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Elvis and Me
by Priscilla Presley
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Bt Bound (1999-10)
ISBN: 0808586777
EAN: 9780808586777
Dewy Decimal #: 780
Library Binding
Reading Level: Young Adult
SKU: 26451
Condition: Collectable Very Goo
Comments: THE HARDBACK BOOK! PUTNAM, 1985. THE UNABRIDGED 1ST EDITION. WITH GREAT PHOTOGRAPHS! HARDCOVER W/GILT LETTERING, DUST JACKET AND PAGES ARE IN FINE CONDITION, CLEAN AND TIGHT. Rapid shipping w/FREE tracking. GREAT PACKAGING . Air Mail.
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Product Description
The woman whom Elvis decided to marry when she was an innocent fourteen-year-old girl writes candidly about their twelve years together, about Elvis the husband and father, and about his drug-wracked decline and death. Reissue."
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I dunno.......
Rating  (3)
Date: 2008-10-21
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Like all of the other Elvis insider books, I own this one too. Actually this was one of the first Elvis books that I ever read. I always accepted it as gospel until I read a bunch of the other books, all told from different angles. Now, this story just kind of seems a little too good to be true. Unfortunately,we only have Priscilla's word since she is in the proverbial drivers seat and the Mafia is disowned by the estate.
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Why would Priscilla reveal that she and Elvis contemplated aborting Lisa Marie!?
Rating (3)
Date: 2008-09-04
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Priscilla has the nerve to write this book "for Lisa Marie" and yet talks about horrible things that I would never want my child to read (in regards to my relationship with her father) much less put it out in the open for the entire world to see. The worst part about it all is that Priscilla openly admits that she and Elvis contemplated having an abortion when she became pregnant with Lisa Marie. What the hell!? Who does that to their own child!? Who the hell in their right mind will openly acknowledge something like that? That is a very hurtful and private thing that should have stayed between Priscilla and Elvis. Elvis is known to have been a private man and I assure you all, Elvis would have felt hurt and betrayed that even in death he is being exploited and demoralized... and what's worse, one of the many exploiters is the mother of his own child. More than likely most of the stories in this book did happen, but where there is doubt, is the picture that Priscilla paints of herself: sweet, innocent, submissive, emotionally, verbally, and physically abused, etc. Priscilla even talks about how she felt suicidal at one point because Elvis was "completely ignoring me". Well she wasn't completely ignoring Elvis' bank account. Like everyone else who acted as a leach around Elvis, he was so giving, and everyone else was so taking and even in death, Priscilla is STILL taking.
I have always believed that Lisa Marie and Priscilla had a strained relationship due to Priscilla's writing the book "Elvis and Me" and rightfully so. Lisa Marie has acknowledged to this day that she will do whatever it takes to defend her father because "he was a man with a lot of pride and he does not deserve to have his image tarnished. He was not like celebrities today; my father was the real deal". Well, I'm with you on that Lisa! What I find strange about this book is that Priscilla barely brushes on the fact that she had affairs while married to Elvis. Elvis was no saint either, but she obviously makes herself out to be a victim, and this is where her motivation in writing the book is questionable.
Additionally, Priscilla effortlessly makes Elvis out to be a terrible husband with temper tantrums, controlling and manipulative ways, and she even goes so far as to smoothly mention an incident where he "forcefully made love" to her while telling her "this is how a real man makes love". Reminder Priscilla: This book was written for your DAUGHTER right? Now why would anyone reveal something so private like that? The sad part is that in the movie "Elvis and Me", Priscilla allowed the movie producers/director to portray Elvis as having RAPED her.
Another story talks about how Priscilla went to see Elvis in concert and she kept trying to get his attention so he would kiss her. Priscilla says that Elvis completely ignored her and focused on the audience instead. It wasn't until she relentlessly tried to get his attention that Elvis was forced to acknowledge her presence. In the movie "Elvis and Me"--they show Priscilla going to Elvis' concert and Elvis proudly introducing her to the audience and then passionately kissing her. So which is it Priscilla? What is the truth... there are too many inconsistencies in your stories. Like Elvis would say, "we can't go on together, with suspicious minds"... and the answer to Elvis' question, "Would I still see suspicion in your eyes?"... Yes Elvis, I have suspicion when reading Priscilla's book.
Nevertheless, when the incidents of her affairs came up, Priscilla QUICKLY wrapped up the rest of the book, only vaguely explaining the details of why the marriage ended and BARELY mentioning her affairs with other men. On the other hand, in the movie, Priscilla explicitly illustrates her affair with Mike Stone. It's confusing at times, Priscilla will go from one day--"trying desperately to please Elvis", to the next day, out of the blue telling Elvis-- "I am leaving this marriage". Throughout the book, Priscilla came off as extremely bitter and difficult. I am giving the book "Elvis and Me" three stars because I am a HUGE Elvis fan. I enjoyed reading the stories that I knew were absolutely true, and the way that I could confirm their likeliness to be true is that these stories matched other stories told by the Memphis Mafia, close friends, etc.
At the end of the day, one has to acknowledge that if Priscilla truly cared about Elvis and "protecting his legacy", she should've kept her mouth shut about the very private aspects of their lives, i.e. abortion, sex, drugs, etc. Some things are just better left unsaid. She should have stuck with the "love story" and kept the really dirty laundry behind closed doors. It's so disrespectful to the deceased.
Whatever her intentions in writing this book were, it only made me love Elvis even more. He was as human as you and I. He was not perfect, but he was a good, generous and loving man... having said that, I will always advocate for Elvis when others deliberately and obviously try to taint his image.
Also, I think Linda Thompson was on to something when she told Elvis that he "should have married a southerner"... and Elvis even agreed with Linda on that one.
Overall, I can see eye to eye with other reviewers when they state that some things in this book just don't quite add up. There appears to be some missing pieces to the puzzle that seem to be deliberately left out, perhaps for self-centered reasons on Priscilla's part. Well, I am hoping to find more pieces of the puzzle through other books. From what I gather, "Child Bride" gives another perspective on Priscilla. So, I am off to read "Child Bride".........
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LOOOOVE THIS BOOK!!!
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-06-04
2 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
I've read this book about 7 times. I owned the paperback copy and now own the hardcover. I just absolutely love this book!!!! It is such a wonderful love story. I can read it over and over again and never get tired of it. I also own the double vhs of the movie. I only wish it were available on dvd.
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Priscilla certainly lives a vivid fantasy life in this book...
Rating  (1)
Date: 2008-02-24
1 out of 7 customers found this reveiw helpful
A piece of TRAILER TRASH WRITTEN by a piece of trailer trash. They'd laugh him right off the stage...Simon Cowell would give him a choice "review" of his "talent"....And WHY do you think a guy like Elvis would wait for someone like Priscilla? He didn't wait. He was a babe magnet. He had a whole entourage of woman drooling over him, and he's gonna "wait" for some 13 year old? Priscilla knew exactly what she needed to do to keep the guy. And it DIDN'T involve Tiddly Winks.. This book is PURE FICTION. If you expect ME or ANYONE ELSE to BELIEVE this garbage, you have some serious problems!!
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I'm not sure that I liked this book.
Rating (3)
Date: 2007-09-11
1 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
It was definitely worth reading. But I didn't enjoy reading it. Elvis came across as a spoiled child and someone who could be cruel and heartless at times and I didn't like that at all.
Left me with a lot of unanswered questions and doubts.
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