Is Elvis Alive?/Book and Audio Cassette [Paperback]

Gail Brewer-Giorgio (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1988

BPPK ONLY NO AUDIO TAPE

Product Details

• Paperback: 219 pages
• Publisher: Tudor Communications; First edition. edition (June 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0944276318
• ISBN-13: 978-0944276310
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 3.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #416,671 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars AN INTERESTING POSSIBILITY, May 19, 2002

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This review is from: Is Elvis Alive?/Book and Audio Cassette (Paperback)

Rumors about Elvis having hoaxed his death to escape his extreme fame and the media spot light have been around since at least 1978. I remember at the time coming across an entire tabloid dedicated to stories and accounts of people who had allegedly seen and or talked to him in the year following his 1977 passing. That's not say that all of the accounts were true. Nor is it to say that those people were lying. It could have been a simple case of mistaken identity.

During his life as a superstar, Elvis was not only the subject of great media scrutiny like many other famous people in the entertainment business. He was also elevated to a "god like" status by some of his more rabid fans; giving the casual observer the impression that Elvis was perhaps the center of their universe. Of course, these good folks meant well and Elvis was flattered by their love and attention. But he was also troubled and frightened by the extremes of his fandom. Frequently, he had no choice but to withdraw from it behind the walls of Graceland and his room.

Most people need to be loved and cared for but no right thinking mortal wants to be turned into a deity or to be treated like one. Elvis was no different. On many occasions he would say that he was just a little country boy from Mississippi and that Jesus was the King, not him. Without getting into psycho-babble, it doesn't take much of an imagination to realize the troubling effects Elvis' extreme fame and adulation must have had on his psyche. The evidence became apparent in later years. Nor is it hard to understand how and why he would want to escape that life for a more normal one. Less than a year before his passing, it is said that Elvis told his record producer, Felton Jarvis, "I'm tired of being Elvis Presley".

The question then becomes, "Was Elvis fed-up enough to hoax his death before 'death by attrition' could lay it's cold hands on him?" After all, he wasn't looking or feeling that well towards the end and the clock may have been ticking. That's what Gail Brewer Giorgio tries to figure out in her book, "Is Elvis Alive?" In some cases she presents some noteworthy facts to support the premise that the man "left the building" alive. And on other points she stretches to silly extremes, damaging the credibility of her case. Nevertheless, the book and the accompanying audio tape raise some good questions and make for some interesting reading and listening respectively.

You finish the work hoping that Elvis did indeed escape his prison, not to hurt anyone's feelings but to go on living his life, in relative peace. After all he gave his fans, Elvis deserves that. "Is Elvis Alive?" is a question worth pondering. Here's to you Elvis, wherever you are.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Has Way To Much Proof That Elvis Faked His Death! A Must Book In Every Household!!, June 1, 2007

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Vincent Taouk - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Is Elvis Alive?/Book and Audio Cassette (Paperback)

There is no doubt in my mind that Elvis faked his death in 1977! This book not only confirms what's in my mind, but it gives even deeper proof and understanding of what really happened before and during August the 16th 1977. My advice would be that you bye the book "Orion" by the same author as Is Elvis Alive Book... and you'll understand this book far better than not reading "Orion".

Just to give u a clue, to why I've made this suggestion. The Book Orion went off the shelves shortly after it was published because it sounded to be way too true - true enough to sound like Elvis, when the book really had nothing to do with Elvis what so ever, mysteriously the book vanishes from the shelf's, and people were told to never compare Orion to Elvis, when no one ever did in the first place. What where these people trying to hide??? The name Elvis doesn't even appear in the book, not even once!!! When certain things started to strangely happen, the book "Is Elvis Alive" came out, its pretty much "..The book about the (previous) book"

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Gives you something to think about., September 2, 2001

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Dawn Hadfield (Holbrook, Ma United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Is Elvis Alive?/Book and Audio Cassette (Paperback)

I do not know if Elvis is alive or not. People say he is, people say he faked his death, and others say anyone who thinks that is out of their mind. What I do know is that this book really gives you something to think about. If you ever really wondered why people think Elvis might be alive, then this is the book to get.