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Jermaine Jackson
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Book Description

13 Sep 2011

‘This is the truth as we know it. I have read so much about what people think they know about Michael, but this is about what really happened.’ Jermaine Jackson

You Are Not Alone is an intimate, loving portrait of Michael Jackson, illuminating the private man like never before. It is an invitation into Michael’s real character, private insights and hidden feelings: the innermost thoughts of a fiercely private individual.

Jermaine Jackson knew Michael like only a brother can. In You Are Not Alone Jermaine brings light to the man behind the mask of superstardom, an identity that has lingered in the shadows for too long. You Are Not Alone is a celebration of the real Michael: the boy who shared a tiny bunkbed with Jermaine at 2300 Jackson Street, Gary, Indiana; the brother with whom Jermaine shared laughter, tears and memories; the boy who would grow up to become a legend.

Raw, honest and incredibly moving, You Are Not Alone is also a sophisticated, no-holds-barred examination of Michael Jackson, aimed at fostering a true and final understanding of who he was and what shaped him. This is Michael Jackson--the human, not the legend--through a brother’s eyes.

If you love Michael Jackson, this is the only book you will want to read.

If you think you know the Michael Jackson story, it’s time to think again.


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  • Hardcover: 464 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins (13 Sep 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0007435665
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007435661
  • Product Dimensions: 16.5 x 24.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 168,213 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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`Poignant... Convincing... an honest account.' --Telegraph

`Jermaine's love for his brother clearly shines through in his book. His memories are described with great intimacy and detail. I was pleased that it wasn't simply a glossy one-dimensional portrait, but instead wrestles with complexities and tackles all the controversies. The resulting narrative contains moments of triumph and joy as well as some regret, disappointment, sadness and indignation. It feels real. I've read just about everything written on MJ, and You Are Not Alone belongs among the best.' --Joe Vogel, author of Man in the Music: The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson

`Anyone can write about their working relationship or their association with Michael, but looking Through a Brother's Eyes broadens the perspective of a compelling and complex individual, publicly celebrating his life and art as a court of law puts together the pieces of his controversial death. Highly Recommended.' --Melody Charles, Soultracks

"One of the reasons I wrote the book was so that my words would stand for themselves, in context," says Jermaine... "one change of context showed how one inaccuracy can snowball and how myths are made. I sat back and thought 'This is what Michael faced all the time'." --Interview with Jermaine Jackson by Charles Thomson, Huffington Post

`[Jermaine argues his case about Michael] with patient conviction.' --Mail on Sunday

`Quite educational, even for a dedicated fan... We finally have a biography of Michael Jackson that isn't distorted by tabloid innuendo and misinformation. Jermaine portrays Michael as a human being... An extraordinary, wonderful one.' --Stephanie H for MJTruthNow

`I picked up the book for the train home... and put it down at 1am. It was the most extraordinary read' --Chris Tarrant, Radio 2

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"Michael was standing beside me, looking into the dark from our bedroom window as the snow fell and settled on Christmas Eve night. He looked sad. I can see myself now, looking down at him, feeling that same sadness too. Then he started to sing." Jermaine Jackson

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45 of 46 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Written with a lot of heart 13 Sep 2011
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I wasn't sure what to expect from this book, but I must admit that I'm very pleasantly surprised at how reflective and honest Jermaine has seemed to be. Although there are things I think he omits for privacy, he does delve much deeper into the reality of their life back in Gary and in Motown, much more intimately and sensitively and with more heart than I think I've ever read anyone else speak about it before.

As a huge MJ fan I wasn't sure there would be much here that would be new for me, but there's a lot here I didn't know or the things that are known are in more in depth from his perspective.

Some very nice turns of phrase and the love he has for his brother shines through from almost every page. As someone who was initially very skeptical about Jermaine writing a book about his brother, I can't deny I'm surprised and moved by a lot of what Jermaine says.

He also goes out of his way to try and explain and give depth to some of the "eccentricities" in Michael's life and about the extortion attempt in 1993 and the mess of the trial in 2005.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST READ 22 Sep 2011
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Pease,anyone tempted to buy this,please do. This isn't Jermaine in any way cashing in on his brother's death,it's one brother writng about another with such love and meaning it's hard to put down.
This isn't just another book about the life and career of the brilliant entertainer that was MICHAEL JACKSON,it's a truely stunning honest book on what michael the person was like,from someone who knows,someone who was by his side for years throughout heartbreak,depseration,trauma and laughter. Jermains touching words of his memories paint a brilliant picture. Where as most books give us an outline of who MICHAEL was,this colours in that outline with all the necessary colours. As i'm sure many reviewers of this book will tell you,this book will make you smile,laugh,curse and cry. It takes you through so many emotions,it has a -this is how it is- feel,rather than a -this is how i believe it is-one,and what Jermaine doesn't know for certain he's not shy in admitting,but gives his honest theory. If you are thinking Jeramine might be using this as a cunning platform to sell his own music,you're wrong. Yes he mentions his career and songs but only to explain what was going on for everyone at that time. This gives you a real insight about THE JACKSON 5,THE JACKSONS,solo careers,MICHEL's surge in fame and the trill of performing aswell as what their father was and is really like and JERMAINE isn't shy in saying how he thought MICHAEL saw his dad differently than him. This also talks about those sordid cases that damaged MICAHEL's career and even his mind,stating things that i'm sure even a lot of fans didn't know and explaining how the media liked to leave certain things out of the stories doing the rounds at the time. JERMAINE isn't even shy in talking about MICHAEL's plastic surgery,but as he says -so what? Indeed.
I would say this is a must have for MICHAEL JACKSON fans,i would also say to anyone who would like a bit more information on what MICHAEL was like behind the mask,his life and devastating death,this will open you eyes and hopefully your mind. Cynics can speculate all they like,but JERMAINE should know the truth,he was there after all.
Yes,MICHAEL JACKSON was a brilliant showman,yes,MICHAEL JACKSON did do things a little differently,yes,MICHAEL JACKSON was a name that got lovers and haters talking,but as JERMAINE explains,MICHAEL JACKSON was his brother. And this is a beautiful and honest account of a truely remarkable and yet quite normal person. We miss you MICHAEL. Thank you JERMAINE.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars you are not alone 18 Sep 2011
Format:Hardcover
when i started reading this book i was hoping to find an honest, down to earth view of life as a member of the jackson family, and that is exactly what i found.
from the outset i found this to be wonderfully easy to read and hard to put down, i found myself both laughing and crying, both charmed and saddened, and it has really made me think about not just their lives but my own too, the events that happened to me and shaped me into the person i am today, and why.
having read michaels book many years ago, i find it beautifully refreshing to have another view of life as it was for them, as jermaine put it everyone will have their own version of the same story aswell as their own to tell.
it has always saddened me that media and the vast majority of people had michael completely wrong, they forgot to see the person behind the image and this goes a way to showing that real person i knew was there.
so my thanks to jermaine for sharing with us his story and a small piece of his life.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good read, especially when looking at the early years and career of...
When I got given this book because of my interest in Michael Jackson I didn't know what to think; I've seen Jermaine on TV promoting the book and in my honest opinion didn't think... Read more
Published 2 months ago by JJB
5.0 out of 5 stars I love MJ
I'm loving this book, I'm about a third of the way through and it's so entertaining and enlightening. Read more
Published 3 months ago by J. Coulton
5.0 out of 5 stars A loving portrait of an exceptionally gifted, beautiful human being -...
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4.0 out of 5 stars One of the very very few Michael Jackson books worth reading!
This book gives a very clear and true portrayal of Michael, free from tabloid junks. This book to much extent humanizes Michael, and shows the other side of Michael which was... Read more
Published 5 months ago by MJ
4.0 out of 5 stars FRANK AND ENJOYABLE READ
YOU ARE NOT ALONE IS A BOOK I LOOKED TO READ AS SOON AS IT WAS AVAILABLE ,I HAVE MOONWALKER AND MANY OF THE VARIOUS BOOKS ABOUT MICHEAL JACKSON ,THIS BOOK IS DIFFERENT FROM THE... Read more
Published 6 months ago by blkisraeliteking
4.0 out of 5 stars An honest and Frank biography
I have always been a fan of Michael Jackson so looked forward to reading this biography from his brother, Jermaine. Read more
Published 9 months ago by S J Keeler
2.0 out of 5 stars Doubts
This book could have been so beautiful!
I was really looking forward in buying and reading it.
Unfortunately, after reading "only" a few pages, I did found some untrue... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Iris176
2.0 out of 5 stars A pitiful effort really
Maybe cathartic for Jermaine writing this (it's certainly proved profitable for him), but to genuine hardcore MJ fans, it's worthless and tells us almost nothing we don't know. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Queeny PYT
5.0 out of 5 stars With Michael we're all not alone
Ahh, this book was a breath of fresh air, away from all the tabloid speculation about the myth of the man. Read more
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