{"product_id":"9781399635318","title":"The Colonel and the King","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINCLUDED IN \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e'S 100 MUST READ BOOKS OF 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe concluding volume of Peter Guralnick's critically acclaimed Elvis Presley biographies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Guralnick knows the intricacies of this story more   than anyone, except perhaps the Colonel and Presley themselves'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn early 1955, Colonel Tom Parker discovered a teenage   Elvis Presley and declared him destined for greatness. What followed was one   of the most extraordinary partnerships in music history and the creation of a   bond built on loyalty, ambition and an unshakeable belief in each other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the meteoric rise that reshaped popular culture to   the struggles that shadowed their final years, this concluding volume of   Peter Guralnick's acclaimed trilogy reveals the full complexity of their   relationship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on previously unpublished letters and telegrams   from Parker's own archives, it offers an intimate, unflinching portrait of   two American originals: the visionary manager who invented the modern superstar and the artist who became one. Brilliant, flawed and inseparable, Elvis and the Colonel changed the music world forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Guralnick's view of Parker is both clear-eyed and sympathetic, but best of all, it's persuasive' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A riveting and revelatory read' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY INDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Guralnick, Peter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56677102256514,"sku":"9781399635318","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/6575\/5522\/files\/9781399635318.jpg?v=1779988384","url":"https:\/\/archwaybookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781399635318","provider":"Archway Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}