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Complete Idiot's Guide to ELVIS (The Complete Idiot's Guide) | 
 enlarge | Author: Coffey
Publisher: Alpha
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 2022011
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 348
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 7.5 x 1
ISBN: 0028618734
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.42166092
UPC: 021898618733
EAN: 9780028618739
ASIN: 0028618734
Publication Date: July 8, 1997
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Product Description
You're no idiot, of course. You've seen Elvis on postage stamps, watched him strut his stuff in a bunch of Hollywood musicals, and possibly even seen those skydiving impersonators in Honeymoon in Vegas. But now you're wondering...why all this fuss about the King 20 years after his death? Don't bend your pelvis out of shape! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Elvis gives you a royal tour of the Elvis phenomenon and show you why 50,000,000 fans can't be wrong. In this Complete Idiot's Guide you get:
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 Would have put 0 stars but review will not accept August 26, 1999
24 out of 26 found this review helpful
My name is Richard Davis. I am an original member of the Memphis Mafia. Apparently, Frank Coffey, has not researched the subject of Elvis Presley for this book. This book is full of falsehoods and a plethora of errors and every true Elvis fan will see through the book's inaccuracies from wrong dates to out and out lies. I am an authority on Elvis because I am an original member of the Memphis Mafia and have been since 1961. I am one of the only members who actually lived with Elvis at Graceland. I was his movie stand-in, one of his bodyguards, wardrobe manager and part of his "inner circle" of friends. If you enjoy reading fiction this book is for you!
 enjoyable August 23, 1999
1 out of 7 found this review helpful
I found this book to enjoyable,easy to read full of lots of information.It was worth the buy.
 Fun but flawed July 2, 1999
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I'm an Elvis fan, I saw him in concert three times, I have ALL his official recordings and many more 'unofficial', I've read every major Elvis biography. As a general fun introduction to the world of Elvis, this book is OK. There are several striking errors in pictures and descriptions of specific records, and some errors in describing the King's life and film work. This book seems to have been written by a real Elvis enthusiast to fit the "Complete Idiot" series format, but it was clearly not reviewed for accuracy by a real and true Elvis collector of many years. (That could be because most of them have or are trying to write their own books! I'm not.) As an overall book in this format it is an easy read, I would say enjoyable except I was dismayed each time I saw an error. This book may lead you to more in-depth and more accurate sources for specific details of Elvis' life and his recorded or filmed works. I did buy this book and I am keeping it. (Recommended in-depth authors: Guralnick--ultimate two-volume biography, Jorgenson--recordings.)
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