Elvis and the Blue Moon Conspiracy

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Summary: Great reading!
Review: I loved this book - such a unique storyline, and the excellent writing kept it a page turner. I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in a great story. Definitely one to pick up!

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Summary: This book rocks!
Review: I recently picked this book up at an Elvis Tribute show and it is a must read! Although I am an Elvis fan, you need not be to enjoy this one!

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Summary: Tongue-in-cheek amusing
Review: Months before man landed on the moon in 1969, NASA Administrator and former JFK adviser, Jack Monroe, thought the mission needed a slight improvement. He turned to Peter Dixon, his second-in-command, and together this dynamic pair concocted a spectacle that would honor the pinnacle of the space race: a lunar celebration, an outer space gala called Operation Blue Moon. To make it happen, they needed to hire the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley.

Dani Mitchell is a young, ambitious journalist from The Sensational Nation whose recent breakout interview with the Dalai Lama earned critical acclaim. Her next assignment is an exclusive one-on-one with Elvis--and the King is nowhere to be found.

With Monroe and Dixon standing in her way, Dani embarks on a mission to track down Elvis Presley. In the final days before the moon landing, she'll find her way to the bottom of NASA's mysterious Operation Blue Moon and learn the true story of Apollo 11.

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Summary: funny and smart
Review: This is a very entertaining story, and I was pleased to see that many of the events in the story -- with a few obvious exceptions ;) -- are in sync with Elvis' real life. This book would make a great gift for the Elvis fans on your list.

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Summary: Goofy but good
Review: This is actually a very amusing book. The idea that NASA would put Elvis on the moon with Apollo 11 is completely ridiculous, but the story is peppered with enough real facts to make you want to believe it. Elvis is mostly a subplot in this story, which centers around two men from NASA, who have concocted a way to smuggle Elvis onto the Saturn 5 rocket for the journey to the moon. When he gets there, they plan for him to sing a surprise concert. But standing in their way, is a tabloid reporter named Dani Mitchell, who had been assigned to interview Elvis, but can't find him anywhere. She embarks on her own mission to track down the King, while Monroe and Dixon plan to exploit the Concert From the Sea of Tranquility with T-shirts, coffee mugs, even a lunar Elvis action figure, that you can dress in a rhinestone spacesuit. I must say, I would never read a book like this, but after a friend recommended it, I started reading, and couldn't put it down. I needed to know what would happen once they made it to the moon, if they would make it back, and how Neil Armstrong ended up taking the first steps, when the mission called for Elvis to be first on the surface. The story is out-there, but is nicely executed and well-written. There are a lot of funny little subplots too, including an ivory statue of Elvis, an impersonator, and one of the NASA guy's history with JFK and Marilyn Monroe. The book is a sleeper, and it's easy reading. You might want to check it out.