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Guralnick follows up his previous two crowd-pleasing Elvis biographies, Last Train to Memphis and Careless Love, with a much-needed, myth-busting biography of Colonel Tom Parker (1909–97), Elvis's longtime manager. The book begins with Parker's childhood in Holland (he was born Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk) and his teenage wanderlust—he repeatedly stowed away on ships bound for the United States; he finally settled in the U.S. and joined the army. Guraln...Log In or Sign Up to Read More