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Baby, Let's Play House : Elvis Presley and the Women Who Loved Him by Alanna Nash (2010, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100061699845
ISBN-139780061699849
eBay Product ID (ePID)74823779
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Book TitleBaby, Let's Play House : Elvis Presley and the Women Who Loved Him
Number of Pages704 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2010
TopicTheater / General, Composers & Musicians, American / General, Entertainment & Performing Arts
GenreArt, Performing Arts, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorAlanna Nash
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.6 in
Item Weight31.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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ReviewsAlanna Nash meticulously documents and explores all the relationships Elvis had with women that were 'extremely special,' as Ann-Margret so delightfully (and euphemistically) phrases it. I was delighted to see my stepmother, June Carter, make an appearance, as she always became uncharacteristically silent when Elvis' name came up in conversation. Nash belongs in the pantheon of great music writers, and this book is a fascinating study|9780061699849|, "Alanna Nash's long look at Elvis' bizarre history with women...collect[s] all the madness, badness and sadness of the Elvis myth in one exhaustive and embarrassingly tempting volume." -- New York Times "In this astounding look at the King's unstoppable pursuit of women from his elementary school days until his untimely death at 42, hundreds of girls and women pass through the revolving doors of Elvis' love life." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution "An exhaustive and penetrating work that functions as an intimate personal profile, a family study and a psychosexual investigation of one of the 20th century's true cultural icons." -- Memphis Commercial Appeal "A major new contribution to Presley lore...[Alanna Nash's] focus on Presley's relationships with women takes us on a long and often fascinating journey...It's a welcome and well-crafted addition to our understanding of his strange, triumphant and tragic life." -- The Globe and Mail "The most comprehensive work ever on how the women in Presley's life...influenced him and his music." -- New York Newsday "Un-put-downabble." -- Jezebel.com "Alanna Nash...turns her eye toward The King's other women in a psychological history ...Among those who loved him tender - Ann-Margret and Cybill Shepherd. Those who turned him down include Cher and Karen Carpenter. And of course, there's plenty on the No. 1 woman in his life - Mom Gladys Presley." -- New York Post "A frank and fascinating portrait of an essentially lonely man...[told] with grace and intelligence...The work of a master." -- Louisville Courier Journal "New girls slip between [Elvis'] satin sheets on nearly every page...Combine that with an absorbing snapshot section, and [Baby, Let's Play House] will leave you all shook up." -- BettyConfidential.com "If anything, Baby, Let's Play House heightens the heartbreaking aspects of Presley's life." -- Los Angeles Times "By far the best study of Elvis Presley I have read. 'The King' emerges more clearly from this mosaic of his troubled love life than from any linear biography to date.Impressively researched, written--and felt." -- Philip Norman, New York Times bestselling author of John Lennon and Shout! "Alanna Nash meticulously documents and explores all the relationships Elvis had with women that were 'extremely special,' as Ann-Margret so delightfully (and euphemistically) phrases it. I was delighted to see my stepmother, June Carter, make an appearance, as she always became uncharacteristically silent when Elvis' name came up in conversation. Nash belongs in the pantheon of great music writers, and this book is a fascinating study -- Rosanne Cash "What's left to say about Elvis? Plenty, if Alanna Nash is on the case. She rips the satin sheets right off the King, resulting in the most entertaining Elvis book ever. Ann-Margret! Raquel Welch! Barbara Eden! Tura Satana! This is very funny book." -- Jimmy McDonough, New York Times bestselling author of Shakey: Neil Young's Biography "Deliciously gossipy but never mean, revealingly intimate but never leering, Baby, Let's Play House is a masterwork of psycho-sexual history neatly disguised as celebrity journalism." -- David Hajdu, author of Positively 4th Street, music critic for The New Republic, and professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism David Hajdu, author of Positively 4th Street, music critic for The New Republic, and professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism David Hajdu, author of Positively 4th Street and professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Alanna Nash…turns her eye toward The King's other women in a psychological history ...Among those who loved him tender - Ann-Margret and Cybill Shepherd. Those who turned him down include Cher and Karen Carpenter. And of course, there's plenty on the No. 1 woman in his life - Mom Gladys Presley., An exhaustive and penetrating work that functions as an intimate personal profile, a family study and a psychosexual investigation of one of the 20th century's true cultural icons., Using the cunning of a detective and the straightforward prose of a journalist, Nash, to the delight of Elvis lovers everywhere, answers some lingering questions while posing a few new ones about the man who made the King and then stole his crown., What's left to say about Elvis? Plenty, if Alanna Nash is on the case. She rips the satin sheets right off the King, resulting in the most entertaining Elvis book ever. Ann-Margret! Raquel Welch! Barbara Eden! Tura Satana! This is very funny book., Alanna Nash's long look at Elvis' bizarre history with women...collect[s] all the madness, badness and sadness of the Elvis myth in one exhaustive and embarrassingly tempting volume., A frank and fascinating portrait of an essentially lonely man...[told] with grace and intelligence...The work of a master., Deliciously gossipy but never mean, revealingly intimate but never leering, Baby, Let's Play House is a masterwork of psycho-sexual history neatly disguised as celebrity journalism., By far the best study of Elvis Presley I have read. 'The King' emerges more clearly from this mosaic of his troubled love life than from any linear biography to date.Impressively researched, written-and felt., A commendably temperate and serious treatment of a story that could have tempted a lesser writer to sensationalism. . . . Nash tells in unprecedented and meticulous detail the full story of Parker's real history and his audacious posing., In this astounding look at the King's unstoppable pursuit of women from his elementary school days until his untimely death at 42, hundreds of girls and women pass through the revolving doors of Elvis' love life., The most comprehensive work ever on how the women in Presley's life…influenced him and his music., No one knows American country music better than Alanna Nash. No one is such an indefatigable researcher and writer., By far the best study of Elvis Presley I have read. 'The King' emerges more clearly from this mosaic of his troubled love life than from any linear biography to date.Impressively researched, written--and felt., Alanna Nash.turns her eye toward The King's other women in a psychological history ...Among those who loved him tender - Ann-Margret and Cybill Shepherd. Those who turned him down include Cher and Karen Carpenter. And of course, there's plenty on the No. 1 woman in his life - Mom Gladys Presley., Splendid. . . . Though the relationship between Elvis and his crooked manager has been examined so many times it is a familiar story, Nash constructs it so well it reads like a freshly conjured thriller., New girls slip between [Elvis'] satin sheets on nearly every page...Combine that with an absorbing snapshot section, and [Baby, Let's Play House] will leave you all shook up., A major new contribution to Presley lore...[Alanna Nash's] focus on Presley's relationships with women takes us on a long and often fascinating journey...It's a welcome and well-crafted addition to our understanding of his strange, triumphant and tragic life.
SynopsisAlanna] Nash belongs in the pantheon of great music writers, and Baby, Let's Play House ] is a fascinating study." --Rosanne Cash Just in time for Elvis Presley's would-be 75th birthday comes a new book by Elvis expert, journalist, and Country Music Association Media Achievement Award winner Alanna Nash. Called "by far the best study of Presley I have ever read. . . Impressively researched written--and felt" by New York Times bestselling author Philip Norman (author of John Lennon and Shout ) and "the most entertaining Elvis book ever" by New York Times bestselling author Jimmy McDonough ( Shakey: Neil Young's Biography ), Baby, Let's Play House is the first-ever Elvis book to focus solely on his complex relationships with women, including celebrities such as Ann-Margret, Linda Thompson, Mary Ann Mobley, Cher, Raquel Welch, Barbara Eden, and Cybill Shepherd. Featuring dozens of exclusive interviews and scores of never-before-seen photos, Baby, Let's Play House is a must-have collector's item for fans of The King everywhere., [Alanna] Nash belongs in the pantheon of great music writers, and [ Baby, Let's Play House ] is a fascinating study." --Rosanne Cash Just in time for Elvis Presley's would-be 75th birthday comes a new book by Elvis expert, journalist, and Country Music Association Media Achievement Award winner Alanna Nash. Called "by far the best study of Presley I have ever read. . . Impressively researched written--and felt" by New York Times bestselling author Philip Norman (author of John Lennon and Shout! ) and "the most entertaining Elvis book ever" by New York Times bestselling author Jimmy McDonough ( Shakey: Neil Young's Biography ), Baby, Let's Play House is the first-ever Elvis book to focus solely on his complex relationships with women, including celebrities such as Ann-Margret, Linda Thompson, Mary Ann Mobley, Cher, Raquel Welch, Barbara Eden, and Cybill Shepherd. Featuring dozens of exclusive interviews and scores of never-before-seen photos, Baby, Let's Play House is a must-have collector's item for fans of The King everywhere., [Alanna] Nash belongs in the pantheon of great music writers, and [Baby, Let's Play House] is a fascinating study." --Rosanne Cash Just in time for Elvis Presley's would-be 75th birthday comes a new book by Elvis expert, journalist, and Country Music Association Media Achievement Award winner Alanna Nash. Called "by far the best study of Presley I have ever read. . . Impressively researched written--and felt" by New York Times bestselling author Philip Norman (author of John Lennon and Shout!) and "the most entertaining Elvis book ever" by New York Times bestselling author Jimmy McDonough (Shakey: Neil Young's Biography), Baby, Let's Play House is the first-ever Elvis book to focus solely on his complex relationships with women, including celebrities such as Ann-Margret, Linda Thompson, Mary Ann Mobley, Cher, Raquel Welch, Barbara Eden, and Cybill Shepherd. Featuring dozens of exclusive interviews and scores of never-before-seen photos, Baby, Let's Play House is a must-have collector's item for fans of The King everywhere.
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- Sep 02, 2024
Alanna Nash is, I think the best writer about Elvis!
One of the best books about Elvis I have read - right up there with The Elvis Presley Cookbook , andAlbert Goldman's "Elvis".Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jan 09, 2025
Excellent book!
Almost done with the book. Very good. Just wish it had the dust jacket with it.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Sep 27, 2021
Best Elvis book I’ve ever read
Very in-depth and informative. Of all the Elvis books I’ve read, this is the best.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Oct 23, 2019
Hardback but light.
It was in great shape like a new book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Apr 14, 2021
good
greatVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
