bathroom. But what really killed the King? And why has the truth been concealed until now? This definitive account of the circumstances surrounding Presley's death is the product of more than ten years of probing, prying, ...
It is nearly impossible to think of Elvis Presley without the specter of his manager, the mysterious Col. Tom Parker. This biography explores the elusive colonel's pre-Elvis past, his handling of the King's career (both the good and the notoriously bad decisions), and his own career following Presley's death.
In "Race, Rock, and Elvis", Michael T. Bertrand contends that popular music, specifically Elvis's brand of rock 'n' roll, helped revise racial attitudes after World War II. Observing that youthful fans of rhythm and blues, rock 'n' roll, and other black-inspired music seemed more inclined than their segregationist elders to ignore the color line, ...
Joe Esposito, Elvis's right-hand man shares his recollectins of the friend he first got to know when they were stationed together in Germany as GIs. Esposito takes fans behind the scenes for nearly two decades' worth of high times in Hollywood and Las Vegas.
Three hundred photographs highlight a detailed account of Elvis Presley's two years in Germany with the U.S. Army, in a biography that includes a CD of early Elvis performances and rare interviews.
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