THE LONG ENCORE: The Life, Genius, and Contradictions of Michael Jackson

He was singing for crowds at five years old. At twenty-four, he gave the world Thriller. By fifty, he was rehearsing a comeback he would never perform. Michael Jackson's life is the biggest story in pop music, and most of it has never been told in one fair, complete account.

Behind the Moonwalk was a boy raised on discipline in Gary, Indiana, and a young man who fought for control of his own music. He built Neverland, broke records, and became the most recognizable face on Earth. He was also accused of terrible things, settled one case, and was acquitted at trial in another. His estate denies all new claims, and the courts have not ruled on them.

This Michael Jackson biography follows the full life story, from the Jackson 5 and Motown to Off the Wall, Thriller, Bad, the 2005 trial, and his death in 2009. Every claim is marked as documented fact, allegation, or open question. You get the music, the money, the fame, and the cost of it all, without worship and without a verdict handed to you.

If you want the real story of the King of Pop, read it now and decide for yourself.