From Darwin Porter, award-winning author of such previous blockbusters as Brando Unzipped, Katharine the Great (Kate Hepburn), Howard Hughes: Hell's Angel, The Secret Life of Humphrey Bogart, Hollywood's Silent Closet, and many others: JACKO, HIS RISE AND FALL: THE SEXUAL HISTORY OF MICHAEL JACKSON You've heard scattered segments of THE MICHAEL JACKSON saga, but never in a smooth chronological progression that bonded all the elements together, and managed, en route, to include many of the entertainment industry's most intriguing celebrities: Jackie-O, the Reagans, the Bushes, the Windsors, the aristocracy of America's pop culture, and many of the movie stars of Hollywood's Golden Age. They all opened their doors and sometimes their arms to MICHAEL, the Gloved One, the Thriller. From humble beginnings as a bubblegum star in Gary, Indiana, to his unenviable role as the most famous, and most maligned, celebrity in the world, this comprehensive biography reveals the good, the bad, the ugly, and in some cases, carefully documented interludes so bizarre as to be virtually unbelievable. It's the publishing industry's first comprehensive overview of a career that could have happened only in America. In March of 2006, The Sunday Times of London referred to Porter's biography of Marlon Brando as "Lurid, raunchy, perceptive, and definitely worth reading." WAIT TILL THEY SEE WHAT HE'S DONE WITH MICHAEL JACKSON! NO ONE, until now, has ever published a full journalistic overview of a superstar whose fame equals, (and possibly exceeds) that of Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, the Queen of England, and the Pope. But here it is, at last: MICHAEL, The Gloved One, the Thriller, the pop star whose antics-onstage and off--have generated more ink, episodically, than any other living entertainer. Jacko, His Rise and Fall: The Sexual History of Michael Jackson. By Darwin Porter. Hardcover. 587 pages. with approximately 150 photographs and a detailed index listing references to the names of hundreds of celebrities and wannabes who interacted with or reacted to Michael. Don't let this one pass you by! This spring, this biographic sizzler will generate controversy--and perhaps some empathy--for the much maligned superstar.
JACKO: His Rise and Fall is a detailed, well-crafted biography of Michael Jackson's rise to fame and his collapse of power.Dripping with ironies, JACKO connects the myriad dots that Michael Jackson has "tattooed" into the world's consciousness.The first comprehensive and all-inclusive biography ever written about the world's most bizarre superstar, this powerful tome startles the reader with new revelations and photos about the Wizard of Odd.Known as "The King of Pop", Michael Jackson has been one of the most popular and controversial figure in the later part of the 20th and beginning of the 21st century. During his heyday in the 1980's, MJ generated fame greater than many of the world's leading political and religious figures, including the President of the U.S. Here is the complete story of Michael's successful music career and his troubled personal life. JACKO unlocks the doors and looks inside of his rocky childhood; rise to superstar status; the many controversial business deals; the unprecedented tabloid stories; personal scandals; family squabbles; sibling "tattle-telling" from Janet, LaToya and Germaine; the infamous court battles and lawsuits; his pending bankruptcy; the personal and alleged child abuse; and finally, his relationships with the Hollywood elite, like Marlon Brando, Elizabeth Taylor, Liza Minnelli, and many, many more others. A serious and sociological look at the fame phenomena of an American icon and the media that produced him by bestselling author Darwin PorterAs a young boy in Florida, celebrity biographer Darwin Porter began meeting singers who included Judy Garland and Frank Sinatra when his mother worked as the "Girl Friday" for Sophie Tucker, "the last of the red-hot mammas." Previous subjects of the biographies he has written have included Katharine Hepburn, Howard ("The Aviator") Hughes, Humphrey Bogart, and Marlon Brando, which the SUNDAY TIMES of London defined as "Lurid, raunchy, perceptive, and definitely worth reading." A Hollywood columnist and radio broadcaster, and award-winning author of many current editions of the FROMMER TRAVEL GUIDES, Porter began gathering material on Michael Jackson and his family back in the 60s, interviewing everyone from hotel managers to show business personalities about their close encounters with "Jacko." When not traveling (which is rare), Porter lives in New York City.
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