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Moonwalk |  | Author: Michael Jackson
Publisher: Crown Archetype
Category: Book
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Rating:  169 reviews
Sales Rank: 19370
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 0307716988
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.42166092
EAN: 9780307716989
ASIN: 0307716988
Publication Date: October 13, 2009
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Product Description
The #1 New York Times bestseller! Michael Jackson’s one and only autobiography – his life, in his words.
With original Foreword by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, a new Introduction by Motown founder Berry Gordy, and an Afterword by Michael Jackson’s editor and publisher, Shaye Areheart.
“I’ve always wanted to be able to tell stories, you know, stories that came from my soul. I’d like to sit by a fire and tell people stories – make them see pictures, make them cry and laugh, take them anywhere emotionally with something as deceptively simple as words. I’d like to tell tales to move their souls and transform them. I’ve always wanted to be able to do that. Imagine how the great writers must feel, knowing they have that power. I sometimes feel I could do it. It’s something I’d like to develop. In a way, songwriting uses the same skills, creates the emotional highs and lows, but the story is a sketch. It’s quicksilver. There are very few books written on the art of storytelling, how to grip listeners, how to get a group of people together and amuse them. No costumes, no makeup, no nothing, just you and your voice, and your powerful ability to take them anywhere, to transform their lives, if only for minutes.” –Michael Jackson, in Moonwalk
From the 1988 edition:
Megastar Michael Jackson’s singularly brilliant career and intensely private lifestyle have become a magnificent obsession for millions of rock fans and celebrity watchers throughout the world. His double-platinum singles rocket to the top of the music charts with a velocity equaled only by the inevitable accompaniment of wild rumors about his eccentric personal life. Now for the first time, Michael Jackson breaks the fiercely guarded barrier of silence that has surrounded him in a remarkably candid and courageous book — Moonwalk.
In this intimate and often moving personal account of Michael Jackson’s public and private life, he recalls a childhood that was both harsh and joyful but always formidable. Michael and his brothers played amateur music shows and seamy Chicago strip joints until Motown’s corporate image makers turned the Jackson 5 into worldwide superstars. Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 have combined sales of over 200 million albums. He talks about the happy prankster days of his youth, traveling with his brothers, and of his sometimes difficult relationships with his family over the years. He speaks candidly about the inspiration behind his music, his mesmerizing dance moves, and the compulsive drive to create that has made him one of the biggest stars in the music business and a legend in his own time. The Guinness Book of World Records lists Thriller as the biggest-selling-album of all time.
In Moonwalk, Michael Jackson shares his personal feelings about some of his most public friends…friends like Diana Ross, Berry Gordy, Quincy Jones, Paul McCartney, Fred Astaire, Marlon Brando, and Katharine Hepburn. He talks openly about the crushing isolation of his fame, of his first love, of his plastic surgery, and of his wholly exceptional career and the often bizarre and unfair rumors that have surrounded it.
Illustrated with rare photographs from Jackson family albums and Michael’s personal photographic archives, as well as a drawing done by Michael exclusively for this book, Moonwalk is a memorable journey to the very heart and soul of a modern musical genius.
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 Moonwalk.....into our hearts. July 18, 2010
Lara Ash™ (NC)
In depth look into the life of the legendary, Michael Jackson. This is the best way to actually learn and know what really went on in Michael's life. And is the truth coming from the man himself! Michael layed it all out on the line to get his story across in his book. It's worth the price and is a good read.
Everything I hoped for July 2, 2010
Lynette Anderson
I have wanted this book for years . I bought the first edition and it was destroyed. This is more than I hoped for. A beautiful book.
Moonwalk by Michael Jackson June 26, 2010
Neva
This book was Everything I expected!
I recieved it on time and in Perfect condition!
Thank You Amazon. com !
I'm A Very Satisfied Customer!
Neva
A must for every MJ fan! June 4, 2010
S. Samba Campos (Madrid, Spain)
In his own edulcorated words.....
The book gives us an insight into the child that he never was and the man that he became.
He had the talent, he became an icon; however, he worked harder than the rest and made the biggest of sacrifices.
He went to places no one had ever been to before.
And all because he wanted to be loved.
Rest in Peace.
Wonderful, sweet, pure Michael Jackson May 31, 2010
Shelly (California)
This was written just as Michael speaks. As I read it, I heard his voice...simply telling his truth, his story, in his own words. Sad that his many dreams will never be realized. This was finished in 1988, at a time when his life was the best and he was on top of his game. It just confirms the sweet, gentle soul that was Michael Jackson and his passion for music, children and making a difference in the world....which he definitely did! It does give some insight as to why he did certain things...why he thought the way he did. Michael was a sweet, innocent, tender soul with a heart of gold, and had the potential to do so much more than he was allowed to achieve. Even then he talks of the media writing lies instead of the truth....he had no idea how horribly bad it was going to get. Sad that people are so interested in money and creating lies to gain it, that they cared nothing for pure, decent human being that was destroyed in the process.
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