太空步 迈克尔杰克逊自传 Moonwalk 英文原版人物传记 美国著名歌手 舞蹈家迈克尔杰克逊 原版进口英语书籍 Michael Jackson

书名：Moonwalk太空步：迈克尔·杰克逊自传
作者：Michael Jackson
出版社名称：Arrow
出版时间：2010
语种：英文
ISBN：9780099547952
商品尺寸：12.9 x 2.4 x 19.8 cm
包装：平装
页数：320

Moonwalk《太空步：迈克尔·杰克逊自传》是由迈克尔·杰克逊亲自撰写的一部自传，收藏了许多没有公开的尊贵照片，并独家揭露其不为人知的成长故事，以及成为巨星所经历的许多感人肺腑的心路历程。在分享迈克尔•杰克逊喜怒哀乐的同时，能够帮助读者更加全面、公正、真实地了解是什么驱使着他成为巨星，引发读者对人生的感悟和思考。正如迈克尔•杰克逊自己在书中所言：“人们常常询问我是个什么样的人，希望这本书能够解答其中一些问题。”

媒体评论：
“很多人可能觉得迈克尔•杰克逊难以捉摸，但跟他共事的人都知道，他并不是这样的。这位天才艺术家情感细腻、待人热诚、幽默风趣并充满智慧。杰克逊的书《太空步》，就是对这位艺术家的工作和思绪的惊人一瞥。”
——杰奎琳•肯尼迪•欧纳西斯（Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis）

“每当我想探究某些事物，我会从研读资料开始，以了解这一领域已取得的成果——这正是图书馆里那些书的用处所在。我查阅人们过去花费大量精力和财力所换来的成就，我收集成千上万的实验数据作为新的起点，然后再得出更多的数据。取得某成就须有三要素：一、努力工作；二、坚韧不拔；三、通情达理。”——托马斯•爱迪生（Thomas Edison）

“当我遇到真正的音乐——天籁之音，即超过任何理解的音乐——它和我毫无关系，因为我只是一条通道。我的乐趣就是遇到这样的音乐并把它演绎出来，就像是一个媒介。那些时刻是我生活所望。”——约翰•列侬（John Lennon）

The only book Michael Jackson ever wrote about his life
It chronicles his humble beginnings in the Midwest, his early days with the Jackson 5, and his unprecedented solo success. Giving unrivalled insight into the King of Pop's life, it details his songwriting process for hits like Beat It, Rock With You, Billie Jean, and We Are the World; describes how he developed his signature dance style, including the Moon Walk; and opens the door to his very private personal relationships with his family, including sister Janet, and stars like Diana Ross, Berry Gordy, Marlon Brando, Quincy Jones, Paul McCartney, and Brooke Shields.
At the time of its original publication in 1988, MOONWALK broke the fiercely guarded barrier of silence that surrounded Michael Jackson. Candidly and courageously, Jackson talks openly about his wholly exceptional career and the crushing isolation of his fame.
MOONWALK is illustrated with rare photographs from Jackson family albums and Michael's personal photographic archives, as well as a drawing done by Michael exclusively for the book. It reveals and celebrates, as no other book can, the life of this exceptional and beloved musician.

Review
"If you read just one book on Jackson, this should be the one you choose"(The Sun)

"A revealing and now poignant insight into one of entertainment's most bewildering individuals" (Sport magazine)

Moonwalk《太空步：迈克尔·杰克逊自传》是迈克尔•杰克逊第1次用自己的语言来讲述他自己的故事，记录了他的生活、思想和对一些问题的看法，使读者能够真实地了解到是什么驱使着他成为巨星。在给读者再现真实的迈克尔•杰克逊的同时，通过浅显语言讲述故事的方式去感化读者的灵魂。引发读者对人生的思考和感悟，教化读者在走向成功的路上，虽然有鲜花、掌声和喜悦，但必定会面对种种挫折，经受种种磨难以及不公正的指责，如何按照自己的方式生活，如何坚定地按照预定的人生目标去努力，从而实现梦想，超越自我。同时，书中收录了许多迈克尔•杰克逊喜欢的珍贵照片，有些图片更是第1次与读者见面，值得读者收藏和纪念。

迈克尔·杰克逊（Michael Jackson），1958年08月29日在美国印第安纳州加里市出生，美国歌手、词曲创作人、舞蹈家、表演家、慈善家、音乐家、人道主义者、和平主义者、慈善机构创办人。2009年6月25日，杰克逊辞世，享年50岁。

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958-June 25, 2009), dubbed the King of Pop, was one of the most commercially successful entertainers of all time. After making his debut in 1964 as a member of The Jackson 5, he started a solo career in 1971. His 1982 album Thriller remains the best-selling album of all time. His other achievements feature multiple Guinness World Records — including the Most Successful Entertainer of All Time13 Grammy Awards, 13 number one singles, and estimated sales of over 750 million records. Jackson died at the age of 50 on June 25, 2009, in Los Angeles, California after suffering from cardiac arrest. His memorial service was broadcast live around the world.
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.

As I begin to tell my story, I want to repeat what I usually say to people when they ask me about my earliest days with the Jackson 5: I was so little when we began to work on our music that I really don’t remember much about it. Most people have the luxury of careers that start when they’re old enough to know exactly what they’re doing and why, but, of course, that wasn’t true of me. They remember everything that happened to them, but I was only five years old. When you’re a show business child, you really don’t have the maturity to understand a great deal of what is going on around you. People make a lot of decisions concerning your life when you’re out of the room. So here’s what I remember. I remember singing at the top of my voice and dancing with real joy and working too hard for a child. Of course, there are many details I don’t remember at all. I do remember the Jackson 5 really taking off when I was only eight or nine.
I was born in Gary, Indiana, on a late summer night in 1958, the seventh of my parents’ nine children. My father, Joe Jackson, was born in Arkansas, and in 1949 he married my mother, Katherine Scruse, whose people came from Alabama. My sister Maureen was born the following year and had the tough job of being the oldest. Jackie, Tito, Jet-maine, LaToya, and Marion were all next in line. Randy and Janet came after me.