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Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnick (Paperback, 2000)

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Hangers-on tirelessly served the King's whims, including multiple simultaneous affairs and the incredibly debilitating pharmaceutical habits that eventually did him in. We miss the cultural context of the 1960s and '70s, but then, so did Elvis.

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Last Train to Memphis, the first part of Guralnick's two-volume life of Elvis Presley, received unprecedented accolades. This concluding volume recounts the second half of Elvis's life in rich and previously unimagined detail, and confirms Guralnick's status as one of the great biographers of our time. Beginning with Presley's army service in Germany in 1958 and ending with his death in Memphis in 1977, Careless Love chronicles the unraveling of the dream that once shone so brightly, homing in on the complex playing-out of Elvis's relationship with his Machiavellian manager, Colonel Tom Parker. It's a breathtaking drama that places the events of a too often mistold tale in a fresh, believable, and understandable context. This is the quintessential American story, encompassing race, class, wealth, sex, music, religion, and personal transformation. Written with grace, sensitivity, and passion, Careless Love is a unique contribution to our understanding of American popular culture and the nature of success, giving us true insight at last into one of the most misunderstood public figures of our times.

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PublisherLittle, Brown Book Group

ISBN-139780349111681

eBay Product ID (ePID)91431333

Product Key Features

Book TitleCareless Love: the Unmaking of Elvis Presley

AuthorPeter Guralnick

FormatPaperback

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2000

GenreBiographies & True Stories

Number of Pages784 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height195mm

Item Width130mm

Item Weight532g

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Title_AuthorPeter Guralnick

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

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by VsrQ0LfUQ4O@Deleted
31 Oct, 2018
Simply Superb Reading!!!
Careless Love is the second volume of a two-part biography of the live of Elvis Presley. It is written by Peter Guralnick, probably the foremost biographer of popular music artists in the English-speaking world. His writing is incredibly detailed and thorough, yet remains illuminating and interesting. Required reading for anyone interested in the life of one of the most important figures in popular music history.
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by maximus_carter
03 Feb, 2018
Great read.
This really is the book you should read if you want to know everything about Elvis, warts and all. Fascinating and at the same time so sad.
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by vinoverde1
28 Feb, 2024
Elvis just Elvis
This is a serious book and as a musician makes great reading - a lot of the book is about the music and its promotion and goes into detail about Elvis private life and his personality
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by janwal.obmzlttwn
08 Sep, 2021
Great
Good read
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by grimsleeper777
11 Sep, 2018
WORTH A READ
GOOD READING
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by briuk_hfwgmq
14 Dec, 2021
Good read
Good read
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by ferdi893
14 Apr, 2024
not for me
lots of words and info not much about Elvis
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by bromley24
27 Dec, 2016
Elvis fan
What a great Christmas gift can't wait to read it.
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by pwkendrick21
22 Jun, 2016
Holiday 2016
Great read 5 star
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