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NEW BOOK- Defending a king----by Dr. Karen Moriarty

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Hello everyone,

Here's a new book that honours both Michael Jackson's "greatness and goodness" exploring many facets of his life and emphasizing on his philanthropy!

The web site states-

A comprehensive in-depth portrayal of Michael Jackson, Defending a King-his life and legacy reveals new information and unique insights into the "king of a man".

Read about

why what he didn't know did hurt him;
why Michael Jackson was not a recluse;
why he became nomadic after his 2005 trial;
why he wore those masks and disguises;
why he veiled his children in public--the real reason;
why he was tormented after being acquitted on fourteen charges of alleged criminal behavior involving children;
why he became a moving target for lawsuits of all kinds;
why his financial empire was crumbling;
why he always kept millions of dollars in cash within arm's reach.

Discover

how he was heterosexual, with girlfriends and secret dates (neither gay nor deviant);
how he really spent his time, how he fathered his kids, and where he went during those last four mysterious years of his life;
how he struggled with insomnia and anguished over his sleeplessness;
how Michael was both rich and poor at the same time;
how he was always guided by a wholesome, committed love for children around the world and how that really played out behind the scenes;
how Michael's defense attorneys, Thomas Mesereau and Susan Yu, discarded the "rule book" at what was the most covered trial in world history;
how the Conrad Murray trial savaged MIchael as the victim and blamed him for his own death even though it was ruled a homicide by the coroner and other experts;
how, especially in America, Michael Jackson was misunderstood, underestimated, and undervalued;
how Michael remains a prophet, missionary, and ambassador around the globe.

http://defendingaking.com/about.htm

It looks very promising! Positive books about Michael must always be encouraged and I'm looking forward to it! :)
 
Comment from a fan( I hope she won't mind my sharing:)) -

"After exploring her website I am interested to read her book. Dr. Moriarty seems genuinely interested in changing the focus off of the media's perception of Michael to a factual and truthful perception. She interviewed Thomas Mesereau, David Norhdal, Larry Nimmer, a childhood friend of Michael's, Mike Garcia, a president of a fan club, and Rev. June Gatlin.

Thomas Mesereau said this about her book, "If you want an eye-opening portrayal of the real Michael Jackson—delivered in a rare blend of disclosure, respect, insight, and passion—this is it!

She obviously spent a lot of time in research and providing compassion and understanding for Michael. Her book is worth the read based on the people interviewed in the book and what is written on her website."
 
Oh yes, I agee Ankita! Sounds promising and...another source for my bio as well. Someday, someday...I will write and hope to publish, yet another biography of him. Just a fair, objective, beautifully written book from a fan's (or soldier in his Army of Love) viewpoint. :wink:
 
Thanks for this information. :flowers:
This book should make for interesting reading. :yes:
 
I know Dr. Karen Moriarity on Facebook and she is very genuine and sincere in her love for Michael and helping the world to understand who he really was. She wrote another book on Michael Jackson which I have in my possession so I cannot wait for this book to come out! This promises to be good reading! I know what to ask for my birthday which is coming up soon!
( She uses another name on Facebook and I won't divulge her alias)
 
very excited to hear about this, finally a book that addresses the REAL Michael (at at least we hope so!)
 
Could anyone share the background of Dr. Karen Moriaty? Who is she? Did she know Michael personally? Did she have conversations with Michael?

The above description makes it appear that she's sharing facts.

I'm not suggesting she's not truthful. She can be totaling genuine. But, I hope she makes it clear in her book that she's just giving her points of view, so readers won't be misled.
 
Positively Michael did a podcast with her a couple of weeks ago: http://positivelymichael.podbean.co...velymichael-interview-with-dr-karen-moriarty/

I liked what I heard. She sounds intelligent, and in a book of this sort that's the most important factor.

What I got from the podcast:
She is a psychologist and a fan. She attempts to "explain" Michael to people, and tries to do it very delicately (without sounding like she knows what was in his head). She didn't know Michael personally, but she drew on various sources whom she interviewed, including the bodyguards, Michael's spiritual adviser, David Nordahl, Larry Nimmer, and others (I forgot who else). She has exclusive info from these sources, especially about his last 5 years. She initially started helping the bodyguards with their book back in 2010, but then they didn't see things the same way, and she decided to embark on her own project.
 
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morinen said:
Positively Michael did a podcast with her a couple of weeks ago: http://positivelymichael.podbean.co...velymichael-interview-with-dr-karen-moriarty/I liked what I heard. She sounds intelligent, and in a book of this sort that's the most important factor.What I got from the podcast:She is a psychologist and a fan. She attempts to "explain" Michael to people. She didn't know Michael personally, but she drew on various sources whom she interviewed, including the bodyguards, Michael's spiritual adviser, Larry Nimmer, and others (I forgot whom). She initially started helping the bodyguards with their book back in 2010, but then they didn't see things the same way, and she decided to embark on her own project.
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I see. Thanks. I have always enjoy Pos Mike's podcast. This sounds like an interesting read. But, readers should be reminded that the book is about Dr. Moriaty's viewpoints and conclusions, which aren't necessarily the truth or the real answers to the above questions.
 
love is magical said:
I see. Thanks. I have always enjoy Pos Mike's podcast. This sounds like an interesting read. But, readers should be reminded that the book is about Dr. Moriaty's viewpoints and conclusions, which aren't necessarily the truth or the real answers to the above questions.
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I hope she makes that clear. That, in fact, is my biggest concern with this book :)
 
It´s a book with her opinion then.
She could be right sometimes but got it wrong sometimes.
It might be good with positive books, but I don´t trust it to be the whole truth about Michael Jackson.
 
Nobody knows the whole truth about Michael Jackson :)
 
morinen;3572167 said:
Nobody knows the whole truth about Michael Jackson :)
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I´m sure there are things in Michael´s life he had forgotten about, so even Michael himself didn´t know the whole truth.:)
 
This is the lady that the "MJ bodyguards" from facebook was talking about. The person that stole there information.

this is from their facebook page

a fan wrote

Jeanann Leone
Guys- I heard a Dr. Moriarity is publishing her book, "In Defense of A King"- almost the same title as your book. I understand she is the one who worked with you and stole your information. This is what was posted on a forum in which I participate in when the person who brought the book to our intention and was asked if Moriarty was the one who worked with you: "Yes, she was working with them for a while, but the direction of the book was not going as she envisioned it should be going. The split was amicable, as long as she didn't use stuff from previous conversations with them. Tom Mesereau met and spoke with her more than once. He has endorsed the book.

"If you want an eye-opening portrayal of the real Michael Jackson-delivered
in a rare blend of disclosure, respect, insight, and passion-this is it!"
- Thomas A. Mesereau, Jr."

I wonder if Tom Mesereau knew how deceptive she was with you guys? I bet if he was, he wouldn't be supportive of her and the book.

I emailed her and told her that her book title was almost exactly the same as yours is going to be, and that it would cause misunderstandings because people might buy her book thinking it was yours. She told me she copyrighted the title in April. One of the ladies on our forum says you cannot copyright a title of a book. Now, she could have copyrighted the whole book, I don't know.

I see on her website there is a picture of her with Mike Garcia. Is this why he has split off from your group?

This just makes me sick as you guys have been working so long and hard in trying to bring this book to fruition. I hope you still plan on publishing. I noticed the last comment you all made was tht it was done and you were just waiting to get permission to use a few names in the book. Do you have a publishing date?
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Jeanann Leone Bodyguards- Where are you? You don't have a response to let us know if this is true or not? Is
December 24, 2011 at 11:57pm · Like
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and they answered.

MJs Bodyguards Yes it's true!
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strange but it looks like she stole the title of the expecting book from MJ bodyguards.

edit: haven't read the post above. Aprilmay thanks for clarifying
 
This talk about "stealing information" sounds a bit weird. What is this, a state secret?

They had more than enough time to release a book - and they haven't. I've long since given up waiting. Now a book is finally out, which is a progress, as far as I am concerned. And to be honest, I'd rather have it written by someone with academic degree than by people who specialize in security.
 
morinen said:
This talk about "stealing information" sounds a bit weird. What is this, a state secret?

They had more than enough time to release a book - and they haven't. I've long since given up waiting. Now a book is finally out, which is a progress, as far as I am concerned. And to be honest, I'd rather have it written by someone with academic degree than by people who specialize in security.
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Dead.

Another book....? SMDH!!! Michael is the gift that keeps on giving...
 
That bodyguard book is now gonna be negative and full of crap anyway. frankly the other book sounds like a shrink trying to read mjs mind both are as bad as each other.*yawn*
 
as long as some book haven't release and an author didn't give a permission to use the info from his book i suppose yes it's a secret. i'm not sure did she steal any information from them or not but this title incident looks not good for me.
 
I think I'll wait until someone here does one of the typically excellent summaries/reviews and reserve judgment until then. :wink:

It sounds like a good book, but many of these topics we know all about. Besides, fans have a lot of the information that will probably be canvassed in this to varying degrees (and things about Michael's personal life, while certainly sparking interest :p, are for him and the relevant parties to know and not anyone else - I'm always wary of books/articles that go down that track, whether with the right intentions or otherwise). I'd hazard a guess that some in the fan community know more than what this will contain (if there are any new 'insights' in it, which we don't know yet). MITM has set a great trend for positive books on Michael so I'm hopeful this continues it, but for now I'll wait and see.
 
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as long as some book haven't release and an author didn't give a permission to use the info from his book i suppose yes it's a secret.
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Nope. If she had stolen the actual text, it would have been a crime, but they accuse her of stealing information. In other words, she talked to them, they told her things, she mentioned them in the book. It's not illegal; in fact, it's what all journalists and writers of non-fictional books do.

If the guys wanted exclusivity, they should have made her sign an NDA before spilling stories.
 
mmm~~ It's sounds interesting of the this woman and the bodyguards.

For the book, I am not quite interested in this kind of book. People trying to read MJ's mind or whatever even though she might be a good specialist. I just don't like the idea people analyze another people's behavior or mind and write a book. Maybe I would change my mind after the book is released.

For the split of the bodyguards, it seemed that they didn't agree with each other and one departed. I don't like what they said during the Murray trial. Lots of ignorant comments. As for this Dr. stealing their info, mm~~~interesting. What's that supposed to mean? This book sounds like psychological analysis book and I thought the bodyguard's book would just be story telling book. It's wierd~~~
 
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Nope. If she had stolen the actual text, it would have been a crime, but they accuse her of stealing information. In other words, she talked to them, they told her things, she mentioned them in the book. It's not illegal; in fact, it's what all journalists and writers of non-fictional books do.

If the guys wanted exclusivity, they should have made her sign an NDA before spilling stories.
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if smb doesn't see what's wrong with using information (sure it was private and exclusive) from other people without their permission publically in books or films or anywhere else i can't help it.
i don't care will they publish their book or it's all just talking for public attention. they did talk too much and all storys about their book sounds just like a corny joke. but i don't like if smb knows me writing a book than takes some storys or info i'm gonna use in my book and shared in private and than publishes it not asking me. and even use my expecting title. that's what looks weird. it's the question of faith and honesty.

but talking generally as i see when most of people have a deal with MJ issue they have no clue about it
 
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It seems that everyone who is or has wrote a book bout mj clamis they "know" mj. The problem is no one knows what thoughts or fears went in mjs mind expect the man himself and without mj here to defend himself , its hard to tell what is truth & what isnt. Thats why i barely trust anyone who writes a book bout him-even if it is by someone who knew him over the years


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Mike Garcia who dropped out of the trio of bodyguards who has a book coming out about Michael said this.


Mike Garcia


Dear Michael Jackson Fans,


it is brought to my attention that Dr. Karen Moriarty has published a book called "Defending A King". Dr Moriarty for most of last year, sent me letters, called my house multiple times, offered thousands of dollars for info that others have accepted, and tried to corner me at the MJ Fan Conventions.


She has a chapter in her book titled "Protecting Mr Jackson" and that information has not been given by me as others have.


In no way, shape or form did i EVER accepted or responded to any of her advancements and always remained loyal to what I was apart of.


I am not apart of this book and DO NOT endorse it.


Michael Jackson, Defending a King ~ His Life Legacy, Trial of Dr Conrad Murrary


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Michael Jackson, Defending a King ~ His Life Legacy, Trial of Dr Conrad Murrary
Mike Garcia Thank you everyone..@Ty she took that picture at the convention before she introduced herself. My publicist, Lelani Clark is contacting her to remove it. One example of what Mr Jackson went thru.
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http://www.amazon.com/Defending-Kin...0314/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325740752&sr=8-1

Okay, it finally showed up on Amazon as 'out of print' and 'limited availability'. So, the ebook is gonna be on Amazon- but the print version has to be purchased through the website? For 27.95? That's hefty when you can't take a sneak peek inside. How's that going to work as a Kindle book where it became the norm for the first chapter to be delivered for free?
There's also no preview on the other website.

http://www.buybooksontheweb.com/peek.aspx?id=6651

By the way, this is not a complaint toward the quality of a book I haven't read- as a customer I am just merely annoyed at the hoops ones has to jump through.
I know that many authors rather sell directly because of Amazon fees- but it's somewhat annoying to be jump searching like this- just from a customer viewpoint.

The rest of this story just sounds confusing at best. Sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen.
 
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