Michael Jackson: The Real Story
An Intimate Look into Michael Jackson's Visionary Business and Human Side
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""You were with him for a long time. You need to tell the story! You need to tell the real story about my son!" Inspired by these words from Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, former manager, confidant, and personal friend Dieter Wiesner's book Michael Jackson: The Real Story does just that.
Influenced by a sense of obligation, Mr. Wiesner shares intimate information about Michael Jackson, the visionary business genius, the loving father, and family man. What sets this apart from the large amount of other Michael Jackson narratives available are the primary source documents, which include transcripts of over 15 voicemail messages that listeners will have access to for the first time.
The book's author Dieter Wiesner was inseparable from Michael during the 80-concert, five continent HIStory world tour. After the tour, Dieter lived with Michael and his children for several years at the legendary Neverland Ranch.
Listeners will get to know Michael Jackson the human being in a much deeper way - the Michael that few got to know and appreciate.
©2020 Dieter Wiesner and Yusuf Sah (P)2020 Dieter Wiesner and Yusuf SahListeners also enjoyed...
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Come From Away: Welcome to the Rock - a fully illustrated companion volume to the hit Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, featuring the book and lyrics for the first time in print, backstage stories and the real history behind the show's events, character design sketches, and songs that ended up on the cutting room floor.
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great musical
- By robert reed on 07-24-21
By: Irene Sankoff, and others
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Black Founder
- The Hidden Power of Being an Outsider
- By: Stacy Spikes
- Narrated by: Stacy Spikes
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
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From the award-winning entrepreneur USA Today named one of the twenty-one most influential Blacks in technology comes an empowering, bracingly honest, entertaining blueprint for success in life and work—including the true story of what really happened to MoviePass—straight from the cofounder and former CEO himself.
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Thoroughly enjoyed this fascinating memoir
- By Carla M Fisher on 12-14-24
By: Stacy Spikes
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Prisoner
- My 544 Days in an Iranian Prison—Solitary Confinement, a Sham Trial, High-Stakes Diplomacy, and the Extraordinary Efforts It Took to Get Me Out
- By: Jason Rezaian
- Narrated by: Jason Rezaian
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
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The dramatic memoir of the journalist who was held hostage in a high-security prison in Tehran for 18 months and whose release - which almost didn’t happen - became a part of the Iran nuclear deal.
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Should have been much better given subject matter
- By Sample Sloth on 04-17-19
By: Jason Rezaian
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They Call Me Supermensch
- A Backstage Pass to the Amazing Worlds of Film, Food, and Rock'n'Roll
- By: Shep Gordon
- Narrated by: Shep Gordon
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
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In the course of his legendary career as a manager, an agent, and a producer, Shep Gordon has worked with and befriended some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry, from Alice Cooper to Bette Davis, Raquel Welch to Groucho Marx, Blondie to Jimi Hendrix, Sylvester Stallone to Salvador Dali, Luther Vandross to Teddy Pendergrass. He is also credited with inventing the "celebrity chef" and has worked with Nobu Matsuhisa, Emeril Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck, Roger Vergé, and many others.
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It's like he's never seen the words before
- By Joe F. on 11-01-17
By: Shep Gordon
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Airhead
- The Imperfect Art of Making News
- By: Emily Maitlis
- Narrated by: Emily Maitlis
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
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As anchor for the BBC's key political news programme, Newsnight, Emily Maitlis has interviewed some of the most powerful and controversial figures on the political scene. She plans each interview meticulously, knowing what she wants to ask and where she wants it to go, but as one of the most experienced journalists in her field she knows that no interview will ever go to plan....
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Amazing. Absolutely amazing
- By Amazon Customer on 08-29-23
By: Emily Maitlis
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Me and a Guy Named Elvis
- My Lifelong Friendship With Elvis Presley
- By: Jerry Schilling, Chuck Crisafulli
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
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On a lazy Sunday in 1954, 12-year-old Jerry Schilling wandered into a Memphis touch-football game, only to discover that his team was quarterbacked by a 19-year-old Elvis Presley, the local teen whose first record, That's All Right, had just debuted on Memphis radio. The two became fast friends, even as Elvis turned into the world's biggest star.
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Great Easy Read
- By Elliot on 03-10-08
By: Jerry Schilling, and others
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Let's Roll!
- By: Lisa Beamer, Ken Abraham - contributor
- Narrated by: Lisa Helm
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
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On September 11, 2001, Lisa Beamer was thrust into the national spotlight after her husband, Todd, became an American hero by preventing terrorist hijackers from almost certainly flying United Flight 93 into the White House or the United States Capitol. Instead, Todd led a group of passengers to resist the hijackers, forcing the plane to crash into a Pennsylvania field. Todd and the other heroes of Flight 93 gave their lives so that untold others would be spared. Nothing could be more heroic. Lisa is now telling that story, and much more.
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Inspiring book. I couldn't put it down.
- By Sam on 09-13-03
By: Lisa Beamer, and others
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On All Fronts
- The Education of a Journalist
- By: Clarissa Ward
- Narrated by: Clarissa Ward
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
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Clarissa Ward is a world-renowned conflict reporter. In this strange age of crisis where there really is no front line, she has moved from one hot zone to the next. With multiple assignments in Syria, Egypt, and Afghanistan, Ward, who speaks seven languages, has been based in Baghdad, Beirut, Beijing, and Moscow. She has seen and documented the violent remaking of the world at close range. With her deep empathy, Ward finds a way to tell the hardest stories. On All Fronts is the riveting account of Ward’s singular career and of journalism in this age of extremism.
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Insights gained!
- By J. Harry on 11-10-20
By: Clarissa Ward
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The Politician
- An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal that Brought Him Down
- By: Andrew Young
- Narrated by: Kevin Foley
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
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Like a nonfiction version of All the King's Men, The Politician offers a truly disturbing, even shocking, perspective on the risks taken and tactics employed by a man determined to rule the most powerful nation on earth.
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Politician Phony. A must listen!!!
- By Sherman on 02-09-10
By: Andrew Young
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Spare
- By: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Narrated by: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Length: 15 hrs and 39 mins
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It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother’s coffin as the world watched in sorrow—and horror. As Princess Diana was laid to rest, billions wondered what Prince William and Prince Harry must be thinking and feeling—and how their lives would play out from that point on.
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Gutterball!
- By Jimmyjoejangles on 01-10-23
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Channel of Peace
- By: Kevin Tuerff
- Narrated by: Kevin Tuerff
- Length: 3 hrs and 53 mins
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When Kevin Tuerff and his partner boarded their flight from France to New York City on September 11, 2001, they had no idea that a few hours later the world - and their lives - would change forever. After US airspace closed following the terrorist attacks, Kevin, who had been experiencing doubts about organized religion, found himself in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland, with thousands of other refugees or “come from aways”. Channel of Peace is a beautiful account of how the people of Gander rallied with boundless acts of generosity and compassion for the “plane people".
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a story of hope
- By Wendy Weiss on 07-20-18
By: Kevin Tuerff
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Power & Beauty
- By: Tip "T.I." Harris, David Ritz
- Narrated by: Prentice Onayemi
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
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Hip-hop artist Tip "T.I." Harris has received every acclaim the music world has to offer. Now, working with bestselling celebrity collaborator David Ritz, T.I. applies all his talent and experience to the world of fiction by creating the epic love story of Power and Beauty. After the death of his mother, Charlotte, Paul “Power” Clay allows himself to be guided by Slim, a local businessman. Slim always has the best of everything, and Power is sure that if he learns Slim's ways, he'll make something of himself - and perhaps be worthy of Tanya “Beauty” Long.
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Suprised by T.I.'s story telling skills
- By Dream on 07-11-12
By: Tip "T.I." Harris, and others
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By Myself and Then Some
- By: Lauren Bacall
- Narrated by: Lauren Bacall
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
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The epitome of grace, independence, and wit, Lauren Bacall continues to astound generations with her audacious spirit and on-screen excellence. Together with Humphrey Bogart, she produced some of the most electric scenes in movie history, and their romance on and off screen made them Hollywood's most celebrated couple.
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Wish it had been unabridged
- By Grace on 04-28-14
By: Lauren Bacall
What listeners say about Michael Jackson: The Real Story
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- James B Cunningham
- 06-22-20
Great book
this is a hard one but I am very grateful that Dieter Weisner was able to write this book I wish he was the one that told the story though I mean he did but he used someone else's voice I would have liked to have heard his voice personally what I do like is the actual recordings of the conversations between Dieter and Michael it was nice hearing his voice I heard his voice all the time but nice still I'm really grateful that he's finally at peace and now his dad's with him and maybe they can you know reconcile things on the other side and I do remember exactly what I was doing the day he passed away so that statement was very true and he did influence everybody the whole world it's still happening to this very day there's a bunch of people I guess you could call them Facebook groups that are millions and billions of fans. I am joined with them we just talk about Michael Jackson and honor him because he is someone that deserves the honor out of all the celebrities in my personal opinion is he's the one that really really deserved the good parts of becoming famous he deserved the love he deserved to beloved and deserved to buy whatever he wanted because he actually earned it you know he didn't fake his music he didn't fake his singing you can't fake dancing you can't fake that so he really earned everything that he got positive wise and yeah the system 100% is what destroyed him there's no doubt the truth is that people can actually die from a broken heart. it has been proven 100% fact and I believe that's what happened with him is that his heart was so broken from those stupid false allegations that he completely just be couldn't take it anymore he was completely done U know the children of the world that he loved so much and to have these children that he loved and took care of and paid for their expenses and did so much for for them to go and be so cruel after everything he did frustrates me angers me I miss him so much it's been 11 years now or no excuse me 12 years now but he still has an impact on new artists today and that's wonderful a good song a true icon never dies he never died in my heart I love him with all my heart he's just too special to me but I just wanted to put my thoughts in there and I'd like to get a hold of Dieter Weisner if he's still live because this book isn't super new but it's not super old either and I'd like to be able to contact Dieter Weisner personally This is a hard one but I am very grateful that I was able to listen 2 this book I wish she was the one that told a story though I mean he did but he used someone else's voice I would have liked to have heard his voice personally what I do like is the actual recordings of the conversations between deer and Michael It was nice hearing his voice My hair is boys all the time but it's just nice still I'm really grateful that he's finally at peace and now his dad's with him and maybe they can you know reconcile things on the other side and I do remember exactly what I was doing the day he passed away so that statement was very true and he did influence everybody the whole world and still happening to this very day there's a bunch of people I guess you could call him groups that are millions and billions of fans that I am joined with and we just talk about him and honor him because he is someone that deserves to honor out of all the celebrities my personal painting is he's the one that really really deserved the good parts of becoming famous he deserved the love he deserved to build the by whatever he wanted because he actually earned it you know he didn't fake his music he didn't fake his singing he didn't fake his dancing he can't fake that so he really earned everything that he got positive wise and yeah the system 100% is what destroyed him there's no doubt the truth is that people can actually die from a broken heart that's a hundred percent fat and I believe that's what happened with him is that his heart was so broken from those stupid false allegations that it completely just he couldn't take it anymore he was completely done you know the children of the world he loves so much and to have these children that he loved and took care of and paid for their expenses and did so much for them to go and be so cruel after everything he did frustrates me and gross me I mean it's been 11 years now or no excuse me 12 years now but he still hasn't impacted on new artists today and that's wonderful a good song a true icon never dies he'll never die in my heart he's just too special to me but I just wanted to put my thoughts in there and I'd like to get a hold of Dieter Weisner if he still alive because this book has special meaning to me it is not super new but it's not super old and and I'd like to be able 2 contact Dieter Weisner personally I have a few things I want to talk to him about even if it's by email or letter you know nothing weird
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- sara donvito
- 02-01-23
Long Live The King
A Great Story By a Great Friend Michael will Live Forever His Music will Live forever ! Long Live The King
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- Cliente Amazon
- 09-15-23
A loving tribute to our Michael
Thank you for sharing loving memories and insights about Michael. Having been a fan for 32y, I could relate to lots of the moments that happend in public. It was nice to hear how it was from the inside and makes me wonder why can't people leave a great artist and human just to be. Why all the drama? Why can't we just let them live a normal life and just say hi when meet and move along? I miss him terribly and his music continues to be my saving boat. Whenever I hear his music on a radio, I know he is telling me that everything is going to be ok. Now he is up there for all of his family, friends and fans. With I L O V E YOU MOST!
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- Anonymous User
- 05-25-22
What the heck?
This audible is very poorly produced. I can’t believe the amount of errors in the production. You have voicemails that are being played that can’t be heard. Then you have voicemails being played over the narration.
If you know MJ nothing in this book will surprise you. The voicemails and the inside info about his business plans. The behind the scenes about his business acumen is great.
But the overall audible is in bad shape and needs correction. I feel like I should get my credit back because I didn’t get the entire book. Things missing and can’t be heard. Very frustrating
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- Gi_Da
- 11-30-23
Genuine
A voicemail of Michael’s was heard over Dieter’s words for a minute but overall I really enjoyed this
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- Dillon DeBoer
- 06-12-24
Michael from a friend
Loved these private stories of Michael from someone that seemed to truly care about Michael. We’ll never know all the truths about Michael’s life, but I do think this author takes great care to tell factual stories between him and Michael. What an amazing man he’d still be today. Thanks for the stories and memories!
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- Anonymous User
- 09-23-24
love this
liked hearing Michael's voice and history I love you Deter for all that you did for Michael and his family I love you MJj
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- Pendrel
- 03-12-21
manager Dieter did a wonderful job
the first book I read bout michael that someone close to him so honest so heartwarming tears
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- Chrissy
- 05-02-23
Feel real
Follow the money trail we will find the answers.. this book did have some direction...I hope MJ's family will never give up searching the answer for his death.
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- sharon difilippo
- 04-26-24
the voice recordings of Michael
I lost it is written by a German guy .. wish you had someone with a slight German accent as where's Michael fans are familiar with Dieter
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