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This book is a definitive account of Elvis's life! I can't believe how the other reviewers call this book trash and full of lies when it is the truth! Goldman interviewed the men who saw everything first hand! I love the one reviewer who calls them fat balding men (the mafia who ratted on E) what do you think Elvis was (minus balding)? Besides the book is not as biased as the average fawning Elvis bio, which protrays the man as an untouchable Mythological Hero. This book cuts through the BS that other books keep on perpetuating, and is actually based on fact, not the myths like the other 98 % of Presley books. People dislike this book simply because they dislike the truth and want to hold onto the lies that have became the "Presley Myth". Goldman's language is a bit vulgar at times but this book was not written for a 10 year old, nor is it worse than most movies now days. This book is unquestionable the real story.

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Definitely a biased account of Elvis and his life
Thanks for the heads up, but we all know that EP was a human being above other things. We all know about the gun fetish and temper...but that's not the problem with this book. I gave it two stars and not one, because Goldman indeed did his homework and interviewed many people that knew and worked with Elvis, and also for the potential that this book could have had. The problem is that throughout the book he fails miserably in maintaining an umbiased stance and functioning as the messenger. He is not a messenger! He's a critical writer who clearly does not like and did not like Elvis, and with this book he does nothing else but speak his mind about how awful of a person Elvis was and of course uses the accounts of the "victims he interviewed" to support his message. This book could have been a great account of the man's life, but sorry Mr. Goldman, I don't need to hear you telling me that Graceland looked like a whore house, that nothing in there is worth a dime or that Elvis needed a fireman lift to urinate......I think everyone would have appreciated a little more tact in exposing a man's private life like that. I would trash this book before the West brothers book anytime, without thinking twice and I would definitely shelf it as one of Goldman's greatest failures as a writer.

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GREAT LIES IF YOU HATE ELVIS!
THE PAGES OF THIS BOOK ARE NOT WORTH LINING A LITTERBOX.
THE "EXPERTS" SUPPOSEDLY INTERVIEWED FOR THIS RAG,
WERE NO MORE THAN A HANDFULL OF DISGRUNTLED,FAT,BALD,AND
LEFT -OUT -OF- THE- WILL EX-EMPLOYEES.
GOLDMAN DESPISED ELVIS AND POPULAR MUSIC IN GENERAL,MORE
OF A BOOK FOR PEOPLE WHO STILL ARE JEALOUS OF HEARING OF
PRESLEY'S SUCCESS AND TALENT.
ONLY WORTH ONE STAR AS AUTHOR IS NOW DUST!