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Careless Love
- The Unmaking of Elvis Presley
- By: Peter Guralnick
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 31 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 612
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 555
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Story5 out of 5 stars 556
This concluding volume recounts the second half of Elvis' 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' relationship with his Machiavellian manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
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Wow
- By Michelle Huss on 04-21-15
- Careless Love
- The Unmaking of Elvis Presley
- By: Peter Guralnick
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
Supernova
Reviewed: 06-25-16
If Elvis's rise to fame was compared to a birth of a universe ie. big bang.. Then Elvis's demise must be considered a mass supernova event. This book explains in detail how a star that burned so bright began to implode from within. So many poor decisions: mismanagement, greed, power struggles from family, friends, management, and many burned bridges. As you listen to this book you can't help but imagine building a time machine and going back in time trying to stop the demise of such a talented, genius and gifted human being from stepping of a cliff to bottomless pit that does have a bottom. It was a long fall from grace for Elvis Presley. Who is to blame? Or is this the fate of an individual who is tasked with changing the face of a world culturally, musically, indelibly leaving his mark on the universe infinitely.
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Last Train to Memphis
- The Rise of Elvis Presley
- By: Peter Guralnick
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 22 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 723
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 637
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 634
Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley is the first biography to go past that myth and present an Elvis beyond the legend. Based on hundreds of interviews and nearly a decade of research, it traces the evolution not just of the man but of the music and of the culture he left utterly transformed, creating a completely fresh portrait of Elvis and his world. This volume tracks the first 24 years of Elvis' life, covering his childhood, the stunning first recordings at Sun Records, and the early RCA hits.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I'm an Elvis fan now
- By Vicki on 07-12-13
- Last Train to Memphis
- The Rise of Elvis Presley
- By: Peter Guralnick
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
Amazing Read
Reviewed: 06-25-16
Fantastic character study of the big bang scenario of Elvis Presley, and I mean big bang as in the birth of a universe. Elvis is truly one of a kind and folks like this only come around once a millennium. One of the best biographies I have read that is quite factual and doesn't mince words or protect Elvis's persona like his management or Memphis Mafia or other hangers on attempted to do. It's a story about art, culture, and the politics of the glamorous, gritty and ugly side of the entertainment industry that Elvis was devoured by.
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