Product DescriptionIn late December 2008, Ian Halperin told the world that Michael Jackson had only six months to live. His investigations into Jackson's failing health made headlines around the globe. Six months later, the King of Pop was dead.
Whatever the final autopsy results reveal, it was greed that killed Michael Jackson. Friends and associates paint a tragic picture of the last years and days of his life as Jackson made desperate attempts to prepare for the planned concert series at London's 02 Arena in July 2009. These shows would have earned millions for the singer and his entourage, but he could never have completed them, not mentally, and not physically. Michael knew it and his advisors knew it.
Anyone who caught even a fleeting glimpse of the frail old man hiding beneath the costumes and cosmetics would have understood that the London tour was madness. Why did it happen this way? After an intense five year investigation, New York Times bestselling author Ian Halperin uncovers the real story of Michael Jackson's final years, a suspenseful and surprising thriller.
About the Author
Ian Halperin is also a former winner of the Rolling Stone magazine Award for Investigative Journalism. He is the author or coauthor of five books, including the bestsellers Fire and Rain: The James Taylor Story, and Celine Dion: Behind the Fairytale, as well as a number of expos - s on the modeling industry. He coauthored Who Killed Kurt Cobain? with Max Wallace. Ian is a regular correspondent for Court TV and has contributed to 60 Minutes 2.
Product Details
Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment (July 14, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1439177171
ISBN-13: 978-1439177174
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
What readers said about this book...
"A lot of people would have anticipated that the books following Michael Jackson's death would be rush-jobs at best and hackwork at worst. This falls into neither category. Having been in the writing for five years, during which time Halperin met and talked to an exhaustative list of MJ's nearest and dearest (and the not so, in the case of Evan Chandler, Jordie's father), the book is not so much an examination of the last five years of MJ's life as a look at what various things shaped him as the performer and the person, the details of which seemed to reach an apex in the last five years and eventually destroyed him. It's a phenomenally good read - and I'd recommend it to anybody who wants a sober, educated and unbiased glimpse into the rise and fall of a superstar. "
"I am giving this five stars to counter all the folks who don't understand that the book was written last year and released in the UK. The author wrote about Michael BEFORE he died. I read an article about his views on Michael. Google the author's names and Daily Mail and you will find the article. He predicted that Michael would be dead in six months. I will be reading this book and I will give an accurate review. Not the knee-jerk responses like others. " -John Davis
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