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The Treehouse by Naomi Wolf

The Treehouse

Eccentric Wisdom from My Father on How to Live, Love, and See

by Naomi Wolf

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  • May 2005, 288 pages
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For the first time, the inside story of legendary entertainer Elvis Presley’s life as a husband, father, son, cousin, friend, spiritual seeker — Priscilla and Lisa Marie Presley, and other family members, come together to memorialize our greatest star in this stunningly illustrated companion to a major television special and longer-form documentary.

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'Wolf, celebrated feminist writer and activist, introduces her father, Leonard Wolf, "a wild old visionary poet," in this lovely personal memoir about an unconventional, openhearted man.' - Booklist
'Unexpectedly warm, intensely inspiring: a work for dreamers - and Leonard would say that means all of us.' - Kirkus Reviews

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