An informative look at the man and his career, drawing on interviews with Elvis' associates as well as his own words by covering the 50 essential Elvis songs and 33 movies. It looks at Elvis the icon, reviews all the biographies and includes a fan's travel guide to Memphis and the main sites of Graceland and Sun Studios.
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"...destined to become the Elvis fans’ Almanac. More than worth its price...Do yourself a favor—buy it!" -- David Neale, Webmaster, Elvis in Print
"Author Paul Simpson has done a superb job . . . Written in a tell-it-like-it-is-manner. Lots of good photos." -- Bill Burke, publisher of Elvis World
"Author Paul Simpson has done a superb job . . . Written in a tell-it-like-it-is-manner. Lots of good photos." -- Bill Burke, publisher of Elvis World
About the Author
Paul Simpson is the author of The Rough Guide to Cult Movies and has been an Elvis fan since the age of 12. He even took his wife to Memphis on their honeymoon.
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Absolutely a "must have" book for every Elvis fan,
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This review is from: The Rough Guide to Elvis: The Man, The Music, The Movies, The Myth (Rough Guide Reference Series) (Paperback)
This book is one of the most impressive Elvis books I have ever read. Over the years, like countless other Elvis fans, I have owned or read dozens of books about the King. So, by now, readers would think they have read most of what is known about him. Wrong. This book is loaded with stories and facts that I have not seen elsewhere.In fact, even Peter Guralnick's books (ie: "Last Train..". "Careless Love"), do not have some of the information that is contained in this book. For instance, I didn't know that Elvis and his father were going to testify in a FBI case involving them being scammed out of $950,000 (over the purchase of the Jetstar airplane Elvis bought). The author points out that this can be found in public FBI files. Yet no other book has every mentioned it. I could go on and on. There are highlighted pages devoted to Elvis concerning race, girls he was involved with, an untold story that occured when he was 16, etc. The chapters are broken up into segments: his life, his music, influences, people who influenced him, his essential albums, essential songs, etc. I strongly recommend this book. You will not be disappointed. It is among the top three books I have ever read on Elvis. Absolutely essential.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: The Rough Guide to Elvis: The Man, The Music, The Movies, The Myth (Rough Guide Reference Series) (Paperback)
I absolutely loved this book. This is a small book with over 450 pages, lots of pictures, I really had fun reading it! A MUST HAVE!!!!
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
small,
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This review is from: The Rough Guide to Elvis: The Man, The Music, The Movies, The Myth (Rough Guide Reference Series) (Paperback)
Good book but the physical size of the book is too small. The book is difficult to handle it is so small.
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