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Alanna Nash is a recipient of the Country Music Association Media Achievement Award and the Charlie Lamb Award for Excellence in Country Music Journalism, and the author of seven books, including The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley (winner of the Belmont mostra altro Award); Dolly: The Biography; and Elvis and the Memphis Mafia. Nash lives in Louisville, Kentucky, where she covered Elvis's funeral for the Courier-Journal. mostra meno

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A compilation of the many women of Elvis's life, none more important than his mother Gladys. The superstars of any field much less entertainment often deal with the plague of excess. The lesson being, be careful what you wish for, you may not be able to handle it. Elvis certainly was not.

From his inability to commit to a relationship to surrounding himself with those that fueled his eventual destruction. Elvis is a textbook case in the struggles of super fame and celebrity. His early success seemed to be his happiest time especially with his mother still alive. But even then you could see what was to come. Though he died young it was almost merciful as the level of desperation he was at was truly sad.… (altro)
 
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knightlight777 | 1 altra recensione | Aug 2, 2018 |
My dirty little secret is that I have read pretty much the majority of Elvis tell-all books over the years. So as part of preparing for a trip to Memphis this summer, I felt like I needed to read something I hadn't read. This is basically over 800 pages of oral history from the Memphis Mafia. It does a good job of tying all the other gossip in the other tell-all books together. I found it endlessly fascinating, and equally depressing. But I am so ready to visit Graceland now.
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Caryn.Rose | Mar 18, 2015 |
Das Leben der Jessica Savitch
 
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Buecherei.das-Sarah | Dec 4, 2014 |
I never cared too much about Elvis,but this is a fascinating tale of the things that keep the murky world of show business rolling along,at any cost.
 
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