The Books I Have/Read:
Bold books are ones worth reading,
Italic ones are worth skipping out on.
Earth Song: Inside Michael Jackson's Magnum Opus by: Joseph Vogel - If you ever want to know how Michael went through the process of conceptualizing Earth Song, it's an interesting read.
Man in the Music: the Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson by: Joseph Vogel - an album by album account of Michael's music. Well put together and thorough book on the subject. I rather enjoyed reading it.
In the Studio With Michael Jackson by: Bruce Swedien - It was in interesting book but really hard to read. Swedien is no Shakespeare. He skips around a lot and uses a LOT of technical speak. Some of the things he says are interesting though like how they recorded Michael and kept the sounds of his dancing in the recordings.
The Michael Jackson Conspiracy by: Aphrodite Jones - This book is the best account of the 2005 trial. It was written by a journalist who originally sided with the media on Michael being guilty. After the case she stepped back and realized that the whole thing was bullpoop. She was so adamant on getting hte word out that she self-published this book because no major publishing house would take a pro-Jackson book at the time.
Michael Jackson: The Magic, the Madness, the Whole Story by: J. Randy Taraborreli - I'll admit this is the first MJ book I ever bought. I didn't realize until after I read it how much bullpoop is in it. If you read it, take it with a grain of salt.
You Are Not Alone, Michael: Through a Brother's Eyes by: Jermaine Jackson - It was not a horrible book, but many of the accounts of the early years are the same things that MJ fans have been hearing since forever. There are a few stories that will make you laugh and smile. It has pictures in it too, though if I remember right, there aren't any that are rare.
My Friend Michael: An Ordinary Friendship With an Extraordinary Man by: Frank Cascio - It's not a popular book among the fans, but I liked it. A warning though, it does kind of portray a darker side of Michael.
Moonwalk by: Michael Jackson - A kind of outdated autobiography written in 1987. But if you want to hear the storied from the man himself, this is the book for you.
Dancing the Dream by: Michael Jackson - This book is my favorite out of my whole collection. It is poems, song lyrics and short stories written by Michael. He once said that he felt this book was a truer reflection of himself than his autobiography. It is a beautiful work of art. I turn to it whenever I need a smile. Unfortunately this book is kind of hard to find. The original edition can be found on ebay. There was an reprint after his death but I don't know how many copies were made.
Moonwalker the Storybook by: Michael Jackson - Not much to this book, it's a kid’s book based off the film Moonwalker.
Michael Jackson: Man in the Mirror 1958-2009 by: Tim Hill – A picture book that kind of made me mad with its mis-captioned photos. Pictures are decent and span his whole career.
The King of Style: Dressing Michael Jackson by: Michael Bush – This book fascinated with every page (I’m a costume maker myself so the fact that it’s a book about Michael’s clothes makes me fan-nerd to no end.) The pictures are gorgeous and Michael Bush has some really interesting stories about working first hand with Michael from the time of Captain Eo to the end of his life.
Michael Jackson: Unauthorized by: Christopher Anderson – I don’t remember a lot about this book, I read it a long time ago from a public library. It was a lot of tabloid crap.
Michael Jackson: King of Pop by: Mary K. Pratt – a book aimed for children or young teens. The average fan will find nothing new in this book.
Michael Jackson: Ultimate Music Legend by: Katherine E. Krohn - a book aimed for children or young teens. The average fan will find nothing new in this book.
Michael: By the Editors of Rolling Stone editor: Jason Fine – I read this book a long time ago. I remember not liking it. It got pretty tabloid-like after a while. The pictures were nice though.
Unmasked: The Final Years of Michael Jackson by: Ian Halperin – I think this is one of the few MJ books I couldn’t force myself to finish, it was that full of bullpoop.
Untouchable: The Strange Life and Tragic Death of Michael Jackson by: Randall Sullivan – This book was several hundred pages of pure crap. It cast Michael in a pretty negative light.
Jackson Family Values: Memories of Madness by: Margaret Maldonado Jackson – This book is written by one of Jermaine’s ex-wives telling what it was like living in Hayvenhurst. I haven’t read it in a long time but if I remember right she didn’t have anything bad to say against Michael. It was mainly against the rest of the family.
La Toya: Growing Up in the Jackson Family by: LaToya Jackson – There’s one word for this book, crap. Crap, crap, crap, crap.
The Michael Jackson Tapes: A Tragic Icon Reveals His Soul in Intimate Conversation by: Rabbi Shmuley Boteach – I really don’t like this book. The fan version without the Rabbi’s bullpoop is kind of tolerable. I refuse to buy this book though because this man stole from Michael’s charity Heal the Kids.
But if you want to read many of the books/magazine written on Michael over the years
Jetzi is a good site. Just click the link that says books.
Dear lord… looking at this list… I can’t believe I’ve read that many books on one person.