Product Description

A lavishly illustrated tribute to the greatest entertainer of a generation. 'The world has lost one of the greats but his music will live on forever' - Madonna Michael Jackson was the undisputed King of Pop and his untimely death has provoked tributes from around the world. With a colourful life spanning from 1968 when Michael was a member of the Jackson 5 to his recent announcement of a final comeback tour at the O2 in London, nobody can dispute the achievements of the man who was arguably the greatest artist of the millenium. This fully illustrated book offers an insightful tribute to the man behind Thriller, the world's best selling album of all time. Including sections on Michael's early life and the Jackson 5, the making of Off the Wall and Thriller, and the troubled years leading right up to his announcement of a comeback tour, this will be a comprehensive and fitting tribute to a legendary pop star, the likes of which the world will never see again.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5495 in Books
• Published on: 2009-07-17
• Binding: Hardcover
• 192 pages

From the Publisher
* Michael Jackson is the world's best selling male solo artist with sales of over 800 million records

* The book includes a beautiful free pull-out poster

* The announcement of Michael Jackson's last ever tour in resulted in tickets being sold out in record times 750, 000 tickets sold in less than four hours

* The book will contain 250 top class photographs

About the Author
James Aldis is a huge fan of Michael Jackson, having followed him ever since first being given a copy of 'Thriller' at the age of eight. He lives in London with his partner and was among the many fans to have bought tickets for his hero's 02 arena performances. Despite twenty years of trying, he is still unable to moonwalk like his hero. This is his first book.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Michael Jackson was without doubt the greatest performer ever to have lived. In his own lifetime he became a legend, transcending the boundaries that separated white and black audiences, creating sounds that had never before been heard, and writing music that will remain in the hearts of listeners for generations and generations to come. Never before or since has a recording artist achieved so much - from record-setting albums to astonishing acts of charity - and his impact on the domain of not only popular music but world culture itself will be felt down the ages. As a man and a performed Michael Jackson was totally unique. Influenced by the ghosts of an extraordinary childhood and beset by unflagging public scrutiny, the media frenzy which surrounded his untimely death was already a constant presence in a life that seemed to hold so little privacy but offer so many intriguing questions. Yet whatever the doubts and blames generated by his death, his legacy to the world will live on untarnished: as a man who wrote songs that the whole world could sing to.

Customer Reviews

A lovely book, just like the man it's about
This is a nice tribute to Michael. It has a wealth of photos of him throughout his life and details of his many achievements. Lots of nice things his friends have said about him and some quotes from Mike himself. If you are a dedicated fan or just love his music, I think you will like this book. I recommend it.

A Fitting Tribute
I am a huge fan of Michael Jackson and have various books about him. I just wanted a kind of 'coffee table' book, one which you could pick up and glance at and just remember the different eras of this iconic man. This did just the trick. Lovely pictures, some of which I haven't seen before. A good balance between the pictures and the written word. This is definitely a tribute book in all sense of the word and I think one which has done Michael proud. It is just the right size too, not too cumbersome! I would recommend this book - even my three and four year old love looking at the pictures with me...a new generation of MJ fan's! A fitting tribute.

good book....
this is actually really a nice book, great pictures, some i have not seen before, a great collection of comments from stars since the king of pop's passing... if your a fan you will love this, if your not such a huge fan tis is still a great coffee table book...