--- product_id: 50463347 title: "Being Elvis: A Lonely Life Hardcover – March 21, 2017" brand: "ray connolly" price: "€ 59.22" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/50463347-being-elvis-a-lonely-life-hardcover-march-21-2017 store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # Being Elvis: A Lonely Life Hardcover – March 21, 2017 **Brand:** ray connolly **Price:** € 59.22 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Being Elvis: A Lonely Life Hardcover – March 21, 2017 by ray connolly - **How much does it cost?** € 59.22 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/50463347-being-elvis-a-lonely-life-hardcover-march-21-2017) ## Best For - ray connolly enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted ray connolly brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Being Elvis: A Lonely Life Hardcover – March 21, 2017 - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41SjIdw915L.jpg) ![Being Elvis: A Lonely Life Hardcover – March 21, 2017 - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51egwF1j9+L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ Well written missed opportunity *by H***F on Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2021* What made this such a difficult read is was what was left out. Mr. Connolly did a fine job of describing the lows of the King. But either out of a zeal for a journalistic hit piece or he was genuinely butt hurt that Elvis’ career did not turn out the way Connelly wanted it to, the writer either totally missed or glossed over the following:-The pure joy and happiness Elvis felt singing live. As described by many who knew him, it was what he lived for most. As such, he liked the tours and did not look at them as grueling, but likely a reason to get out of the house and do what he did best! This was barely touched on in the afterword.-The deep satisfaction he had gifting items to people. This is a trait not found in many people and Elvis truly enjoyed giving what he did not have and seeing how it made people feel. Greed was not part of his DNA. It was not “manic“ as described in the book, but heartfelt and FUN for him.-how much Elvis loved being Elvis! He was often quoted as saying he enjoyed the attention and didn’t know what he would do otherwise, despite the fact that he often wondered why he was born with the talent and looks he had, and why he affected people the way he did.-typical focus on the drug use without a deep dive into the many health issues he inherited from his mother and grandparents. He was never going to live a long life. The puffiness in his face and belly we’re not just from eating bacon sandwiches...he was afflicted with the same issues his mother had, liver, colon, glaucoma, arthritis it goes on and on.Yes I’m obviously a big fan, but also disappointed at this missed opportunity of capturing what it was like “Being Elvis.“ ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The interior aspects of a glamorous Mega Star *by G***P on Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2017* Veteran rock journalist Ray Connoll pauses at this juncture 40 years after the death of the one and only Elvis Presley and offers one of the more sensitive surveys of the star’s life – the early beginnings in Tupelo, Mississippi with his loving but poor parents to his rise as a singer, a soldier, a curiosity who had the ability to blend country western, gospel, rock and roll and his own extraordinary vocal range into a world renowned star, and a suffering man who feared his adoring public and found solace in drugs.Photographs are plentiful but not the glorious types we see on posters and art books, but rather the simple side of Presley – his family, wives, colleagues, and private moments. It is this admixture of the public Elvis with the private Elvis that makes Connoll’s biography so touching.Well written and researched, this is more than like the book that will become the definitive biography of a phenomenon of our times. Highly recommended. Grady Harp, November 17 ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent Complete Bio *by J***N on Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2017* I have read several other books on Elvis' life. This is the first one which reviewed his life in chronological order starting from the beginning until his untimely death. I very much enjoyed knowing the order of events and details. 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