13 must-read biography books like Elvis, Portrait of a Friend by Marty Lacker

Cover of Elvis, Portrait of a Friend by Marty Lacker

Elvis, Portrait of a Friend

By: Marty Lacker

4.00

Format: 317 pages, Hardcover

316 Pages of Text and Photographs

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Cover of Elvis: What Happened? by Steve Dunleavy

1. Elvis: What Happened?

By: Steve Dunleavy

3.64

Format: 332 pages, Mass Market Paperback

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  • biography
Cover of Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnick

2. Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley

By: Peter Guralnick

4.16

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

From the moment that he first shook up the world in the mid 1950s, Elvis Presley has been one of th… read more

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  • biography
Cover of Are You Lonesome Tonight by Dary Matera, Lucy De Barbin

3. Are You Lonesome Tonight

By: Dary Matera , Lucy De Barbin

3.50

Format: 322 pages, Paperback

Presents an account of the author's turbulent twenty-four-year affair with Elvis Presley and reveal… read more

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"If a woman is given only a limited amount of time to spend with the man she loves, she endures the separation by constantly recalling and reliving every moment down to the finest detail."

-Dary Matera, Are You Lonesome Tonight

"That's why I've kept you out of reach. It's like putting something you love away from everything so its beauty won't be tarnished. I want to be with you more, and them less. I want my life to change."

-Dary Matera, Are You Lonesome Tonight

Cover of Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnick

4. Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley

By: Peter Guralnick

4.37

Format: 768 pages, Paperback

Careless Love is the full, true, and mesmerizing story of Elvis Presley's last two decades, in the … read more

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  • biography
Cover of Me and a Guy Named Elvis: My Lifelong Friendship with Elvis Presley by Jerry Schilling, Chuck Crisafulli

5. Me and a Guy Named Elvis: My Lifelong Friendship with Elvis Presley

By: Jerry Schilling , Chuck Crisafulli

5.00

Format: 64 pages,

Ona lazy Sunday in 1954, twelve-year old Jerry Schilling wandered into a Memphis touch football gam… read more

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  • biography
Cover of Once Upon a Time: Elvis and Anita by Jonnita Brewer Barrett

6. Once Upon a Time: Elvis and Anita

By: Jonnita Brewer Barrett

3.79

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The year was 1957. Elvis Presley was on top of the world. Just twenty-two at the time, he was not j… read more

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Cover of Elvis: Still Taking Care of Business: Memories and Insights About Elvis Presley from His Friend and Bodyguard by Marshall Terrill, Sonny West

7. Elvis: Still Taking Care of Business: Memories and Insights About Elvis Presley from His Friend and Bodyguard

By: Marshall Terrill , Sonny West

3.70

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

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  • biography
Cover of The King, McQueen and the Love Machine:My Secret Hollywood Life with Elvis Presley, Steve McQueen and the Smiling Cobra by Barbara    Leigh, Marshall Terrill, Barbara   Leigh

8. The King, McQueen and the Love Machine:My Secret Hollywood Life with Elvis Presley, Steve McQueen and the Smiling Cobra

By: Barbara Leigh , Marshall Terrill , Barbara Leigh

3.32

Format: 344 pages,

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Cover of Inside Graceland by Nancy B. Rooks

9. Inside Graceland

By: Nancy B. Rooks

3.93

Format: 233 pages, Paperback

If you wanted a picture of the life of Elvis Presley, who better to paint it for you than someone w… read more

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Cover of Don't Ask Forever: My Love Affair With Elvis by Joyce Bova, William C. Nowels

10. Don't Ask Forever: My Love Affair With Elvis

By: Joyce Bova , William C. Nowels

3.34

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

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  • biography

11. Baby, Let's Play House: Elvis Presley and the Women Who Loved Him

By: Alanna Nash

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

[Alanna] Nash belongs in the pantheon of great music writers, and [Baby, Let's Play House] is a fas… read more

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12. Elvis and Ginger: Elvis Presley's Fiancée and Last Love Finally Tells Her Story

By: Ginger Alden

1.80

Format: 76 pages, Hardcover

ELVIS PRESLEY'S FIANCEE AND LAST LOVE FINALLY TELLS HER STORY "Elvis, you and I know the truth and… read more

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13. A Little Thing Called Life: From Elvis's Graceland to Bruce Jenner's Caitlyn & Songs in Between

By: Linda Thompson

3.78

Format: None pages, ebook

Award-winning songwriter Linda Thompson breaks her silence, sharing the extraordinary story of her … read more

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14. Elvis in the Twilight of Memory

By: Peter Guralnick , June Juanico

3.89

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Biloxi, Mississippi, 1955. When a friend of seventeen-year-old June Juanico invited her along to a … read more

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15. The Death of Elvis: What Really Happened

By: Charles C. Thompson II , James P. Cole

2.18

Format: 166 pages, Hardcover

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16. Being Elvis: A Lonely Life

By: Ray Connolly

3.76

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Elvis Presley is a giant figure in American popular culture, a man whose talent and fame were match… read more

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17. Elvis and the Memphis Mafia

By: Alanna Nash , None , Marty Lacker , None

3.60

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A monumental oral biography filled with raucous joy, aching loss and terrible poignancy, Elvis & th… read more

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18. Elvis We Love You Tender

By: David E. Stanley , Martin Torgoff , None , None , Billy Stanley

4.45

Format: 122 pages,

Dee Presley, Billy, Rick, and David Stanley as told to Martin Torgoff "It's time for people to know… read more

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19. Good Rockin' Tonight: Twenty Years on the Road and on the Town with Elvis

By: Elena Oumano , Joe Esposito

3.98

Format: None pages, Paperback

The book Elvis fans have long awaited--the intimate, honest recollections of Presley's closest conf… read more

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20. Child Bride: The Untold Story of Priscilla Beaulieu Presley

By: Suzanne Finstad

1.75

Format: 134 pages, Paperback

The myth-shattering account of the most famous and most taboo love story in rock-and-roll history C… read more

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21. Elvis: My Best Man: Radio Days, Rock 'n' Roll Nights, and My Lifelong Friendship with Elvis Presley

By: Chuck Crisafulli , George Klein

4.33

Format: 226 pages, Hardcover

When George Klein was an eighth grader at Humes High, he couldn't have known how important the new … read more

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Cover of Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll by Priscilla Beaulieu Presley

22. Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll

By: Priscilla Beaulieu Presley

4.00

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir that reveals the intimate story of Elvis Presley and Prisc… read more

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  • biography
"I loved babying Elvis"

-Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll

"He was a man, a very special man"

-Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll

"He was truly a master at manipulating people"

-Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll

"I was Elvis's doll, his own living doll, to fashion as he pleased"

-Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll

Cover of Elvis: Destined To Die Young by Sally A. Hoedel

23. Elvis: Destined To Die Young

By: Sally A. Hoedel

4.59

Format: None pages, None

"Destined to Die Young" is the definitive examination of why the world lost Elvis Presley on August… read more

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Cover of If I Can Dream: Elvis' Own Story by Larry Geller

24. If I Can Dream: Elvis' Own Story

By: Larry Geller

3.77

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A long-time confidante of Elvis Presley reveals intimate details of the legendary performer's dream… read more

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Cover of The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley by Alanna Nash

25. The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley

By: Alanna Nash

3.98

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A meticulously researched biography, this story profiles "The Colonel" Tom Parker, the man behind E… read more

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  • biography
Cover of Me 'N Elvis by Charlie Hodge

26. Me 'N Elvis

By: Charlie Hodge

4.14

Format: None pages, Paperback

196 pages Castle Books; [Premier limited ed.] edition (August 1984) English 0916693007 978-091… read more

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27. Elvis and Kathy

By: Kathy Westmoreland

3.56

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

slight wear on the dust jacket, but other than that in good shape read more

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28. Elvis, Portrait of a Friend

By: Marty Lacker

4.00

Format: 317 pages, Hardcover

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Cover of The King and Dr. Nick: What Really Happened to Elvis and Me by George Nichopoulos

29. The King and Dr. Nick: What Really Happened to Elvis and Me

By: George Nichopoulos

3.95

Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition

The truth about Elvis’s death from the doctor who spent eleven years as “the King’s” personal physi… read more

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  • biography
Cover of The Elvis Conspiracy by Dick Grob

30. The Elvis Conspiracy

By: Dick Grob

3.38

Format: 665 pages, Hardcover

The book was written by the officer that investigated Elvis's death. He goes hour by hour accountin… read more

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Cover of Taking Care of Elvis, Memories with Elvis As His Private Nurse and Friend by Letetia "Tish" Henley Kirk

31. Taking Care of Elvis, Memories with Elvis As His Private Nurse and Friend

By: Letetia "Tish" Henley Kirk

4.42

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

I was Elvis'nurse from 1968 to 1977. Not only was he my patient, but a dear and close friend. For m… read more

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10 must-read nonfiction books like Elvis: Destined To Die Young by Sally A. Hoedel

Transform Your Habits

Elvis: What Happened?

Steve Dunleavy

3.64

Transform Your Habits

Elvis by the Presleys

David Ritz , None , Lisa Marie Presley

4.27

Transform Your Habits

Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley

Peter Guralnick

4.16

Transform Your Habits

Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley

Peter Guralnick

4.37

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