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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.42166092
EAN: 9780061699849
Edition: 1St Edition
ISBN: 0061699845
Label: It Books
Manufacturer: It Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 704
Publication Date: January 01, 2010
Publisher: It Books
Release Date: January 05, 2010
Studio: It Books
Features:- ISBN13: 9780061699849
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Nearly thirty-three years after his death, Elvis Presley's extraordinary physical appeal, timeless music, and sexual charisma continue to captivate, titillate, and excite. Though hundreds of books have been written about the King, no book has solely explored his relationships with women and how they influenced his music and life—until now.
Based largely on exclusive interviews with the many women who knew him in various roles—lover, sweetheart, friend, costar, and family member—Baby, Let's Play House explores Presley's love affairs with, among others, Ann-Margret, Linda Thompson, Sheila Ryan Caan, June Juanico, Joyce Bova, Barbara Leigh, Cybill Shepherd, and Priscilla Beaulieu, as well as his friendships with actresses Raquel Welch, Barbara Eden, Mary Ann Mobley, Yvonne Craig, and Celeste Yarnall.
The book also spotlights important early girlfriends and the women who dared to turn him down, including Cher, Petula Clark, and Karen Carpenter, as well as two women—Kay Wheeler and Tura Satana—who taught him dance moves he used onstage.
Baby, Let's Play House, named after the 1955 song that was his first to hit the national charts and his mother's favorite Elvis recording, presents Elvis in a new light—as a charming but wounded Lothario who bedded scores of women but seemed unable to maintain a lasting romantic relationship. While fully exploring the most famous romantic idol of the twentieth century, award-winning veteran music journalist Alanna Nash pulls back the covers on what Elvis really wanted in a woman—and was tragically never able to find.
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Truly a great book. I've read dozens of Elvis books, but this book examines Elvis' life from an entriely different angle -- that from the women with whom Elvis spent a major portion of his life. In this book we hear, via previous sources or new interviews, from those individuals Elvis fans rarely get to hear from. Such rare input comes from, among others, Barbara Hearn, Anita Wood, June Juanico, Joyce Bova, Susan Henning, Shelia Ryan, Barbara Leigh, Linda Thompson and even Tanya Tucker and Cher. ... Read More
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Of all the hundreds of books about Elvis that have appeared over the years, there's only a handful that I consider significant, reflecting honestly and insightfully the Elvis I knew. Alanna Nash's new book "Baby Let's Play House" is definitely one of that small number. It's beautifully written in a style that is as accessible as it is meaningful. Alanna has artfully, through meticulous research and her unique talent as a lucid writer, tackled and conquered a very complex subject - the ... Read More
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I've just finished reading a wonderful book, "Elvis, Let's Play House - Elvis Presley and the Women Who Loved Him", by Alanna Nash. I finished the 600+pages book in three nights.
Just when I thought I'd read every conceivable approach to, and dissection of, the essence of Elvis (and I've read well over two hundred of them), Nash's new book brings a refreshing and enlightening angle to an already crowded field of writings about the King of Rock & Roll. It's a book that presents, in exquisite and ... Read More
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from my blog: (...)
Nash has written two previous Elvis books - Revelations from the Memphis Mafia and what I am pretty sure is the only biography of Col. Tom Parker - Elvis' synonymously famous manager.
She has also written many articles about and around Elvis for various magazines. So, she is what's known as a Subject Matter Expert.
I have read her earlier books and hope to get around to reviewing them, because I do want to compare them to this new book.
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This is the second book of Alanna Nash's that I have read and she never ceases to amaze me on the amount of fascinating Elvis Presley material that she is able to present. I love her style of presentation. I do not feel like I'm reading gossip but rather I'm learning about Elvis from those who knew and loved him best. She is able to present Elvis on many interesting levels. She had me laughing but I also have more empathy for Elvis and how difficult his life truly was. Alanna presents Elvis as a man with ... Read More
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