[ebooks] Universal Design by Selwyn Goldsmith Architect in Arts-Photography

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That voice; those eyes; that hair; the cars; the girls...Elvis Presley revolutionized American pop culture when; at the age of twenty-one; he became the worlds first modern superstar. A Memphis Beau Brummel even before he found fame; Elvis had a personal style that; like his music; had such a direct impact on his audience that it continues to influence us to this day. Elvis Presley compellingly examines Elvis life and style to reveal the generous; complex; spiritual man behind the fourteen-carat-gold sunglasses and answers the question; "Why does Elvis matter?" "Elvis Presley is the greatest cultural force in the twentieth century;" proclaimed Leonard Bernstein. By any measure; Presleys life was remarkable. From his modest beginnings in a two-room house to his meteoric rise to international fame; everything about his life -- his outsized talent to his car collection -- clamored for attention. And he got it; even today; Elvis continues to fascinate. Written with the assistance of Elvis Presley Enterprises; Pamela Clarke Keoghs biography draws on extensive research and interviews with Presley friends and family; among them Priscilla Presley; Joe Esposito; Jerry Schilling; Larry Geller; Bernard Lansky; famed Hollywood photographer Bob Willoughby; and designer Bill Belew. Offered access to the Graceland archives; the author considered thousands of images; selecting more than one hundred color and black-and-white photographs for this book; many of them rarely seen before. Both a significant biography of the greatest entertainer of our time and a provocative celebration of what Presley means to America today; Elvis Presley introduces the man behind the myth; a very human superstar beloved by millions.