{"product_id":"9780786751563","title":"The Michael Jackson Tapes: A Tragic Icon Reveals His Soul in Intimate Conversation","description":"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 \u003ci\u003eThe Michael Jackson Tapes\u003c\/i\u003e. 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Michael Jackson Tapes,\u003c\/i\u003e 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.","brand":"Da Capo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47118676066544,"sku":"9780786751563","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780786751563_p0.jpg?v=1763661340","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780786751563","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}