Careless Love is the full, true, and mesmerizing story of Elvis Presley\'s last two decades, in the long-awaited second volume of Peter Guralnick\'s masterful two-part biography. \"Last Train to Memphis,\" the first part of Guralnick\'s two-volume life of Elvis Presley, was acclaimed by the \"New York Times\" as \"a triumph of biographical art....

Snare drum backbeat plus electric guitar: the simple formula that launched the rock star, and contemporary teen culture along with it. Today rock \'n\' roll seems to define postwar American culture, especially in its impact abroad....

Last Train to Memphis was hailed on publication as the definitive biography of Elvis Presley. Peter Guralnick\'s acclaimed book is the first to set aside the myths and focus on Elvis\' humanity, as it traces Elvis\' early years, from humble beginnings to unprecedented success....

Opening with the 25-year-old Presley\'s nervous return to the United States in March 1960, this second volume of Guralnick\'s definitive and scrupulous biography then circles back to describe the singer\'s military service in Germany, where he encountered two elements destined to define his post-Army life: prescription drugs and 14-year-old Priscil...