About the Book

It's true!

THE GIRLS GUIDE TO ELVIS is now a book -- and it has recently been released in stores. It's a paperback -- so look for it in the music section of your book store.

The local Memphis weekly, The Memphis Flyer, gave it the following review:

I've never been a very big Elvis fan. And then I read Kim Adelman's The Girls' Guide To Elvis (Broadway Books). Granted, I still won't willingly pop "Heartbreak Hotel" into my CD player during an afternoon drive, but I do feel much more connected to the King.

The Girls' Guide To Elvis is filled with interesting facts about Elvis, including some that you never wanted to know. For example, did you know Elvis was once injected with the urine of a pregnant woman as part of a fad diet? Or did you know he was uncircumcised? Or have you heard about the time he went to a car dealership, squeezed grape juice on the hood of a car, and requested it be painted that exact color?

Adelman's 200-page guide offers all this and more. She manages to paint the King's life by blending these small details with more well-known information to provide an all-around portrait of that hunka hunka burnin' love.

Based on a Web site of the same name (GirlsGuidetoElvis.com), the book is 18 chapters of Elvis-related topics slanted to be of interest to the average female fan. From his hair to clothes to sex life, the book covers all the bases.

It's also filled with interviews from those who knew Elvis well, such as Larry Geller, his personal hairdresser, as well as Q & A sessions with experts on all things Elvis, including Karal Ann Marling, an authority on Graceland's decor.

The chapter on Elvis' weight even offers low-fat recipes of his favorite foods, information Elvis could have used in his later years. For example, Adelman takes a grease-filled cheeseburger recipe worth 122.5 grams of fat and reduces it to eight grams using low-fat ingredients. Unfortunately, the low-fat and fat-free versions of their high-fat counterparts didn't exist during the King's lifetime.

Another chapter highlights what it was like to date Elvis, and several of his past dates talk of their experiences. And what good would a chapter on Elvis' dating habits be without another chapter on Elvis' sex life? According to a couple of interviewees, it seems that not everything about the King was King-sized, but no matter -- the guide also goes into detail about Elvis' girlfriends on the side. To sum up: What a player!

Adelman also dedicates a whole chapter to Elvis on film, including his salaries for several movies as well as a film timeline going from Love Me Tender to 1973's Elvis On Tour. He made up to three movies a year for eight years straight.

My favorite chapter, appropriately titled "La Vida Loca," is chock-full of strange facts that wouldn't fit anywhere else. It's made up of anecdotes regarding everything from Elvis' obsession with obtaining a federal narcotics badge to the day he bought 13 Cadillacs.

The only thing this book lacks is a discography. I guess his old-school fans already have this information memorized, but new fans like me could use a little guidance.

Otherwise, I absolutely loved The Girls' Guide To Elvis, and I think every girl should own a copy. If you're not an Elvis fan now, I guarantee you will be by the book's end. -- Bianca Phillips

Kim Adelman will be signing The Girls' Guide To Elvis at Davis-Kidd Booksellers Wednesday, August 14th, 6:30 p.m

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