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Title: Elvis, What Happened? by Steve Dunleavy, Red West, Dave Hebler ISBN: 0345272153 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 1977 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.2
Rating: 2
Summary: An Embellishment of Truths
Comment: I'm not disputing much of the stories that were told to Steve Dunleavy, (a gossip reporter at the NY Post at the time this book was written),he took much of what was told by "the bodyguards" and put a negative spin on them sensationalizing them, making Elvis seem like an obsessed crazed man! After all, gossip was Dunleavy's forte. I'm not saying that the book is inaccurate, but I am saying that this book does not represent the real "Elvis Presely". And the 3 bodyguards were not happy in the way the book was written. This book is an embellishment on the truth, distorting so to sell that many more books. The structure of the book is so fragmented and confusing...one minute you're in 1958 the next your in 1972! It's apparent that Dunleavy was used to writing columns for the Post. Bottomline is that Elvis was no different from anyone else and had problems as we all do. He hurt no one but himself and for all thats ever been said about this man, the good far outweighs the bad.
Rating: 4
Summary: Well Written, Insightful ...
Comment: Contrary to other reviews you've read, this book was extremely well written. No, it's not a chronology of events; however, if one is looking for insight into who Elvis was as a person, I've yet to come across anything as complete as this.
For the pollianna Elvis fan, some of the information may be hard to swallow, but the fact that it was written by those who were closest to him consistantly over a 20 year period provides all the credibility a reader should require.
The book is certainly not a condemnation of Elvis; rather, it is a complete -- seemingly truthful -- sketch of a total man: his talents as well as his faults, his accomplishments and his misfortunes.
The reader who is interested in more than just an iconoclastic version of "The King" will appreciate the candid glimpse of the emperor both in and out of his clothes.
Rating: 5
Summary: The King Indeed
Comment: I found this book totally captivating!!
I read it in two days, loved every word...
I was only eight when he died, but I recently visited Graceland
and became fascinated by his life.. and death.
Thumbs up for the guys who wrote it... they definately had some
interesting insight to the king's life!!
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Title: Me 'N Elvis by Charlie Hodge, Charles Goodman ISBN: 0916693007 Publisher: Castle Books Pub. Date: 1984 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Elvis and Me by Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, Pricilla Beaulieu Presley, Sandra Harmon, Sandra Jarmon ISBN: 0425091031 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 1991 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title:Elvis on Tour ASIN: 6304479689 Publisher: Warner Studios Pub. Date: 01 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $9.94 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $9.94 |
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Title: Child Bride: The Untold Story of Priscilla Beaulieu Presley by Suzanne Finstad ISBN: 0517705850 Publisher: Harmony Books Pub. Date: 1997 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Elvis: The Last 24 Hours by Albert Goldman ISBN: 0312925417 Publisher: St Martins Mass Market Paper Pub. Date: 1991 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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