Careless Love (Enhanced Edition)

Careless Love (Enhanced Edition)
Author: Peter Guralnick
Publisher: Little, Brown
Total Pages: 692
Release: 2014-12-30
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0316206733

Hailed as "a masterwork" by the Wall Street Journal, Careless Loveis 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. Winner of the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award 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 unravelling 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.

Cult Vegas

Cult Vegas
Author: Mike Weatherford
Publisher: Huntington Press Inc
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN: 0929712714

Mike Weatherford resurrects the mystique of Vegas's Golden Age--the '60s of history and legend--bringing the hipster legacy to new Vegasphiles. Meet '50s and '60s lounge greats the Treniers, the Mary Kaye Trio, and Louis Prima and Keely Smith; comedy legends Joe E. Lewis, Shecky Greene, and Don Rickles; and Vegas babes Vampira, Lili St. Cyr, Ann-Margret, and Tempest Storm. Weatherford also covers nearly every offbeat movie ever made about Las Vegas, as well as Elvis and Frank's impact on the town. This gorgeous entertainment retrospective is packed with showroom esoterica, descriptions of near-forgotten corners of Vegas cult musicology, odd trivia, and unsung heroes of a bygone era. Cult Vegas chronicles the major moments--the camp, the extreme, the awful--in short, the magic of Las Vegas' half-century run as an entertainment mecca.

A Normal Kind of Freak

A Normal Kind of Freak
Author: Sharon Preuss
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2011-02-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1456831658

Psychic Sara Higgins is a makeup artist on the set of a TV series. She sees the spirit of a child, and in her attempt to help the child complete her unfinished business, Sara draws her circle of friends with her, into a mysterious adventure involving the supernatural. In the process, Sara learns to leave the past behind her and make a new beginning.

Freak Factor

Freak Factor
Author: Viola Grace
Publisher: Devine Destinies
Total Pages: 93
Release: 2009-04-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1554872758

Living life on Kaddaka station was predictable and profitable. Mala's talent for undetectable repairs has made her quite wealthy and the station quite popular. When a Reflex ship comes in hot, out of control and unable to stop, she is the woman for the job. The job itself is an audition for the Sector Guard, but unless Mala is successful the passengers of the ship will never be able to tell her the good news. Isabi has been less than enthusiastic about meeting his new partner, until he sees her. Suddenly his interest is peaked. She doesn't seem to notice the pheromones that he exudes and she certainly doesn't fawn all over him. This woman may be worthy of her position as his partner, and he will not have her working with anyone else. Their talents make them the perfect team, now he just has to prove it to her.

Inner Elvis

Inner Elvis
Author: Peter O. Whitmer
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Total Pages: 512
Release: 1996-08-16
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Whitmer explores how this relationship with his mother, termed "lethal enmeshment," prompted Elvis to later place his trust entirely in Colonel Tom Parker, his business manager - even to the detriment of his career.

Elvis

Elvis
Author: Jerry Osborne
Publisher: Harmony
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2000
Genre: Rock musicians
ISBN:

Elvis Presley never did get the chance to write that book, but accumulated in these pages are the words and phrases he may have chosen if he had. Elvis -- Word for Word leaves behind all the hearsay and rumors to get down to the essence of the man. What you'll read are Elvis's words and only Elvis's words. From his first minor radio appearance to the last letter he wrote before his death, Elvis -- Word for Word includes only what can verifiably be traced back to Presley. You'll see the actual letters he wrote to fans, lovers, and friends as well as photographs, many rare or unknown, that chronicle his meteoric rise to fame. You'll experience the voice of Elvis at the beginning of his career -- youthful and naive -- and you'll hear this voice grow and mature, becoming tired and jaded as the years progress. This is the story of Elvis that has never been told. A story in his own words, word for word.

Email from Freak: the Transcripts as Compiled by Halberd James Poel

Email from Freak: the Transcripts as Compiled by Halberd James Poel
Author: Jeffrey James Davidson
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 94
Release: 2007-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 143031589X

email from freak: the transcripts as compiled by Halberd James Poel is the story of a strange e-relationship as told by the participants. It begins with a woman receiving a mysterious email detailing violence and murder. The recipient knows nothing of this 'freak'; nothing of his life or the crimes he claims to have committed. As she attempts to discover the truth, she becomes both captivated and disgusted by the inner workings of his torment. All does not end well for either of them. Halberd James Poel investigates to find the real truth in this sordid affair by presenting her notes, freak's email, and the investigation that followed.

The Children of Cthulhu

The Children of Cthulhu
Author: Alan Dean Foster
Publisher: Del Rey
Total Pages: 499
Release: 2009-01-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307555038

Descend to the depths of primal horror with this chilling collection of original stories drawn from H. P. Lovecraft’s shocking, terrifying, and eerily prescient Cthulhu Mythos. In twenty-one dark visions, a host of outstanding contemporary writers tap into our innermost fears, with tales set in a misbegotten new world that could have been spawned only by the master of the macabre himself, H. P. Lovecraft. Inside you’ll find: “Details” by China Miéville: A curious boy discovers that within the splinters of cracked wood or the tangle of tree branches, the devil is in the details. “Visitation” by James Robert Smith: When Edgar Allan Poe arrives, a callow man finally gets what he always wanted—and what he may eternally despise. “Meet Me on the Other Side” by Yvonne Navarro: A couple in love with terror travels beyond their wildest dreams—and into their nightmares. “A Fatal Exception Has Occured At . . .” by Alan Dean Foster: Internet terrorism extends far beyond transmitting threats of evil. AND SEVENTEEN MORE HARROWING TALES “The Invisible Empire” by James Van Pelt “A Victorian Pot Dresser” by L. H. Maynard and M. P. N. Sims “The Cabin in the Woods” by Richard Laymon “The Stuff of the Stars, Leaking” by Tim Lebbon “Sour Places” by Mark Chadbourn “That’s the Story of My Life” by John Pelan and Benjamin Adams “Long Meg and Her Daughters” by Paul Finch “Dark of the Moon” by James S. Dorr “Red Clay” by Michael Reaves “Principles and Parameters” by Meredith L. Patterson “Are You Loathsome Tonight?” by Poppy Z. Brite “The Serenade of Starlight” by W. H. Pugmire, Esq. “Outside” by Steve Rasnic Tem “Nor the Demons Down Under the Sea” by Caitlín R. Kiernan “A Spectacle of a Man” by Weston Ochse “The Firebrand Symphony” by Brian Hodge “Teeth” by Matt Cardin

Can't Let Go

Can't Let Go
Author: Michele L. Waters
Publisher: Hillcrest Publishing Group
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2009-03
Genre: Man-woman relationships
ISBN: 1934937681

Lisa Chambers is a beautiful, driven, hard-working, no nonsense woman to takes pride in leading a drama-free life. Her work ethic and business savvy have made her quite the successful real estate entrepreneur. Even the painful divorce from Collin, her husband of 20 years, couldn't break her . . . or so she thought. As soon as Lisa begins to let go of the past and allow a new love interest into her life, Collin decides that he wants his wife back. Collin Chambers, a high-profile attorney, knows that the betrayal and deception that Lisa learned of was just the beginning of a web of lies and deceit. If anyone ever found out the whole truth his world would be ruined -- both personally and financially. The pressure of keeping his secrets while trying to get his wife back sends Collin into a psychotic spiral which endangers the lives of everyone surrounding him -- including he and Lisa's precious daughter.