Michael Jackson: The World Says Goodbye to the King of Pop

by Whitman Publishing

This collection of photographs and condolences pays tribute to Michael Jackson, his career and his fans. Photos from the King of Pop s childhood will bring back memories, the concert images will move you just like his music does, and scenes of mourning fans will illustrate the love and adoration he enjoyed around the world. This book is a celebration of Michael s life.

128 pages, Paperback

First published July 2, 2009

Reviews

[Kaye Cloutman · Rating 5 out of 5]

As I flip through the first pages of this book, I realize how much of Michael Jackson’s childhood was given to others, how it had always been about pleasing and performing for other people. Like most, I had the choice and the privilege to live and enjoy my youth, he did not. It has been three months since we lost one of the greatest entertainers in music history, and I may be in denial because I can’t get over the feeling he’s still alive and preparing for his big comeback concert out there, somewhere. It doesn’t matter what has been said about him or what he was accused of, because they were not really proven anyway, The World Says Goodbye to The King of Pop is proof of how a person can single-handedly touch the world with his music and his message. This collection of words of sympathy and images pays tribute to the King of Pop, his contribution, and his career. Michael may have been a very peculiar or eccentric person to some, but some of us also fail to recognize his involvement in global humanitarian missions and how his music and dance changed and moved the world. From the emergence of makeshift memorials in places like London, Japan, Hollywood, Hong Kong, Italy and Sweden to the colossal performance of a “Thriller tribute” of the Filipino inmates of Cebu Provincial Detention in the Philippines, I am sure no one will be able to elucidate the magic that Michael possessed. This read is like attending his funeral.

Goodbye Michael… I can only believe that you are finally doing your real moon walk up there. You are a true legend and your legacy lives on in our hearts. You are truly missed.