| Title | Author | Cover | |
| The Elvis Encyclopedia |
Adam Victor |
Hard |
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| 608 oversized pages with a weath of info on the King. |
| Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley |
Peter Guralnick |
Hard |
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| Perhaps the best book about Elvis ever. Part one covers the early years. A must for Presley fans. |
| Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley |
Peter Guralnick |
Hard |
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| Part two covers the post-Army years. |
| Elvis And Gladys |
Elaine Dundy |
Paper |
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| Long considered one of the best Elvis books, it gives us the amking of the King. |
| Me And A Guy Named Elvis: My Lifelong Friendship With Elvis Presley |
Jerry Shilling |
Paper |
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| The Memphis Mafia member tells a tender story of his friend with lots of insider details. |
| Elvis: My Best Man |
George Klein |
Paper |
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| George, the Memphis Mafia member who knew Elvis since high school, gives up his stories. |
| Fortunate Son: The Life of Elvis Presley |
Charles Ponce de Leon |
Paper |
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| A bio that tries to look for the "whys". |
| Remember Elvis |
Joe Esposito |
Paper |
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| The head of the Memphis Mafia with hundreds of interviews used to create an Elvis documentary. |
| Elvis & the Memphis Mafia |
Alanna Nash |
Paper |
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| All the King's men. |
| Baby Let's Play House: Elvis & The Women Who Loved Him |
Alanna Nash |
Paper |
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| All the King's women. |
| Elvis Up Close: In The Words Of Those Who Knew Him Best |
Clayton & Heard |
Hard |
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| 150 of Elvis' friends, associates and colleagues remember the King. |
| Return Of The King: Elvis Presley's Great Comeback |
Gillian G. Gaar |
Paper |
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| Concentrates on his '68 comeback special and the Memphis Sessions. |
| The Blue Moon Boys: The Story of Elvis Presley's Band |
Burke, Griffin & Seltzer |
Hard |
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| Scotty, Bill, D.J. and a legend in the making. |
| Elvis in Texas: The Undiscovered King 1954-1958 |
Oberst & Torrance |
Paper |
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| Elvis, Scotty and Bill and their travels in the south in the early days. |
| The King & Dr. Nick: What Really Happened |
Dr. George Nichopoluos |
Hard |
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| The other side of the tabloid stories. |
| Elvis Presley |
Bobbie Ann Mason |
Paper |
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| Part of the "Penguin Lives" series, it's a nice-sized primer on the King for those who don't know everything already. |
| Race, Rock & Elvis |
Michael T. Bertrand |
Paper |
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| The effect of Elvis and rock music on changing race relations in the South in the 50's and 60's. Fascinating. |
| Dispelling The Myths |
Todd Rheingold |
Hard |
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| An important book for Presley fans who are tired of hearing the lies that Elvis was a racist who ripped off black artists. T'aint so, and this book shows why. |
| Elvis: The Early Years: A 2001 Fact Odyssey |
James Curtin |
Paper |
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| A collection of info highlighting the life of the King. Very entertaining. |
| The King Is Dead |
Robert R. Holton |
Paper |
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| Why not? Elvis' mortician gives the behind-the-scenes story of his funeral. So, yes, he's dead. |
| Elvis' DNA Proves He's Alive |
Bill Beeny |
Paper |
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| Or maybe not.. |
| Elvis: The #1 Hits |
Patrick Humphries |
Paper |
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| The story behind each of the King's #1 records in the US and UK. |
| Dewey And Elvis: The Life & Times of a Rock 'n' Roll Deejay |
Louis Cantor |
Paper |
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| Elvis and the first DJ to play his music-- Dewey Phillips of WHBQ in Memphis. |
| Essential Elvis |
Peter Silverton |
Hard |
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| A look at the King through his greatest recordings. |
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| Elvis By The Presleys |
Priscilla & Lisa Marie Presley |
Hard |
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| The Genuine Elvis: Photos & Untold Stories About The King |
McDowell, Hand & Meader |
Hard |
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| The Girls' Guide to Elvis: The Clothes, The Hair, The Women & More |
Kim Adelman |
Paper |
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| Private Presley: The Missing Years: Elvis in Germany |
Andreas Schroer |
Paper |
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| Elvis '57: The Final Fifties Tours |
Alan Hanson |
Paper |
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| Elvis Film Encyclopedia |
Eric Braun |
Paper |
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| An informative look at the Elvis movies. |
| The Best of Elvis: Recollections of a Great Humanitarian |
Hazen & Freeman |
Paper |
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| Tales of Elvis' kindness & charity. |
| Elvis Presley Memorabilia: An Unauthorized Collectors Guide |
Sean O'Neal |
Paper |
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| Fun to look at even if you could never afford them. |
| Colonel Tom Parker |
James L. Dickerson |
Hard |
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| The Colonel never wrote his own book, but it's doubtful he'd be this scandalous. |
| The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley |
Alanna Nash |
Paper |
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| The latest book on the Colonel. It has some surprising stories the others didn't. |
| Graceland: Going Home With Elvis |
Karal Ann Marling |
Hard |
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| It's almost as good as visiting Elvis' home yourself (okay, you can't write on the walls of the gate, but...). |
| Elvis In Hawaii |
Jerry Hopkins |
Paper |
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| Hopkins wrote two the best bios on Elvis in the '70s. This small book covers Elvis' love for the islands, lavishly illustrated with beautiful photos. |
| Inside Graceland: Elvis' Maid Remembers |
Nancy Rooks |
Paper |
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| Yes, another book by a member of the staff/family, but this one delves into areas not covered elsewhere. |