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    <body><![CDATA[i read this a long time ago... before all the marriages and artificial inseminations... back when everyone called him 'wacko jacko' because of the nose jobs, girly voice and pet monkey... it was an interesting read and now that all of this other stuff is tabloid fodder, the book gives you a much cle...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6188981">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I am no fan of Michael Jackson. I bought this book few months before he died and it just stayed there in my bookshelves until he died and my friends (who are fans) kept talking about him in the office. Then one of them even gave me a copy of Jackson 5 Motown album for my birthday. So, I picked this ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64957021">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was first published in 1993, updated in 2004 (when Jackson was accused of child molestation for the second time.) I've read quite a few of Taraborrelli's celebrity biographies, and this one was particularly interesting because he befriended Michael at an early age. The book is strongest de...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65238737">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow!!!  For one, this book just again stressed the fact that MJ is an extremely talented person, and a powerful one too.  Talented - we all know that.  Powerful - he used his fame and money to get anything he wanted.  However, I think there was really something wrong with the guy, and again, I think...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67833630">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book years ago and now I'm re-reading it.  It is very detailed.  I would say it is the definitive version to date.  Taraborrelli is updating the book and I look forward to reading it.  He's one of the best biographers out there.  This book gives very clear insight into what was going on ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62794769">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Read this book about Michael Jackson ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Has allot of history of Motown. Very interesting.]]></body>
    
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