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Tara McAdams has written on music, film and other aspects of popular culture for a number of American publications including E!Online, The Memphis Flyer, and Tower Pulse. She has contributed to two books, Spin Magazine's Spin Underground USA, and the Harper Collins book Hollywood Rock, which features her incisive - and often humorous - reviews of many Elvis Presley films. Recently, she authored a biographical essay on the blues singer Mamie Smith, for Sony's Legacy Records. Other books include, in a non-musical capacity, How to Market and Manage Your Medical Practice. She lives in Memphis, Tennessee, with her husband, the well-known writer Robert Gordon, and their two children.

This book is a unique graphic and textual exploration of the musician and icon that was Elvis Presley. From his birth in a two room shack in East Tupelo, Mississippi, to his tragic early death at his Graceland home, the meteoric rise and fall of the King of Rock'n'Roll will be traced though a stunning collection of photographs, many rarely seen posters, memorabilia, headlines, and quotations from friends, fans and philosophizes of Elvis. With additional material including exclusive interviews with those who worked with and knew Elvis, "The Elvis Handbook brings a new light to bear on the extraordinary life of a true twentieth-century icon.