Michael Jackson

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by Dafydd Rees, Luke Crampton

A star from the age of 11, Michael Jackson s unrivalled success spanned five decades beginning with his brothers in the Jackson 5 in 1968, through a solo Motown career as a teen-idol in the early 70s (when he concurrently fronted the maturing Jacksons), and as a remarketed pop genius from the 1980s on. While the success of Thriller, the best-selling album in history, would not have been possible without production maestro Quincy Jones, Jackson s combined abilities as a supreme vocalist, dance provocateur, music video pioneer, songwriter and live performer simply know no equal. As an entertainer he was, above all, a perfectionist. As a human being he was, above all, an imperfectionist - unable and unwilling to live a normal life. Perhaps more than any other icon, Jackson s music magically transcended race, geography, sex, genre, age and color - a remarkable achievement for a shy, troubled boy who never grew up. While his untimely death in June 2009 shook the world, it is Jackson s musical legacy which will rock the world for generations to come. In this book, the equal triumph and tragedy of his extraordinary journey is objectively revealed through a unique visual and narrative chronology.

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Marsten · Rating 4 out of 5]

- Una bona manera de llegir una biografia d'ell de forma cronològica, linial, ben ordenada i molt atractiva que pel seu petit format és ideal per dur per tot arreu.
- Com ja és habitual amb aquesta editorial: gran relació qualitat-preu! 7 euros i escaig per un bon llibre.
- Una biografia més assumible i atractiva de llegir de cop que l'anterior cronologia que tinc. És de lectura amena, molt ràpida i magníficament il•lustrada amb grans fotos que lliguen a la perfecció amb el text.
- Aquesta biografia no es posiciona en cap sentit sobre la figura del MJ i simplement es dedica a citar dates i fets, sense cap opinió personal de l’autor o l’editorial.
- Conforme avança el llibre els intervals entre les dates s’escurça arribant al punt més exhaustiu a la dècada dels 90. Després es tornen a espaiar altre cop.
- De vegades s’aprofita una data per citar algun fet anterior o posterior a la mateixa, complementant més si cap aquesta biografia.
- Com a crítica us diria que potser es centren massa en els múltiples premis que ha anat rebent i menys en la seva vida professional o privada.

En resum, una molt bona biografia de butxaca que sense gran esforç ni temps et dona una visió generalista de la vida del Michael Jackson de forma objectiva i ordenada.

[janie love · Rating 5 out of 5]

not bad

[Jem · Rating 3 out of 5]

quotations from M.J., pictures, and in three languages made it a great read for passing the work shift...

[Ibrahim · Rating 5 out of 5]

The biography Micheal Jackson was written by the famous author Carl W Hart. Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana on August 19, 1958. Michael's father who was called Joe Jackson worked as a school teacher. His mother was called Katherine. She took care of the family and her younger children. Michael's parents loved music. His dad played guitar and his mother played the piano. When days passed, all of the Jackson family were confident to play and study music. Michael’s father knew that his children were very gifted in playing music. He experienced that they could become flourishing in music. So they changed the name of the band to the Jackson 5 and began playing their music all around town, and they won several talent shows. They released more number one singles like “The Love You Save”, “ABC”, and “I'll Be There”. Michael Jackson was becoming well-known. Michael was just a childwhen he became famous. He didn't get to have fun with other kids and felt like he never had a childhood. He released several more albums including Bad , Dangerous, HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I and Invincible. Michael died of a heart attack on June 25, 2009 when was fifty years old. This amazing biography talks about Michael Jackson’t life during birth to death, and has very interesting information and picture that help the reader understand more about his life.


Michael Jackson completely revolutionized music with his singing and dancing. He is still one of the greatest selling artists of all time. He may have gone completely crazy later in life, but in his prime, he was the greatest thing happening in music. Michael Jackson began playing his music all around town, and they won several talent shows. They released more number one singles like “The Love You Save”, “ABC”, and “I'll Be There”. He was the best selling artist in the United States for 2009, the year of his death. Around 35 million of his albums were sold worldwide in the 12 months after he died. What I like about Michael Jackson is that he composed many albums and song that I really enjoy mostly the song Thriller since I really like to listen scary songs and watching scary movies. If I met Michael Jackson than I would ask hime countless questions. The first question will bewhat inspied you to become a amous singer and dancer. The second question will be why did you change your skin color from black to white. And the third and final question will be if he can teach me some dance moves.


I would recommend this amazing biography to all students and teachers who like Michael Jackson and who want to know his personal life.I would also recommend this book to all singers and dancers to follow the same trail as Michael Jackson so that they succeed. I would also recommend the book to people whos dream is to become a singer or dancer.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

i didn't even read it yet.

[Lexibell79]

great