You Are Not Alone: Michael, Through a Brother’s Eyes
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‘This is the truth as we know it. I have read so much about what people think they know about Michael, but this is about what really happened.’ Jermaine JacksonYou Are Not Alone is an intimate, loving portrait of Michael Jackson, illuminating the private man like never before. It is an invitation into Michael’s real character, private insights and hidden feelings: the innermost thoughts of a fiercely private individual.Jermaine Jackson knew Michael like only a brother can. In You Are Not Alone Jermaine brings light to the man behind the mask of superstardom, an identity that has lingered in the shadows for too long. You Are Not Alone is a celebration of the real Michael: the boy who shared a tiny bunkbed with Jermaine at 2300 Jackson Street, Gary, Indiana; the brother with whom Jermaine shared laughter, tears and memories; the boy who would grow up to become a legend.Raw, honest and incredibly moving, You Are Not Alone is also a sophisticated, no-holds-barred examination of Michael Jackson, aimed at fostering a true and final understanding of who he was and what shaped him. This is Michael Jackson – the man, not the legend – through a brother’s eyes.If you love Michael Jackson, this is the only book you will want to read.If you think you know the Michael Jackson story, it’s time to think again.
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Jermaine Jackson. You Are Not Alone: Michael, Through a Brother’s Eyes
YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Michael Through a Brother’s Eyes. Jermaine Jackson
Contents
Prologue
THE BEGINNING
CHAPTER ONE. Eternal Child
CHAPTER TWO. 2300 Jackson Street
CHAPTER THREE. God’s Gift
CHAPTER FOUR. Just Kids With a Dream
CHAPTER FIVE. Cry Freedom
CHAPTER SIX. Motown University
CHAPTER SEVEN. Jackson-mania
THE MIDDLE
CHAPTER EIGHT. Life Lessons
CHAPTER NINE. Growing Pains
CHAPTER TEN. Separate Ways
CHAPTER ELEVEN. Moonwalking
CHAPTER TWELVE. Animal Kingdom
CHAPTER THIRTEEN. The Hardest Victory
CHAPTER FOURTEEN. The Reunion Party
THE END
CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Once Said …
CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Forever Neverland
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Body of Lies
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Love, Chess and Destiny
CHAPTER NINETEEN. Unbreakable
CHAPTER TWENTY. 14 White Doves
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE. The Comeback King
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO. Gone Too Soon
EPILOGUE
Photographic Insert
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Credits
Copyright
About the Publisher
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– Horace, 23 BC
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