Dancing the Dream Dancing the Dream Dancing the Dream is a 1992 book of poems and reflections written by the American recording artist Michael Jackson. His second book, it followed his 1988 autobiography "Moonwalk". "Dancing the Dream" was dedicated to his mother, Katherine, and Deepak Chopra. Its foreword was written by Jackson's friend, the actress Elizabeth Taylor. The book also contains an assortment of around 100 photographs of Jackson. "Dancing the Dream" was published by Doubleday on June 18, 1992, seven months after the release of Jackson's 1991 "Dangerous" album. It was not a significant commercial success. The book was reissued by the
Something Like an Autobiography Something Like an Autobiography In 1980, inspired by the memoir of one of his heroes, Jean Renoir, Kurosawa began to publish in serial form his autobiography, entitled "Gama no abura" (Toad Oil; a traditional Japanese ointment for medical purposes). In English translations, the book's subtitle "Something Like an Autobiography" (自伝のようなもの, "Jiden no you na mono") is normally used instead. The book deals with the period from the director's birth to his winning the Golden Lion for "Rashomon" from the Venice Film Festival in 1951; the period from 1951 through 1980 is not covered. The title of the book is a