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Along his life and legacy, lots of things were said about the man, the legend, Michael Jackson. However, very little was known about his passion for reading (from Fiction to Spiritual/Self-Help to Black History to Disney and more!).
Owning about 10,000 books at his home-library, here's a list of his favorite books of all times according to his family, friends, work colleagues and The King Of Pop himself.
Owning about 10,000 books at his home-library, here's a list of his favorite books of all times according to his family, friends, work colleagues and The King Of Pop himself.
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The Giving Tree
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The Old Man and the Sea
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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Peter Pan
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Jonathan Livingston Seagull
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Rip Van Winkle
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The Power of Positive Thinking
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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The Prophet
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The Verger
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The Complete Works of O. Henry
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The Reluctant Dragon
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The Red Balloon
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They Cage the Animals at Night: The True Story of an Abandoned Child's Struggle for Emotional Survival
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The Complete Essays and Other Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
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The 48 Laws of Power
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4.09 avg rating — 216,413 ratings
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As a Man Thinketh
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The Gift of Acabar: A Warm and Shining Message of Inspiration
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Leaders of Men, or, Types and Principles of Success, as Illustrated in the Lives and Careers of Famous Americans of the Present Day
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The Greatest Salesman in the World
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Your Creative Power
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Reach Out for a New Life
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Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
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365 Exercises For The Mind
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Hidden Forces of Life
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Ponni's Beloved - Volume 1: New Floods, An English Translation Of Kalki Krishnamurthy's Ponniyin Selvan
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4.62 avg rating — 7,799 ratings
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The Negro Caravan : Writings by American Negroes
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Sterling A. Brown (Editor)
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Black Heroes of the 20th Century
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Jessie Carney Smith (Editor)
4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America
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James Allen (Collector)
4.65 avg rating — 644 ratings
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Black in America
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King: A Photobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Charles R. Johnson (Goodreads Author)
4.34 avg rating — 29 ratings
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In Praise of Black Women, Volume 1: Ancient African Queens
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4.56 avg rating — 32 ratings
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The Face of Our Past: Images of Black Women from Colonial America to the Present
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Hilary MacAustin (Editor)
4.60 avg rating — 25 ratings
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Brown Sugar: Eighty Years of America's Black Female Superstars
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4.49 avg rating — 51 ratings
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Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America
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HOW TO EAT TO LIVE - BOOK ONE: From God In Person, Master Fard Muhammad
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4.23 avg rating — 481 ratings
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Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers, 1840 to the Present
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4.46 avg rating — 76 ratings
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The African Origin of Civilization: Myth or Reality
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Black Dance in America : A History Through its People
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The Hotel Book: Great Escapes Africa
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A Night Out with Robert Burns
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The English Writings of Rabindranath Tagore, Vol 1: Poems
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Thoughts of Love A collection of poems on love
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The Children's Hour
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The Tyger
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The Bridge of Sighs
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Abraham Lincoln
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Lincoln's Daily Devotional (Books of American Wisdom)
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3.80 avg rating — 44 ratings
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My life in pictures
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4.27 avg rating — 129 ratings
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Lennon in America: 1971-1980, Based in Part on the Lost Lennon Diaries
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3.21 avg rating — 168 ratings
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The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics
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Alan Aldridge (Illustrator, Editor)
4.27 avg rating — 1,643 ratings
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Glass Onion: The Beatles In Their Own Words
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The Lost Lennon Interviews
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Things We Said Today!
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3.85 avg rating — 27 ratings
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Elvis Day by Day: The Definitive Record of His Life and Music
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The Rolling Stones: A Life on the Road
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Bruce Lee: The Celebrated Life of the Golden Dragon
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John Little (Editor)
4.22 avg rating — 109 ratings
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Elia Kazan: A Life
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Songs My Mother Taught Me
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Steps in Time
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My Autobiography
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Goldwyn: A Biography
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KINDLY LEAVE THE STAGE
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Duse: A Biography
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The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences
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The Soulful Divas: Personal Portraits of over a Dozen Divine Divas, from Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, & Diana Ross to Patti Labelle, Whitney Houston, & Janet Jackson
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3.93 avg rating — 28 ratings
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White nights: The story of a prisoner in Russia
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"The Rest of Us": The Rise of America's Eastern European Jews
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Blues Who's Who
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Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock
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Stravinsky In The Theatre
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Recording Studio Design
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The Art of Walt Disney: From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms
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Walt Disney's Treasury of Children's Classics
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Darlene Geis (Editor)
4.36 avg rating — 226 ratings
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Mickey Mouse
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The Quotable Walt Disney
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Discovering Walt: The Magical Life of Walt Disney
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Disney's World: A Biography
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Walt Disney: An American Original
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Walt Disney: Famous Quotes
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Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons
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Disney A to Z: The Updated Official Encyclopedia
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The Complete Films of Cecil B. de Mille
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A Pictorial History of Horror Movies
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Acting Class: Take a Seat
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M-G-M's Greatest Musicals: The Arthur Freed Unit
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70 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards
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Costumes By Karinska
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Animal Language
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Kids at Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor
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Lewis W. Hine: The Empire State Building
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Lewis Wickes Hine (Photographer)
3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Planet Vegas : A Portrait of Las Vegas by 20 of the World's Leading Photographers
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Hurrell Hollywood: Photographs 1928-1990
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The Art Book
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Going East
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Skinhead
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The Art of WALL•E
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