- Hardcover: 192 pages
- Publisher: Headline (17 July 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0755360532
- ISBN-13: 978-0755360536
- Product Dimensions: 26.6 x 26.2 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
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- #45 in Books > Music, Stage & Screen > Music > Styles > Soul & Gospel
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Full of rare images and top-class photography it is a perfect tribute to an extraordinary man --The Sun
This book is the best Michael Jackson book I have ever seen, it's tasteful and elegantly published I give it 5 out of 5 stars! --David Hartnell
This book is the best Michael Jackson book I have ever seen, it's tasteful and elegantly published I give it 5 out of 5 stars! --David Hartnell
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With over 200 pictures and told in an uplifting manner, this is a celebration of one of the world's greatest-ever performers
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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
For any Michael Jackson fan that has been a fan since the early 80s (or even earlier), it's always difficult to pick out which reading material to recommend and which to avoid. Michael was one of the most divisive public figures in recent history and reading matter on him was positive and negative.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It promises to be a tribute to Michael and that's exactly what it is. No rumours, no innuendo, no nonsense. It's a beautifully laid out book and some of the photos are absolutely unbelievable. There are photos of him at his peak, during the 80s Victory and Bad tours, which are simply incredible and bring back great memories of the man in his prime.
The book takes you through Michael's career, from the start with his brothers to his stratospheric climb to solo megastardom. For many fans, one of the great fears was always 'how would history remember Michael Jackson' and, for most fans, they would have wanted history to remember him like this book remembers him - the greatest, most consummate artist of all time. A phenomenal songwriter - he wrote Don't Stop Till You Get Enough before he was 21 and Billie Jean before he was 24!! An incredible vocalist. An incredible dancer. An incredible showman. At his peak, he was everything. So it's nice to read him remembered for being just that. The book discusses Michael's final years but doesn't leave the reader with that as the final thought. After taking us through to Michael's untimely passing, the book goes back to "Michael Jackson The Performer" and reminds us all WHO and WHAT Michael Jackson was.
It's also full of trivia that, even as a seasoned fan, I'd either forgotten or wasn't aware of like what song from Off The Wall Michael referred to as sounding like a ''a conch shell's insides on a beach' and what Stevie Wonder song the Jackson 5 recorded backing vocals on (and was the last time they got to number one as the Jackson 5).
There are many tributes from fans around the world which shows the lengths that the publishers went to in order to reach out to the fans. Some of them will reduce you to tears... reading how much Michael Jackson meant to people around the world.
If you love Michael Jackson and care about his legacy and how he is remembered, this is the perfect book. Highly recommended. A beautiful book.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It promises to be a tribute to Michael and that's exactly what it is. No rumours, no innuendo, no nonsense. It's a beautifully laid out book and some of the photos are absolutely unbelievable. There are photos of him at his peak, during the 80s Victory and Bad tours, which are simply incredible and bring back great memories of the man in his prime.
The book takes you through Michael's career, from the start with his brothers to his stratospheric climb to solo megastardom. For many fans, one of the great fears was always 'how would history remember Michael Jackson' and, for most fans, they would have wanted history to remember him like this book remembers him - the greatest, most consummate artist of all time. A phenomenal songwriter - he wrote Don't Stop Till You Get Enough before he was 21 and Billie Jean before he was 24!! An incredible vocalist. An incredible dancer. An incredible showman. At his peak, he was everything. So it's nice to read him remembered for being just that. The book discusses Michael's final years but doesn't leave the reader with that as the final thought. After taking us through to Michael's untimely passing, the book goes back to "Michael Jackson The Performer" and reminds us all WHO and WHAT Michael Jackson was.
It's also full of trivia that, even as a seasoned fan, I'd either forgotten or wasn't aware of like what song from Off The Wall Michael referred to as sounding like a ''a conch shell's insides on a beach' and what Stevie Wonder song the Jackson 5 recorded backing vocals on (and was the last time they got to number one as the Jackson 5).
There are many tributes from fans around the world which shows the lengths that the publishers went to in order to reach out to the fans. Some of them will reduce you to tears... reading how much Michael Jackson meant to people around the world.
If you love Michael Jackson and care about his legacy and how he is remembered, this is the perfect book. Highly recommended. A beautiful book.
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I really enjoyed reading this book and accompanied with some brilliant photos. Not being a massive Jackson fan I was trying to get an honest insight into the life of a great artist and this book hit the mark. Being a very popular subject it is stands out well against other books on Michael Jackson helping the reader understand why he this man is considered a legend while being an excellent tribute to a great artist.
27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The photos are brilliant and such a great looking book. The tributes were very touching and made a fitting ending. As a Jackson fan it's great to read something that's obviously been put together by people who care so much about this publication.
Thanks to all involved.
Thanks to all involved.
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A Beautiful Book!
I have wanted this book since it was released last year but was put off by the fact that the date of Michael's death was choronicled as July 2009 in this book and not June 2009 and... Read more
Published 21 months ago by 2Angels
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This is a must have for your MJ collection. A truly beautiful book with the most stunning pictures of Michael you will ever find. Read more
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I bought a copy of this because it had some wonderful pictures on a large page, hard back book - these were thrilling. Read more
Published on 25 Oct 2009 by coffeeofacoffee
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of a very special ,kind and gentle man
Michael Jackson
of a very special ,kind and gentle man
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Published on 10 Oct 2009 by J. Howarth
what can i say
The king of pop such a sad loss of a master, and this book is somthing to treasure
Published on 9 Oct 2009 by S. I. G. Scarrott
Well published, nice photos, enough text, a bit incomplete
It is a book well edited, with beautiful photos, although I have found a bit incomplete and short in text. The tributes are touching.
Published on 28 Sep 2009 by Maria Teresa Sanchez Romo
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