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Jackie: Public, Private, Secret Kindle Edition
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
From the New York Times bestselling author of Jackie, Janet & Lee comes a fresh and often startling look at the life of the legendary former first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
Based on hundreds of interviews with friends, family, and lovers over a thirty-year period—as well as previously unreleased material from the JFK Library—Kennedy historian J. Randy Taraborrelli paints an unforgettable new portrait of a woman whose flaws and contradictions only serve to make her even more iconic. “I have three lives,” Jackie told a former lover, “public, private and secret.” In this revealing biography, readers will become intimately familiar with all three.
New insights from the book include:
· Jackie’s cold feet before her wedding to Jack Kennedy and her secret plan to avoid moving into the White House with him.
· Jackie's plan to meet with the woman with whom her husband, Aristotle Onassis, was again having an affair, Maria Callas…and why, in the end, she decided against it.
· The truth about the nude photos of Jackie which scandalized her in the 1970s…and which family member had betrayed her by selling them.
· Her unusual relationship with Maurice Templesman, which was never what outsiders believed it to be.
· The never-before-reported, last-ditch efforts to save Jackie’s life with experimental cancer treatments, and the doctor who wouldn’t risk jail time in order to treat her.
Decades after her death and over sixty years after the assassination of President Kennedy, Jackie delivers the last word on one of the most famous women in the world.
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherSt. Martin's Press
- Publication dateJuly 18, 2023
- File size29328 KB
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"A bombshell new book." ―People magazine
"In historian J. Randy Taraborrelli's bombshell of a book, 'Jackie: Public, Private, Secret,' his meticulous and in-depth research shows not only the Jackie beloved by the world, but also the complexities and contradictions of her 'fairy tale' life." ―HuffPost
"Taraborrelli’s nearly 25 years of research and interviewing sheds new light on every phase of Jacqueline Bouvier’s life . . . An absorbing and comprehensive account of one of the most remarkable women of the 20th century." ―Kirkus Reviews
"Readable and deeply researched, [Jackie] is a refreshingly complex portrait of a woman too often defined by her relationships with men. Readers who enjoyed the author’s other Kennedy biographies will not be able to put this down." ―Publishers Weekly
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- ASIN : B0B9KXCD1S
- Publisher : St. Martin's Press (July 18, 2023)
- Publication date : July 18, 2023
- Language : English
- File size : 29328 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 511 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #53,075 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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About the author
J. RANDY TARABORRELLI is the author of more than twenty biographies, seventeen of which have become New York Times' bestsellers including his latest, "Jackie - Public, Private, Secret," which was featured on the cover of "People" magazine (July 2023). After Taraborrelli's book-launching appearances on "Good Morning America," and "Nightline," "Jackie," debuted on The New York Times Bestseller List (August 6, 2023) at number three!
Some of Taraborrelli's other New York Times' bestsellers include "Jackie, Janet & Lee - The Secret Lives of Janet Auchincloss and her daughters, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill," "Call Her Miss Ross," "Sinatra - Behind the Legend," "Madonna - An Intimate Biography," "Jackie, Ethel, Joan - Women of Camelot," "Elizabeth," (a biography of Elizabeth Taylor); "The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe" "After Camelot - A Personal History of the Kennedy Family 1968 to the Present," "Once Upon a Time - Behind the Fairy Tale of Princess Grace & Prince Rainier," and "Michael Jackson - The Magic, The Madness, The Whole Story."
Taraborrelli's best seller, "After Camelot," was produced as a successful miniseries for the ReelzChannel, starring Katie Holmes as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Matthew Perry as Ted Kennedy. Taraborrelli was one of the Executive Producers, as were Holmes and Perry. It is available here on Amazon. A previous book about the Kennedys - "Jackie, Ethel, Joan - Women of Camelot" was a highly-rated miniseries for NBC, starring Jill Hennesey as Jackie and Lauren Holly as Ethel. That show, too, is available on Amazon.
J. Randy's national best seller, "The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe" was also the basis of a miniseries of the same name for Lifetime, starring Susan Sarandon, Kelli Garner, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Emily Watson. It aired to critical acclaim in 2015 and garnered 17 award nominations and, of course, is available on Amazon.
For many years, J. Randy Taraborrelli has been seen promoting his books on national television shows such as "Good Morning America," "Today," "CBS This Morning," "Entertainment Tonight" and "Inside Edition" as well as many programs for CNN, Fox and MSNBC. He has also been a correspondent for many international publications such as "The Daily Mail," "Telegraph," "Hello!" and "Paris Match." In addition, Taraborrelli is a CBS News consultant and, in that capacity, covered the Michael Jackson trial in Santa Maria for the network. He also anchored Jackson's funeral for CBS with Katie Couric.
More recently, J. Randy has expanded his talent into television writing. He's currently adapting several of his books as exciting TV series, including "The Hiltons," "Once Upon a Time," and his latest, "Jackie - Public, Private, Secret."
J. Randy's website can be found at: JRandyTaraborrelli.com
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Before reading the book, I admired Jacqueline Kennedy. My impression was that she was an educated, sophisticated woman. Assuming that the book is an accurate depiction of her, she was a vapid gold digger who was incapable of complex thought.
This book has inspired me to read other books about her to help me decide which assessment is correct.
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With his new #1 seller (I’m sure it will be) Jackie
Public, Private, Secret he lets us further inside her extraordinary world. Uncovering different aspects of her life the Public, the Private, the secret. Just started reading it and like any Taraborrelli book I can’t put it down.
I recommend all 5 of the Kennedy books!!!
Plus read further and look for J. Randy Taraborrelli books most are here on Amazon…
Once again Randy thanks for another great read…
Canadian Boy obsessed with Jackie Kennedy.
Reviewed in Canada on July 27, 2023
With his new #1 seller (I’m sure it will be) Jackie
Public, Private, Secret he lets us further inside her extraordinary world. Uncovering different aspects of her life the Public, the Private, the secret. Just started reading it and like any Taraborrelli book I can’t put it down.
I recommend all 5 of the Kennedy books!!!
Plus read further and look for J. Randy Taraborrelli books most are here on Amazon…
Once again Randy thanks for another great read…
Canadian Boy obsessed with Jackie Kennedy.