Little, Brown & Co.

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Elvis Presley biographer Peter Guralnick's latest book, "The Colonel and the King: Tom Parker, Elvis Presley, and the Partnership that Rocked the World" (Little, Brown & Co.), traces the relationship between the King and a manager whose marketing savvy helped launch a rock 'n' roll revolution.

Read an excerpt below, and don't miss Anthony Mason's interview with Peter Guralnick on "CBS Sunday Morning" December 7!

"The Colonel and the King" by Peter Guralnick $29 at Amazon

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He first became aware of the boy in early 1955 through an old pal in Texarkana, Ar

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