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  Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley

  by Peter Guralnick

  A prize-winning biography draws on almost a decade of research to recreate, in vivid detail, the beginning of the King's career. Reprint. National ad/promo. NYT.
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  Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley

  by Peter Guralnick

  "Here at last is the full, true, and mesmerizing story of Elvis Presley's last two decades, in the long-awaited second volume of Peter Guralnick's masterful two-part biography. Last Train to Memphis, the first part of Guralnick's two-volume life of Elvis Presley, was acclaimed by the New York Times as "a triumph of biographical art." This concluding volume recounts the second half of Elvis' life in rich and... (more)
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  Studs for Hire: Woman in Charge

  by Sherry James

  Has Elvis really left the building.or is his spirit playing matchmaker? Alex Roy is used to building classy timber frame homes for the elite, but his last business association with a woman left him in debt and his heart in shreds. Is he so desperate to earn a paycheck and reclaim his business that he'll swallow his pride and design a shrine to the King of Rock 'n' Roll in a widow's mansion? And what about... (more)
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  Elvis' gold records (Elvis' golden records)

  by Elvis Presley

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  Me and a Guy Named Elvis: My Lifelong Friendship with Elvis Presley

  by Jerry Schilling

  An intimate memoir of a friendship with the greatest artist in rock and roll history, taking you from late-night parties at Graceland to the bright lights of Hollywood sets and glittering stages of Vegas 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... (more)
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  All Shook Up: The Life & Death Of Elvis Presley

  by Barry Denenberg

  Born on January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi, Elvis Aaron Presley was destined to rewrite the history of music almost from the moment he picked up a guitar. He played music that was rooted in blues, gospel, country and rockabilly, and he redefined a generation by breaking down the boundaries that separate white from black.Everyone listened to Elvis. Everyone danced to Elvis. Everyone had an opinion about Elvis.... (more)
• Elvis & MePriscilla Beaulieu Presley, Sandra Harmon

  

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  Elvis & Me

  by Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, Sandra Harmon

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  The Rough Guide to Elvis 2 (Rough Guide Sports/Pop Culture)

  by Paul Simpson

  "Simpson's guide makes admirable strides in rescuing Elvis's legacy from the culture industry's facile biographical whitewashings...witty, evocative descriptions of the top 50 recordings impel you to revisit these old hits, the generously annotated, comprehensive movie listings should prompt you to avoid Cinema Elvis whenever possible." -PopMatters.com The 70th anniversary edition of the Rough Guide to Elvis... (more)
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  Stay Away, Joe, a Novel

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  Out of the Wild

  by Sarah Beth Durst

  Beware the Wild—it bites. Ever since Julie Marchen helped defeat the fairytale world of the Wild, lifeÂ’s been pretty much back to normal. That is, as normal as life can be for a girl whose mom is Rapunzel. Yes, that Rapunzel. Then the Wild mysteriously releases ZelÂ’s prince (JulieÂ’s dad!)—a rescue-minded hero who crashes full-speed ahead into the 21st century! (YOU try teaching a 500-year-old prince to use... (more)
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  OH BOY! The Life and Music of Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer Buddy Holly

  by Staton Rabin

  **New! Special Tribute-- for the 50th Anniversary of “The day the music died”** Like Buddy Holly himself, this book is an original— solid gold. And it rocks. OH BOY! is your backstage pass to the birth of the rock music revolution. It’s the most complete, compelling, and fully up-to-date new biography of the legendary Buddy Holly, the young man who was legally blind, but saw the future of rock ’n’ roll. ... (more)