- Hardcover: 800 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins,Australia; 1st Edition edition (1 Nov 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060176199
- ISBN-13: 978-0060176198
- Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 15 x 4.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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'The Best Elvis book written to date’ (Uncut )
‘You don’t need to be an Elvis fan to be awed by this book. It is so detailed, gossipy, far-ranging, and coherent that it becomes a clear window on an entire era. The book’s genius is in the volume of fresh and flowing information … Nash is one of the finest, most perceptive chroniclers and appraisers of pop music in America.’ (Billboard ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
‘You don’t need to be an Elvis fan to be awed by this book. It is so detailed, gossipy, far-ranging, and coherent that it becomes a clear window on an entire era. The book’s genius is in the volume of fresh and flowing information … Nash is one of the finest, most perceptive chroniclers and appraisers of pop music in America.’ (Billboard ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is a masterpiece and a must for everyone even non Elvis fans.It gives an in depth into the man good and bad. The most fantastic Elvis book I have ever read. I have read most of them,but I keep reading this one over and over again.Some Elvis fans may not beleive what they read because he is not portrayed as an idol, being put on a pedestal, but a ordinary genuine human being with faults like all of us. This book shows the unhappiness that he endured and the true insite into his life through the life of his truest,closest friends.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is absolutely unputdownable. Although there is an excess of Elvis books out there, there are really just a handful that combine a superb read with the reality. This one hits the nail on the head. It will have you laughing and crying at the same time - it is loaded with both hilarity and tragedy from these three first hand up-close experiences of this complex and fabulous life. I am reaching the end and don't want it to stop. The honesty and affection that comes through these voices is incredible. I urge you to buy it - Elvis fan or not! Excellent.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is an unusually honest Elvis biography which manages to treat his memory fondly and sympathetically but which is not afraid to delve into the darker side of his life and background either. Pieced together from the memories of some of his closest friends, there is a seam of humour running through the book as they recall extraordinary incidents from Elvis's life (and even from his family's life before he was born) with a deadpan matter-of-factness. It is also intriguing and sometimes amusing to read three different takes of the same event. I don't suppose anyone will ever manage to encapsulate the complete Elvis, with all his complexities and contradictions, in one single book but I have read several biographies now and this one, above all the others, makes you feel like you've done more than just scratch the surface. So all in all I'd definitely recommend the book as readable, enlightening and an important addition to the Elvis canon.
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great book about a great man
excellent book well written , 700 hundred odd pages
really in depth , from people who knew E the best
really in depth , from people who knew E the best
Published 10 days ago by shuggie strachan
The Other Side of Elvis
At nearly 800 pages this is the most compulsive Elvis book I have read.
I roughly knew the story before that there was a dark side to Elvis. Read more
I roughly knew the story before that there was a dark side to Elvis. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Hound Dog 2
accuracy of book content
When reading this account the account was very descriptic and eye opening for me as an Elvis fan. There where sections which I found to be uncomfortable, however the author I feel... Read more
Published 8 months ago by jeanelvis
Elvis and the Memphis Mafia
This is a big Thank You to Mrs.Allana Nash for an amazing and detailed insight into very complicated and troubled life of Elvis Presley. Read more
Published on 10 April 2010 by Marcella Davey
Elvis who?
I'm not an Elvis fan, but I bought the book anyway. 750 pages of biography of a singer I don't like. But what a book! Read more
Published on 2 April 2009 by Russ M
Not here to defend himself!
I have read several books about Elvis' life. This was an interesting book, however, I felt it concentrated far too much on the bad side of Elvis. Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2009 by Betty Boop
A Great Read
Elvis and the Memphis Mafia is a book easily capable of satisfying Elvis fans - the strength of this book lies in the sheer amount of fresh information and the simple approach with... Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2008 by J. Sutton
Incisive expose of how it all went wrong for Elvis
This is a traumatic story told without any frills. The inclusion of salacious detail is tacky and could have been omitted. Read more
Published on 30 Oct 2007 by Mr. Jamie P. Kitson
A must read!
Can't believe I am saying this but this is a "Bodyguard" book that is well worth reading. Although it tells of Elvis' not so nice side it is done in such a way that you see Elvis... Read more
Published on 25 Aug 2007 by Marnei
Good readin' tonight
This is an unusually honest Elvis biography which manages to treat his memory fondly and sympathetically but which is not afraid to delve into the darker side of his life and... Read more
Published on 3 Oct 2005 by "berlindan"
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