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The Michael Jackson Tapes: A Tragic Icon Reveals His Soul in Intimate Conversation
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Item Description...
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Presents transcripts of intimate conversations the singer had with his spiritual advisor in 2000-2001, in which Jackson discusses such issues as his childhood, relationships with women and children, and attitudes toward religion.
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In 2000–2001, Michael Jackson sat down with his close friend and spiritual guide, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, to record what turned out to be the most intimate and revealing conversations of his life. It was Michael’s wish to bare his soul and unburden himself to a public that he knew was deeply suspicious of him. The resulting thirty hours are the basis of The Michael Jackson Tapes. There has never been, and never will be, anything like them. In these searingly honest conversations, Michael exposes his emotional pain and profound loneliness, his longing to be loved, and the emptiness of his fame. You discover why he was suspicious of women and how only children provided the innocence for which he so desperately longed. In his own words, he takes us into the jarring moments of his childhood and speaks of the measures he took to try and heal. He divulges how he came to be alienated from his strong religious anchor and describes his views on the nature of faith. Michael brings us into his tortured yet loving relationship with his siblings. He opens up about his father and his yearning for a time when they might finally reconcile. He talks about his most personal friendships and shares with us his terror of growing old. Despite his unprecedented fame and recent death, there remain unanswered questions about his life. The answers, presented here in The Michael Jackson Tapes, will both intrigue and move you. You will be surprised, riveted, and troubled as you peer into the soul of a tragic icon whose life is an American morality tale and whose flame was extinguished much too early.
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Item Specifications...
Pages 320
Dimensions: Length: 9.3" Width: 6.1" Height: 1.2"
Weight: 1.6 lbs.
Binding Hardcover
Release Date Sep 25, 2009
ISBN 1593156022
EAN 9781593156022
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 | The Shmuley Tapes Jan 3, 2010 |
| I debated whether or not to buy this book given that it's highly unlikely Michael would have wanted these tapes published a decade after they were recorded. I also didn't want to give this guy a penny knowing his history of charity corruption. So I borrowed the book from a friend since I was dying to hear Michael's own words. I thought it was going to be a straight transcription of the tapes but instead it's loaded with annoying, interruptive, negative commentary and judgement. It's amazing the rabbi had the nerve to dedicate this book to Michael's children. Shmuley does not come off as credible. He only knew Michael for two years, and that was a long time ago. He tries to pass himself off as an expert on not only Michael but all things. Unfortunately, Shmuley fails to see the whole picture and Michael in full context. He hardly acknowledges anything positive about Michael: his unprecidented talent (it's obvious he has no understanding or appreciation of the arts), the half a billion in charitable donations, the joy he brought to millions of people all over the world, etc. It's clear as day that Michael did more good for the world in his brief 50 years than Shmuley could do in a 1000 lifetimes. It's also clear that the rabbi used Michael (like countless others) for his own gain. I believe that Shmuley felt guilty at having abandon Michael (some rabbi not to mention "friend")... as this book comes off as an attempt at justification for doing so in the guise of a so called "morality tale". It's obvious something more happened in regards to the falling between Michael and the rabbi. Shmuley even appears on a black list of sorts that Michael kept...along with the likes of Yuri Geller, Martin Bashir, Diane Dimond, Tom Sneddon, Janet Arviso etc. DO NOT waste your money on this book. At the very least Shmuley should have published these tapes straight without commentary. Better yet, he should have given them to the Jackson family who may have then wished to donate them to a future Michael Jackson museum. Instead he edited them to his ends, without any real permission, and continued to profit off of Michael like everyone in Michael's life. | | | | Michael was more a rabbi than Boteach Jan 2, 2010 |
| I wanted to read the transcripts of the interviews with Michael but I take significant issue with Boteach. I do believe that he betrayed a confidence in releasing this book now after Michael's death. Boteach continually refers to Michael as a "celebrity" and he mitigates Michael's accomplishments both artistically and as a humanitarian. He does not acknowledge that this man was a phenom, the likes of which we might not see again. Michael was a moral man who felt the pain of others and wanted to help those he did not know and he did.. What right does Boteach have to judge Michael (I thought only God could do that)? Additionally, he puts his own spin on Michael's words. At times I needed to re-read what Michael said because Boteach's conclusions were so off base. What I now think is that the transcripts were edited in such a way as to create "chapters" vs unedited conversations. Like so many others, Boteach used Michael. Michael lived a more purely intentioned life than this guy ever could. Interestingly, Michael is blamed for the end of their association yet he states that Michael continued to reach out to him and his family. Boteach distanced himself from Michael when Michael stopped allowing himself to be used and paraded around by Boteach as his "celebrity friend". So three months after Michael dies, this guy is playing sound bites from the tapes on the Today Show. I wonder what it feels like to sell someone out who once said that they loved you and gave your children a puppy. | | |  | A "sticky subject" read... Dec 26, 2009 |
A Tragic Icon Reveals His Soul in Intimate Conversation - The Michael Jackson Tapes by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach is sure to be one of the most talked about, controversial books released in 2009.
The conversations were held, according to the author, during a time when Jackson needed a friend to confide in and help with coming to grips with his own identity, which he felt had gotten lost in the shuffle of his highly publicized life. He claims they were making the tapes in order to publish a book, hopefully enlightening the world to the real Michael Jackson, the person, not the icon - to gain the love and respect Jackson so deeply needed and wanted.
He says he himself put a halt to the book due to a severance in their relationship. This made me question from the beginning, the legitimacy of releasing this confidential information. Especially with the untimely death of the star and the release of this book. However, I'm just a reviewer giving my honest opinion of the book.
It was quite interesting to read the conversations between the Rabbi and Jackson. The public has never really been given such documentation before, that I am aware of. So for someone just wanting to know more about the man behind the music, the cameras, the lights, and the highly publicized professional and personal life, the book can be considered "interesting", perhaps even "fascinating". If everything in the book is true and nothing is fabricated.
Throughout the book, I felt the author implied Jackson's intentions or thoughts behind the words, with his own theories or interpretations. So in a sense, I felt misled by the author. He consistently infuses his own religious beliefs into it as well. And speaking of religion, I found the fact that Michael was raised by his mother to be a devout Jehovah's Witness and they attended that church in Indiana to be quite interesting. I never knew Jackson actually went door to door, handing out The Watchtower.
But while reading that part, I was thinking, "Okay, so how is it he has wound up talking to this Rabbi?" I questioned many theories, statements and "supposed secrets" throughout the book, which in turn left me with more questions than answers. I'm not sure we'll ever really know the "truth" behind Jackson's life, privately intimate and/or public.
In all honesty, the book was not only interesting, but fascinating. It's been well written, well edited, and designed to perfection. But I also feel that the author has forced his own religious beliefs, personal opinions into the context far too much, making it difficult to distinguish what was true and what wasn't. The author appears to be more of a psychologist, than a spiritual advisor (He asked two or three questions at a time instead of dividing them up, one by one). However, I truly believe we are going to be hearing a lot more on the news about this particular book. My hopes are that it will not turn out to be yet one more highly publicized tragedy in the life of a historical icon whose music reached and touched many for decades. My thoughts at the end were to pray for Jackson's family.
A "sticky subject" read
Reviewed by Cindy Bauer
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Cindy Bauer is the author of the Memory Box Trilogy, Chasing Memories (2006 & 2008), Shades of Blue (2007 & 2008) and Crystal Clear (2009), an Inspirational Fiction series. She is an avid reader, a freelance writer and editor, and reviews books for Bookpleasures and New Leaf Press. She recently joined the staff at Visual Arts Junction and contributes articles on writing, publishing and marketing works. With the completion of her Inspirational series, Cindy plans to write in the mystery/suspense genre, which is her favorite to read and review. Visit Cindy Bauer Books to learn more!
| | |  | Boteach is annoying, but it is Michael's own words Dec 26, 2009 |
I disliked most of Rabbi Boteach comments in the book. Boteach has basically recorded an interview with Michael, leading him into topics and questions. Perhaps everything about Boteach publishing this book is immoral and wrong. Regardless, I think this is an important book because it is Michael in his own words.
Michael was and remains such a mystery. I would rather hear answers from his mouth than from the media.
| | | | The Michael Jackson Tapes, A Tragic Icon Reveals His Soul in Intimate Conversation. Dec 23, 2009 |
| There are 2 things I liked about this book. One, it has direct quotes from MJ. Two, it keeps me grounded that MJ was only human and had human frailties. What I didn't like about it is that the author was too judgemental. Since the author is a rabbi, it has a religious spin. I had to take that with a grain of salt too. I suggest MJ fans try to read books that are not totally pro MJ so your perspective isn't clouded. I plan to donate my MJ books to the local library after I've read them. It is a way to get out that he was innocent and that his kind of entertainment talent only happens once. I am a new fan; post MJ's death. To keep his legacy alive we need to spread the word. I'd like to see a book dedicated soley to MJ's humanitarian deeds. He was such a loving and caring person. | | | Write your own review about The Michael Jackson Tapes: A Tragic Icon Reveals His Soul in Intimate Conversation
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