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Michael Jackson : the magic, the madness, the whole story, 1958-2009 / J. Randy Taraborrelli.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Grand Central Pub., c2009.Edition: 1st Grand Central Publishing edDescription: xv, 765 p., [16] pages of plates : ill., portraits ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780446564748
Other title:
  • Magic, the madness, the whole story, 1958-2009
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • ML420.J175 T37 2009
Contents:
Prologue -- Part 1 -- Introduction -- Joseph and Katherine -- Early days -- Joseph hits Michael -- Climbing mountains -- My poor, poor family -- Rebbie marries -- First record deal -- Jacksons sign with Motown -- Hollywood livin' -- Creating the Jackson 5's first hit -- Michael moves in with Diana -- Success! -- Part 2 -- ABC and 'the Love you save' -- It just kept gettin' better -- Joseph and Katherine buy an estate -- Michael's first solo record -- Growing up in the public eye -- Tito marries -- Groupies -- Rockin' Robin and 'Ben' -- Katherine files for divorce -- Downslide -- Jermaine falls for the boss's daughter -- Part 3 -- Jermaine's and Hazel's wedding -- Las Vegas -- Jackie marries -- Michael's private meeting with Berry -- CBS offers the Jacksons a 'sweet deal' -- Joseph to Jermaine: 'sign it!' -- What's in a name? -- Jacksons leave Motown -- Jackson family values -- Losing to Motown -- Part 4 -- Tatum -- Why do people think I'm gay? -- Michael and Joseph meet with CBS -- Wiz -- Rendezvous with destiny -- Wiz is a flop -- Transition -- Off the wall -- Michael turns twenty-one-and gets his own lawyer -- Joseph's secret -- Katherine is pushed too far -- Jane Fonda -- Part 5 -- First 'nose job'-and other freedoms -- Indirect conversation -- Katherine tills Joseph to 'get out!' -- Did Michael get his way? -- Thriller is a-thriller -- Hayvenhurst -- Michael meets with Berry, again -- Yesterday, today and forever -- Man and the moon -- Billie Jean and 'beat it' videos -- Managerial trouble -- Son vs father -- Putting pressure on Michael -- Another bombastic, attention-getting melodrama? -- Part 6 -- Michael gets burned by Pepsi-Cola -- I never smile with I dance -- Grammys -- Believe me, trouble's ahead -- Another nose job and Katherine's party -- Michael meets the president -- Their last shot -- Misery of the victory tour -- Jackson vs Jackson on the road -- Janet elopes -- Michael is not gay -- Part 7: Michael buys the Beatles' songs -- We are the world -- Prank that didn't work -- More plastic surgery -- Duets gone 'bad' -- Hyperbaric chamber -- Elephant man's bones -- Jackie, Jermaine and Janet -- How 'bad' can it get? -- White man won't let him -- Buying Neverland -- Part 8 -- Enter the moonies -- But what about Michael? -- Attack him-with love -- LaToya gets naked -- Million-dollar bounty on Michael's head -- Michael fires Frandk Dileo -- Michael's mother gets the reward money -- LaToya's drama -- I want more money than anyone else -- David Geffen influences Michael -- Still-struggling Jacksons -- Losing count of the plastic surgeries -- Maddening decade, an uncertain future -- Part 9 -- Michael meets Jordie Chandler -- Have you seen his childhood? -- Place where boys have rights' -- Never do that again, Jordie -- Either Jordie's mom trusts Michael-or she doesn't -- Michael meets Jordie's father -- Dirty minds -- Secret tape recording -- Michael feels betrayed -- Jordies's confession -- Part 10 -- Michael meets with his accusers -- Unsuccessful negotiations -- Jordie sees a psychiatrist -- Jordie will never forgive me -- News is out -- Enter: Lisa Marie Presley -- Elizabeth Taylor to the rescue -- Michael proposes to Lisa Marie -- You'll all be fired -- Chaos and rehab -- Michael stands naked -- LaToya in Madrid -- Michael pays up -- Last word on the matter -- Part 11 -- Michael and Lisa Marie become lovers -- Michael and Lisa Marie: happily ever after? -- Going public -- Lisa Marie wants to know why Michael is 'so selfish' -- Michael goes on the record -- Enter: Debbie Rowe -- Lisa Marie confronts Michael in hospital -- Debbie is pregnant -- Michael's new family -- Lisa Marie has a change of heart -- Lost love -- Martin Bashir documentary -- HIStory, blood on the dance floor & invincible -- Justin & Britney -- Everyone wants to be crazy -- Fathers and sons -- Michael's world caves in-again -- Explaining away his pain -- Way he wants it -- Michael's latest accuser -- Denials all around -- Booze, naked women-and Michael Jackson? -- Family dysfunction -- Jesus juice and Jesus blood -- Time line -- Not Debbie too -- Coda -- Final Years -- What if? -- Memories of Santa Maria -- I don't recall seein' any head lickin' -- Debbie Rowe's testimony -- Odd defence -- Verdict -- Aftermath -- Turning fifty -- Gone too soon -- Man in the mirror -- Personal acknowledgments -- Source notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Item type: Delbert W. Baker Special Leadership Collection
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Previous editions: originally published as Michael Jackson: the magic and the madness : Birch Lane Press, 1991; Rev. expanded ed. Sidghwick & Jackson, 2003; Updated pbk. ed. Pan Books, 2004.
"Updated with new chapters on the star's last years and last days"--Jacket.

Prologue --
Part 1 --
Introduction --
Joseph and Katherine --
Early days --
Joseph hits Michael --
Climbing mountains --
My poor, poor family --
Rebbie marries --
First record deal --
Jacksons sign with Motown --
Hollywood livin' --
Creating the Jackson 5's first hit --
Michael moves in with Diana --
Success! --
Part 2 --
ABC and 'the Love you save' --
It just kept gettin' better --
Joseph and Katherine buy an estate --
Michael's first solo record --
Growing up in the public eye --
Tito marries --
Groupies --
Rockin' Robin and 'Ben' --
Katherine files for divorce --
Downslide --
Jermaine falls for the boss's daughter --
Part 3 --
Jermaine's and Hazel's wedding --
Las Vegas --
Jackie marries --
Michael's private meeting with Berry --
CBS offers the Jacksons a 'sweet deal' --
Joseph to Jermaine: 'sign it!' --
What's in a name? --
Jacksons leave Motown --
Jackson family values --
Losing to Motown --
Part 4 --
Tatum --
Why do people think I'm gay? --
Michael and Joseph meet with CBS --
Wiz --
Rendezvous with destiny --
Wiz is a flop --
Transition --
Off the wall --
Michael turns twenty-one-and gets his own lawyer --
Joseph's secret --
Katherine is pushed too far --
Jane Fonda --
Part 5 --
First 'nose job'-and other freedoms --
Indirect conversation --
Katherine tills Joseph to 'get out!' --
Did Michael get his way? --
Thriller is a-thriller --
Hayvenhurst --
Michael meets with Berry, again --
Yesterday, today and forever --
Man and the moon --
Billie Jean and 'beat it' videos --
Managerial trouble --
Son vs father --
Putting pressure on Michael --
Another bombastic, attention-getting melodrama? --
Part 6 --
Michael gets burned by Pepsi-Cola --
I never smile with I dance --
Grammys --
Believe me, trouble's ahead --
Another nose job and Katherine's party --
Michael meets the president --
Their last shot --
Misery of the victory tour --
Jackson vs Jackson on the road --
Janet elopes --
Michael is not gay --
Part 7: Michael buys the Beatles' songs --
We are the world --
Prank that didn't work --
More plastic surgery --
Duets gone 'bad' --
Hyperbaric chamber --
Elephant man's bones --
Jackie, Jermaine and Janet --
How 'bad' can it get? --
White man won't let him --
Buying Neverland --
Part 8 --
Enter the moonies --
But what about Michael? --
Attack him-with love --
LaToya gets naked --
Million-dollar bounty on Michael's head --
Michael fires Frandk Dileo --
Michael's mother gets the reward money --
LaToya's drama --
I want more money than anyone else --
David Geffen influences Michael --
Still-struggling Jacksons --
Losing count of the plastic surgeries --
Maddening decade, an uncertain future --
Part 9 --
Michael meets Jordie Chandler --
Have you seen his childhood? --
Place where boys have rights' --
Never do that again, Jordie --
Either Jordie's mom trusts Michael-or she doesn't --
Michael meets Jordie's father --
Dirty minds --
Secret tape recording --
Michael feels betrayed --
Jordies's confession --
Part 10 --
Michael meets with his accusers --
Unsuccessful negotiations --
Jordie sees a psychiatrist --
Jordie will never forgive me --
News is out --
Enter: Lisa Marie Presley --
Elizabeth Taylor to the rescue --
Michael proposes to Lisa Marie --
You'll all be fired --
Chaos and rehab --
Michael stands naked --
LaToya in Madrid --
Michael pays up --
Last word on the matter --
Part 11 --
Michael and Lisa Marie become lovers --
Michael and Lisa Marie: happily ever after? --
Going public --
Lisa Marie wants to know why Michael is 'so selfish' --
Michael goes on the record --
Enter: Debbie Rowe --
Lisa Marie confronts Michael in hospital --
Debbie is pregnant --
Michael's new family --
Lisa Marie has a change of heart --
Lost love --
Martin Bashir documentary --
HIStory, blood on the dance floor & invincible --
Justin & Britney --
Everyone wants to be crazy --
Fathers and sons --
Michael's world caves in-again --
Explaining away his pain --
Way he wants it --
Michael's latest accuser --
Denials all around --
Booze, naked women-and Michael Jackson? --
Family dysfunction --
Jesus juice and Jesus blood --
Time line --
Not Debbie too --
Coda --
Final Years --
What if? --
Memories of Santa Maria --
I don't recall seein' any head lickin' --
Debbie Rowe's testimony --
Odd defence --
Verdict --
Aftermath --
Turning fifty --
Gone too soon --
Man in the mirror --
Personal acknowledgments --
Source notes --
Bibliography --
Index.