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1: By the Presley's
I've read Elvis and me probably about 7 times and I never get tired of listening to this love story. Elvis by the Presley's was very interesting and I finished it in one night. I am also going to buy the dvd version and encourage anyone interested in Elvis' family life to do the same.
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2: The king as never seen before
Priscilla Presley is best known as the 14 year old girl that Elvis met and became infatuated with when he was in the army in Germany. She ended up living with him in Memphis and marrying him when she was 21. Six years later they were divorced but stayed friends to bring up their daughter Lisa Marie. Priscilla went on to become a well known TV and film actress and the woman who saved the Presley estate from near bankruptcy. This book could be an exploration about the author's life both pre- and post-Elvis and about the difficulties of living with such a well known name. Recommended.
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3: Great Book
I really enjoyed this read.The stories were fantastic and who better to write it than his family!
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4: Good, but Jerry Schilling is missing from this book...
This book is a very good companion to the DVD set. I enjoyed both and felt I got to know lots more about Elvis and Priscilla (a talented and charismatic woman in her own right). However, I was wondering why there is so much of the excellent Jerry Schilling in the "Elvis by the Presleys" DVDs and nothing from, or about, Jerry in this companion book. Jerry was clearly a great and devoted friend to Elvis for so many years and he is mysteriously missing from this book -- even in epidodes which we know he was involved in (as he tells the stories himself in the DVD's). Most notable of these episodes is Jerry's relating of the time that he and Elvis went to see President Nixon at the White House so that Elvis could volunteer his services to combat drug abuse. Jerry tells the story so well in the DVD, yet his presence at this event is omitted in the book. Priscilla fans will be delighted by a fascinating photo of a long letter written by the teenaged Priscilla to Elvis from Germany when she was about age 16. Anyone who reads it can never believe any of the nonsense out there about Priscilla's parents wanting or encouraging her to live with Elvis at such a young age. The letter makes it clear that she is most determined to do this despite strong resistance by her father (especially) but she intends to persevere until she convinces him to let her leave Germany and finish high school in Memphis. All in all, the "Elvis by the Presleys" book and DVD set are highly enjoyable for the true Elvis fan.
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5: Interesting enough
Fairly interesting. Some side stories from family members & friends some photos that weren't very interesting (photos of everyday objects with no real importance to the story of Elvis). Funny that they focus so much on his spiritual side, considering that they are into the "Church of Sciencetology" (or however you spell it). Can't imagine anyone being serious about that group. But it makes me wonder how Elvis would have felt if he'd known about his ex involving his daughter in such a group. I hope on some level these women believe in something other than aliens conjured up by some science - fiction writer. Anyway I just thought it was funny that these two would focus so much on that side of his personality. The book was ok but not as interesting as I thought it would be when I ordered .
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