
Careless Love
The Unmaking of Elvis Presley
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Narrated by:
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Kevin Stillwell
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By:
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Peter Guralnick
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 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. It's a breathtaking revelatory drama that for the first time places the events of a too-often mistold tale in a fresh, believable, and understandable context.
Elvis' changes during these years form a tragic mystery that Careless Love unlocks for the first time. This is the quintessential American story, encompassing elements of 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.
©1999 Peter Guralnick (P)2012 Hachette AudioListeners also enjoyed...




















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Wow
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Even with all of the terrible things you will learn about Elvis, you will somehow love him even more at this book's conclusion.
Made me want to cry like 15 times, but a must read
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A must
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Excellent book.
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greatest music biography I have ever read
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A lot of details
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Awesome!
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Great Read/Listen
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A must for any true Elvis fan!
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I wish the narrator would have included the year, whenever a date was given, as it was hard to follow the story without knowing what year events were occurring.
Story dates should have included the year of events
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