Michael Jackson: The Man behind the Mask (Hardcover)

~ Bob Jones (Author), Stacy Brown (Author)

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Michael Jackson's second-worst nightmare has happened... -- Fox News

Product Description

‘Michael Jackson: The Man behind the Mask’ is the INSIDE STORY of the truth behind the rumors, ugliness and mystery surrounding Michael Jackson.

Is Jackson just a confused person who got too much fame too soon or is he a cold and calculating villain who will stop at nothing to have his bizarre appetites satisfied? Now you can read about it for the first time from the man who knows everything!

The author, Bob Jones, is not a journalist conducting interviews but somebody who has known and been with Jackson for 34 years as his chief of Public Relations; by his side since Michael was 11 years old. Bob Jones is the one person with this unique inside view of Michael Jackson’s world. To a certain degree, Bob Jones CREATED Michael Jackson. He created his image. For example, Bob Jones created Michael Jackson’s famous nickname "The King of Pop".

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Select Books (NY) (June 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590790723
• ISBN-13: 978-1590790724
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (178 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #575,271 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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55 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars One Mad Ex-employee!, July 2, 2005

By	NY-Parker "FED-UP" (Arizona) - See all my reviews

Well I actually read this book and these stories this ex-employee writes seem to be so out there it has to be made up. How come this guy worked for MJ for 30yrs and never said anything? Worse continued to work for him? Only to be fired and then write this book? This guy has nothing nice to say about Michael Jackson in this book. Even claiming he dosen't eat fried chicken and collard greens because he dosen't like black people! Mr. Jones states that MJ is a racist in this book claiming he dosen't hire black americans to work for him. Well when I seen MJ on TV I see plenty of black people working for him. His long time nanny is black, security personnel are black, publist is black, and correct me if I'm wrong Bob Jones looks black to me! He uses plenty of testimony from the psychotic mom of the accuser in this book, which I wouldn't believe a single word from this con artist mom. Mr. Bob Jones leaves out of this book some big details about the accuser family like lying in court about a JCPenny lawsuit accusing security guards of sexually touching son who was stopped by these guards because he was shoplifting. Which the family was paid $150,000 and then one week after received $150,000 the mother files for welfare! ( Mother is currently being investigated for welfare fraud) Okay and if anybody believes that family was held hostage you really need to be ashamed of yourself! I don't think you can find a hostage that will tell you that they received a full body wax,went on shopping sprees, and dental appointments! Honestly a reader can't take this book as truth but if you want to read a gossip mag this is your book!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This is garbage, September 9, 2009

By	CandleLady "Debbie" - See all my reviews

I picked up this book in a bookstore this evening and skimmed through it. I have to be honest. I can't believe bookstores are carrying this kind of garbage.

Some of the highlights included the author stating that Michael wrote a letter in his own feces! Come on people! Let's get real. It then went on to say that he knew that Michael spoke of "doo doo", but didn't realize he liked it so much. This paragraph of the book alone should be enough for people to throw the book down in disgust, and run as fast as they can out of the store! The only people who are going to like this book are people who are convinced that MJ was a child molester and people who don't like Michael Jackson no matter what good they hear about him. If you have your mind set against Michael and are deep in the mire of what the media has published about him (read "garbage"), then you will love this book.

He also goes on and on about Michael not liking black people (funny how he spoke up about racism and defending his race often and visited Africa and defended Africa so often and spoke of Africa and told people how beautiful it was. The author loathingly and arrogantly kept referring to Michael as "The King" followed by all kinds of very sarcastic comments. You can read anger and resentment in this book from cover to cover.

He has his facts all wrong about the 2005 trial and in retrospect of this trial and if you know the truth about it, you will see how wrong this book is.

Not to mention that the author supposedly was witnessing all kinds of things and never reported them and kept working for Jackson. What kind of person would witness the things he suggests and keep working for years and years for a man who was doing these things and was supposedly so horrible?

He mentions that Michael had to be paid for his charity work. Again, a bunch of garbage. Michael PAID FOR the operations of children who couldn't afford them, etc. He was pivotal in helping find a liver for a young child in another country who would have died without one, and, he paid for the operation. None of these things were reported in the media and Michael did not do any of this looking for publicity. He did it because he wanted to help others and help children and out of love. I think all of this kind of garbage that is being printed about him all for money is sickening.

The DA Tom Sneddon searched several COUNTRIES looking for victims of Michael's and you know what he found? Nothing! He even had a site on the sherrif's website looking for any and all information on MJ. He also enacted a specific law to try to convict Michael. The case was full of lies and deceit.

The Arvizo's were money-hungry manipulators who took Michael for a real ride. I have spoken with Michael's lawyer, with others who were involved in the trial as well as someone involved in the 1993 allegations for a project that will be released soon that will give a much truer picture into who Michael really was and the truth about the allegations and the trail and it is completely non-profit. I have been researching Michael, the cases, and other aspects of who Michael was and his life, for several months now and talking with people who knew him personally. I don't believe any of the garbage in this book. If you want to know truth, keep your eye out for this upcoming project and read books like "The Michael Jackson Conspiracy" by Aphrodite Jones, and "Redemption" by Geraldine Hughes. Also check out the DVD by filmmaker Larry Nimmer at [...]. People need to get educated about the truth and stop buying into all of the garbage that is out there.

Not to mention that the authors admitting in the court room that they did indeed sensationalize the book. If you sensationalize (i.e. "LIE"), then how can you be trusted in anything you say?

26 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars "From The Publisher" Blurb Says It All, July 14, 2005

By	Jeremy Vaeni "www.valiens.com" (New York, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

"To a certain degree, Bob Jones CREATED Michael Jackson." That's funny because I thought Joe Jackson, Berry Gordy, The "Motown 25th Anniversary" performance, the moonwalk, the voice, the family, the innovative music videos--the TALENT and charisma--I thought all of those things helped "create" Michael Jackson. In the end, I thought Michael Jackson created Michael Jackson. But no, apparently Bob Jones had something to do with it. What's his claim to fame? He came up with "King of Pop?" Oh fantastic! Because every time some reporter says "King of Pop," they preface it by saing "Self-proclaimed [King of Pop]." In America, at least, it's used tongue-in-cheek; it's used AGAINST Jackson.

So right there, before I even open up the book, before I even click the BUY tab, RIGHT THERE ON THE SCREEN I am confronted with a complete and utter lie. That Jones co-wrote this with an MSNBC analyst should be illegal. Was there no conflict of interest as pertains to the trial coverage?

God, can't we leave the poor guy alone in his damn wishing tree? Bob Jones--you're a Black man. if Michael Jackson hates Black men, how is it that you worked so closely with him for DECADES? Why would he keep you on the pay roll? More importantly, why would you stay?

Most important of all, why would I ever read this book?