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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Put on your blue suede shoes and get ready for another addition to the Who Was... ? series! The King could not have come from humbler origins: Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, during the Depression, he grew up with the blues music of the rural South, the gospel music of local churches, and the country-western classics. But he forged a sound all his own{u2014}and a look that was all his own, too. With curled lip, swiveling hips, and greased pompadour,...
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Language
English
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Written with grace, humor, and affection, Last Train to Memphis has been hailed as the definitive biography of Elvis Presley. It is the first to set aside the myths and focus on Elvis' humanity in a way that has yet to be duplicated.
A New York Times Notable BookWinner of the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award
"Elvis steps from the pages. You can feel him breathe. This book cancels out all others."...
A New York Times Notable BookWinner of the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award
"Elvis steps from the pages. You can feel him breathe. This book cancels out all others."...
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Series
Killing ; 12
Language
English
Description
"The King is dead. The Walrus is shot. The Greatest is no more. Elvis Presley, John Lennon, and Muhammad Ali. These three icons changed not only the worlds of music, film, and sports, but the world itself. Their faces were known everywhere, in every nation, across every culture. And their stories became larger than life-until their lives spun out of control at the hands of those they most trusted. In Killing the Legends, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard...
5) Elvis
Publisher
SDS
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Explores the life and music of American icon Elvis Presley from the perspective of his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker."--
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Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Careless Love is the full, true, and mesmerizing story of Elvis Presley's last two decades, in the long-awaited second volume of Peter Guralnick's masterful two-part biography.
Last Train to Memphis, the first part of Guralnick's two-volume life of Elvis Presley, was acclaimed by the New York Times as "a triumph of biographical art." This concluding volume recounts the second half of Elvis' life in rich and previously unimagined detail, and confirms...
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Language
English
Description
"Songwriter and actress Linda Thompson breaks her silence for the first time to share the extraordinary story of her life, career, and her epic romances with two of the most celebrated, yet enigmatic, modern American superstars--Elvis Presley and Bruce Jenner. Contains lyrics to many of her songs." --
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Publisher
Gotham Books
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Ona lazy Sunday in 1954, twelve-year old Jerry Schilling wandered into a Memphis touch football game, only to discover that his team was quarterbacked by a nineteen-year old Elvis Presley, the local teenage whose first record, "That's All Right," had just debuted on Memphis radio. The two became fast friends, even as Elvis turned into the world's biggest star. In 1964, Elvis invited Jerry to work for him as part of his "Memphis Mafia," and Jerry...
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Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Taking a fresh look at the twentieth-century icon who fundamentally transformed American culture, a veteran rock journalist explores the extravagance and irrationality inherent in the Elvis mythology, offering a thoughtful celebration of an immortal life." --
12) Elvis
Publisher
SDS
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Explores the life and music of American icon Elvis Presley from the perspective of his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker."--
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Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
That voice, those eyes, that hair, the cars, the girls. Elvis Presley revolutionized American pop culture when, at twenty-one, he became a modern superstar. He had a personal style that, like his music, had an immediate impact on his audience that continues to influence us today. ”Elvis Presley is the greatest cultural force in the twentieth century,” proclaimed Leonard Bernstein. His appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show “ripped the 1950s in half,”...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Captures Elvis backstage, in rehearsal, and in concert at the International Hotel in Las Vegas in the summer of 1970. Includes 27 songs including That's alright Mama, Little sister, Love me tender, Heartbreak hotel, Blue suede shoes, All shook up, Suspicious minds, and Can't help falling in love with you.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A two-part profile of Elvis Presley begins with his early life in Mississippi; his first encounter with Sun Records Sam Phillips; tours of the South; and his decision to sign with a national label after his manager, Col. Tom Parker, bought out his contract." --
Publisher
Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"Elvis by the Presleys is the most revealing and poignant video portrait we will ever see of the artist as husband, father and friend. As never before, Priscilla Presley and Lisa Marie Presley, along with members of Elvis' family and extended family, freely share their own stories, emotions and intimate memories on camera, and they allow us to enjoy home-movie footage of Elvis never before shared with his fans"--Container.
