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Copyright © 2014 by Zack O’Malley Greenburg

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Greenburg, Zack O’Malley.

Michael Jackson, Inc.: the rise, fall, and rebirth of a billion-dollar empire /

 Zack O’Malley Greenburg.

   pages cm

  Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Jackson, Michael, 1958–2009—Finance, Personal. 2. Popular music— Economic aspects—United States. I. Title.

 ML420.J175G75 2014

 782.42166092—dc23        2013045449

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ISBN 978-1-4767-0596-5

ISBN 978-1-4767-0638-2 (ebook)