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A fresh biography of legendary entertainment manager Colonel Tom
Parker, with a contrarian and corrective point of view. Colonel Tom
Parker, often reviled in his time, led the strategy from the
earliest days of Elvis's career. Together, they built the most
legendary partnership in show business. For the first time, Colonel
Parker's story is told by an insider, Greg McDonald, who worked
under Parker for years. Never-before-heard stories of Parker's
collaboration with Elvis reveal the man behind the legend and the
strategies that made Elvis a commercial groundbreaker. Ingrained
lore has it that Parker took advantage of "poor country boy" Elvis
to sign the singer who became "The King". But Elvis and the Colonel
shows that Elvis was not foolish when it came to business
arrangements. This book is full of stories of innovations Parker
made with his star client, including: --ingenious merchandising
(eg, selling both "I love Elvis" and "I hate Elvis" buttons)
--licensing and branding, from suits to toys, ashtrays to guitars
--establishing The King as an artist-in-residence in Las Vegas
--creating televised concert events, like Elvis' Christmas special
Many of the practices Parker established are still deployed today
by most major agencies. Parker's experience as a carny and an
immigrant shaped his management style when he was at his peak,
showing how he adapted big top practices to the big time. The heart
of Elvis and the Colonel is the long, strong, warm and complex
relationship between two iconic men.
"Elvis: Still Taking Care of Business" is arguably the most
authentic, no-holds-barred depiction of the greatest entertainer
who ever lived. This is the book that the estate doesn't want you
to read--it's a balanced, respectful, and insightful look by a true
Presley insider and carter member of the infamous Memphis Mafia.
Sonny West, Presley's close friend and bodyguard for nearly two
decades, provides a firsthand account of the King's lavish spending
sprees and many charitable acts, as well as the many affairs
Presley conducted with his costars. Among all of Elvis Presley's
close associates, no one tells stories that are more entertaining
than Sonny West--he can mesmerize audiences for hours with his
Elvis tidbits.
An intimate look at movie star Steve McQueen's reckless life of
fast cars, women, and drugs all the way up to his dramatic
life-change and terminal cancer diagnosis. Join Greg Laurie as he
takes a cross-country drive in his 1968 Highland Green Ford Mustang
390 GT through the canyons of Malibu, the alleys of Hollywood, the
wide and open roads of the Midwest, and the streets of New York as
he traces the woolly geography of actor Steve McQueen's life,
relationships, career, and spiritual journey. This iconic muscle
car was the vehicle McQueen drove in his most raucous and enduring
film, Bullitt. In the 1960s, McQueen was, according to box office
receipts, the biggest movie star of his generation and one of the
coolest men to ever walk the planet. Greg Laurie was a teen at the
time and an ardent fan of "The King of Cool," first mesmerized by
McQueen in 1963's The Great Escape. Like millions of cinema fans,
Greg developed a lifelong fascination with the actor. Now he has a
chance to tell McQueen's story. McQueen was a complex,
contradictory man who lived the same way he drove his motorcycles
and cars: fearlessly, ruthlessly, and at top speed. After a
lifetime of fast cars, women, and drugs, McQueen took a surprising
detour. In this book, Laurie thoughtfully interviews Steve
McQueen's friends, co-stars, associates, widow, and pastor to tell
of the dramatic life-change for the actor in the spring of
1979--six months before McQueen was diagnosed with terminal cancer.
What were the critical steps that led McQueen to make such a
life-altering decision? Perhaps more importantly, why is that part
of his story so rarely told? This book answers these questions.
Greg Laurie will follow the seeds of Christianity that were sown
throughout McQueen's improbable life where a Light finally shone
into the darkness of his troubled life. These seeds miraculously
germinated, allowing McQueen to see that redemption through Jesus
Christ is a lasting truth more glittering and real than any magic
of the entertainment industry.
Laurence Juber shares his life with Wings and his solo career 'on
six strings' in new book. Guitar With Wings: LJ's Musical Journey
on Six Strings, a photo memoir by Grammy Award-winning artist
Laurence Juber. It is the story of Juber's five-decade career told
through his own words, candid never-seen-before colour and black
& white photos, vintage advertising materials, guitars,
equipment, memorabilia and the six-string legend's encyclopaedic
musical memory. "In the thirty-something years since Wings folded I
would look at the boxes of photographs and accumulated memorabilia,
promising myself that one day I'd take the time to organize it
all," "Contrary to my expectations that the Wings era would be
absorbed into the general arc of Paul McCartney's career, interest
in the band itself has continued to flourish and I recognized that
I had a unique perspective to offer." Juber said the 50-year
anniversary of his love affair with the guitar and the public's
on-going fascination for Wings proved a catalyst for this
retrospective. "The photos triggered long-forgotten memories of my
time in the band, underscoring how my studies at 'McCartney
University' were a bridge from my early musical experiences to my
later 'solo flight' and how much the couple-consciousness of Paul
and Linda McCartney proved to be a template for my own romantic and
creative relationship with my wife Hope,"
The youngest person to be voted into the Basketball Hall of Fame,
"Pistol" Pete Maravich is recognized by the NBA as one of the
all-time top 50 basketball players. More than 30 years after he
left Louisiana State University, his NCAA scoring record still
stands. He enjoyed fame, wealth, and short of winning an NBA
championship, achieved every possible success. But there was a
price. Pete brought a childlike exuberance to the court that often
masked a tortured and confused adult. Things changed dramatically
and permanently, however, when Pete found Christ. At last he
experienced peace and a purpose that extended beyond the basketball
court. He became an avid student of the Bible and a tireless
evangelist. Tragically, at age 40, Pete Maravich died. This is the
first "authorized" biography.
Barbara McQueen recalls life with her famous husband Steve
McQueen. The book is a revised edition of her previous volume,
Steve McQueen, The Last Mile with corrections and six additional
chapters. It also includes a section on the Asbestos Disease
Awareness Association, drawing attention to ways to prevent the
disease that killed McQueen.
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Going the Distance (Paperback)
Marshall Terrill; Foreword by "smokin'" Joe Frazier; Edited by Bob McLain
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The star of some of the most beloved films of Hollywood's golden
age--including Bullitt, The Great Escape, and The Magnificent
Seven--Steve McQueen's unflappably roguish persona earned him the
nickname "The King of Cool" and the highest salary of any movie
star of his time. Marshall Terrill's new book draws on more than
five decades of media coverage, memorabilia, and research to serve
up a slew of quotations straight from the mouth of the man himself.
Steve McQueen in His Own Words lets us hear directly from this
iconoclastic actor through a wide array of sources: interviews,
published articles, personal letters and audiotapes, providing an
intimate view of McQueen as an actor, filmmaker, racer, pilot,
husband, and family man. Accompanying the hundreds of quotes are an
equally impressive number of photos, illustrations, personal
documents, and memorabilia, many of which are published here for
the first time. Steve McQueen in His Own Words paints a portrait of
a complex, contradictory man who managed to become one of the
greatest icons in cinema history while never sacrificing the
passions and beliefs that drove him.
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