Michael Jackson: The Magic and the Madness

Taraborrelli, J. Randy

ISBN 10: 0283073799 / ISBN 13: 9780283073793

Published by Sidgwick & Jackson, 2003

About this Item

Fine/Near fine.Sidwick & Jackson,2003.First edition-first printing of this Revised,Expanded and Updated Edition(1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2).Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small scratch on the edge of the cover) in fine condition, with Dj(two small creases,nicks and scratch on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition.Illustrated with colour,b/w photographs.Nice and clean pages as new with a couple ink marks on the outer edges,small crease and nick on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book.692pp including Source notes,bibliography,index.Price un-clipped.Heavy book(approx 1.2 Kg).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Michael Jackson: The Magic and the Madness
• Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0283073799
• ISBN 13: 9780283073793
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First edition-first printing.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography : Film, television, music, theatre

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Synopsis

This book is the fruit of over thirty years of research. Hundreds of interviews, including with Jackson himself (although he has in no way authorized this book), provide access to the very closest circles of the Jackson family and their associates. Cutting through tabloid rumours and innuendo, J. Randy Taraborrelli traces the real story behind the Michael Jackson we see and hear today, from his drilling as a child star through the blooming of his talent to his every-changing personal appearance and bizarre publicity stunts. This biography includes the behind-the-scenes story to many of the landmarks in Jackson's life: his legal and commercial battles, his marriages to Lisa Marie Presley and Debbie Rowe, his passions and addictions, his children. Synopsis So much has now been said and written about the life and career of Michael Jackson that it has become almost impossible to disentangle the man from the myth. Rumours abound; his own statements often fail to clarify controversial issues. The truth may be stranger than any fiction, such is the uniqueness of the world in which he lives, and his vision of the world. Recent revelations are of course only the latest instalments of a saga that began decades ago, and simply add more twists to an already-tangled family epic. This book is the fruit of over 30 years of research and intimate knowledge, and hundreds of interviews, including some with Jackson himself, provide access to the very closest circles of the Jackson family and their associates. Cutting through tabloid rumours and innuendo, J. Randy Taraborrelli traces the real story behind the Michael Jackson we see and hear today, from his drilling as a child star through the blooming of his talent to his ever-changing personal appearance and bizarre publicity stunts. This biography includes the behind-the-scenes story to many of the landmarks in Jackson's life: his legal and commercial battles, his marriages, his passions and addictions, his children.

From the Inside Flap

f the rumors are true, some of the rumors are false, and a lot of the tales are just plain weird. There are speculations about sex, allegations of unchecked greed and suggestions of a highly dysfunctional family."

THE BOSTON GLOBE
After hundreds of interviews, celebrity biography J. Randy Taraborrelli tackes the rujors andinnendo that hover over the extraordinarily popular and talented family from Gary, Indiana. He traces the real story behind Michael's extensive plastic surgery; his bizarre publicity stunts; the mini-Disneyland built for his private use; the exciting Motown days of chart-busting records and tours; the henomenal solo success that has brought Michael undreamed-of wealth and also great personal pain, and much more. It's the whole Jackson Family saga, and it's all in here.