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Michael Jackson: 1958-2009
Grand Central Publishing
August 2009
On Sale: August 9, 2009
Featuring: Michael Jackson
80 pages
ISBN: 1603201300
EAN: 9781603201308
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Photography
From this book's first chapter: "To be able to float free,
with gravity exerting no impact. To live in Neverland. To be
idolized-to be loved-by millions around the world. "These seem completely unreasonable dreams. But from a boy
from Gary, Indiana, who was special from the first, they
became more than dreams. They became fundamental needs. And
they were achieved during a lifetime that was stunning in
its highs and lows, and that was, ultimately, far, far too
short. "Far too short and, more sadly still, perhaps poised for a
triumphant next chapter. We will never know." While that is true-we will never know-we can revisit and
celebrate that extraordinary life, and we do so in words and
pictures in this special commemorative book. Although
Michael Jackson lived just 50 years, he spent the great
majority of that time in the public eye. We loved his as a
boy, radiating joy and dancing up a storm in the Jackson 5,
his falsetto tenor pouring forth from car radios coast to
coast. We were subsequently thrilled by his reinvention as
the biggest pop star on the planet, with "Billie Jean" and
"Beat It" blasting from boom boxes around the world. The best pictures from each era are here. As you would
expect, LIFE magazine, then the country's preeminent photo
journal, was onto the Jackson 5 story early-in fact, we put
the family on our cover when Michael was still a lad. He
made the cover several more times, and he allowed LIFE
exclusive access to his private California sanctum called
Neverland. We have combed through our archives and found all
the famous shots as well as several surprises, including
never-before-seen pictures that show the boy and then the
man in an unguarded, personal way. Also, we have taken the
best from the portfolios of the world's top rock 'n' roll
photographers and created, we think, a complete picture of
this endlessly compelling entertainer. Michael Jackson was, like Sinatra, Elvis, the Beatles and
few others, a celebrity who not only made us smile but
changed the culture-who altered the way that we looked and
behaved. In this book, we relive his thrilling life and
times, which were our time too.
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