Before you judge me : the triumph and tragedy of Michael Jackson's last days / Tavis Smiley and David Ritz.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: First editionDescription: vi, 277 pages ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780316259095
- 0316259098
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | Biography | Jackson, M. S641 | Available | 33111008429090 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A powerful chronicle of the sixteen weeks leading up to King of Pop Michael Jackson's death.
Michael Jackson's final months were like the rest of his short and legendary life: filled with deep lows and soaring highs, a constant hunt for privacy, and the pressure and fame that made him socially fragile and almost -- ultimately -- unable to live.
With the insight and compassion that he brought to his bestselling story of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s final year, Tavis Smiley provides a glimpse into the superstar's life in this emotional, honest, yet celebratory book. Readers will witness Jackson's campaign to recharge his career -- hiring and firing managers and advisors, turning to and away from family members, fighting depression and drug dependency -- while his one goal remained: to mount the most spectacular series of shows the world had ever seen. Before You Judge Me is a humanizing look at Jackson's last days.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-264) and index.
This is it -- Who will buy this wonderful feeling? -- Stranger in Moscow -- Demerol -- Jehovah -- Managerial warfare -- Spring -- Father, father -- Managing managers -- More and better -- Interlude -- April Fools' day -- Milk -- Disappear into the dance -- Heat -- Wordless -- Vulnerable today, ruthless tomorrow -- Family reunion -- Elvis -- Do or die -- How did it get so late so soon? -- On the good ship lollipop -- Breaking news -- "Give me your all: your endurance, your patience, your understanding" -- June 25, 2009 -- Before you judge me.
"A powerful chronicle of the sixteen weeks leading up to King of Pop Michael Jackson's death. Michael Jackson's final months were like the rest of his short and legendary life: filled with deep lows and soaring highs, a constant hunt for privacy, and the pressure and fame that made him socially fragile and almost--ultimately--unable to live,"--NoveList.