People Tribute: Remembering Michael 1958-2009 [Hardcover]

People Magazine (Editor)

Book Description

Series: People Tribute | Publication Date: August 11, 2009

Partly by chance, partly by design-is there anyone else who so wanted to be different?-there was never a life like Michael Jackson's. Preposterously talented, fronting the Jackson 5 from early childhood, he captivated kids, and more than a few grown-ups, with fancy footwork, effortless high C's and charisma to burn.

And that was only prelude. Thriller launched Jackson into a new level of celebrity stratosphere - more media, more attention, more intensity - that even Elvis or the Beatles had never experienced. How he dealt with that fame - how he used it, and how it, arguably, overwhelmed him - became, in later years, the heart of the Michael Jackson story.

Remembering Michael looks back at the triumphs, and struggles, of a life like no other.

Editorial Reviews

Book Description

Packed with unforgettable photographs and archival reporting, People’s special tribute to the late pop star looks back at a life like no other. From his impoverished upbringing in Gary, Ind., to child stardom, to the unprecedented global success of Off the Wall and Thriller, to ground-breaking videos, his marriage to Lisa Marie Presley, and the well-publicized dramas of his later years, Thriller: Remembering Michael Jackson, tells the King of Pop’s story as only People, America’s diary of popular culture, can tell it.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: TIME (August 11, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1603201319
• ISBN-13: 978-1603201315
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 0.6 x 11.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #533,275 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #50 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > People, A-Z > ( J ) > Jackson, Michael

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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good photos, but not a good tribute issue for the King of Pop, July 31, 2009

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Vinay Yakkundi (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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I was expecting People magazine to do a good tribute issue celebrating Michael Jackson's life and legacy and although part of the issue talks about his amazing music and dancing, nearly half the issue is spent just talking about tabloid garbage. I wouldn't recommend this to any fans of Michael Jackson (myself being a Michael Jackson fan) because of this. Although it did have some very good photos, there was too much tabloid junk to recommend anyone else wasting their money on this.

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars what kind of TRIBUTE is this???, August 11, 2009

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at first, i thought it was good to have it because it was a TRIBUTE to MJ. However, it turns out to be a tabloid junkie itself. A lot of its pages say unfair things about MJ - just like all the tabloids had written about him. Even worst, i can't accept it "creates" a list of reasons for MJ's changing appearance: (page 71) "...lack of education, fading fame, disappearing wealth..." Do you believe that? so, it is not a tribute at all - it is a trash covered with flowers aimed to earn money from MJ's fans.
if u know MJ, even just a little, you have noticed that the way he treated fans, others and even media people (who hunted him like hunting a rare animal) very gently and respectfully. That proves that he was very well-educated. How dare "people tribute" says "he lacks of education"? I can't accept that. this make me feel that this tribute was made by someone who hates MJ so much and stays so unfair to MJ. i regret that i bought it. it is just like wasting your money to buy you angry.
i write this comment because i don't want to see any MJ's fan (i am) do such a stupid thing like i did.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a good tribute, August 5, 2009

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educating consumer (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: People Tribute: Remembering Michael 1958-2009 (Hardcover)

Nice photos, but too tabloidly to be a proper tribute..and there's overlap from the Michael Jackson/Farrah Fawcett magazine issue People put out (including any inaccuracies). Anyway, there isn't a whole lot of writing in this "book".