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Always Looking Up : The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist by Michael J. Fox (2008, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHyperion Press
ISBN-101401303382
ISBN-139781401303389
eBay Product ID (ePID)65612502
Product Key Features
Book TitleAlways Looking Up : the Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicNeurology, General, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Publication Year2008
IllustratorYes
GenreSelf-Help, Biography & Autobiography, Medical
AuthorMichael J. Fox
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight14.8 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2008-055129
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"A lucid and intelligent book, full of ironic humor and unquenchable optimism." ( Chicago Sun Times on Lucky Man )
Grade FromEighth Grade
Grade ToCollege Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal790.4302/8092
SynopsisThe beloved actor--and #1 bestselling author--writes about the personal philosophy that has carried him through his darkest hours, and speaks with others who have emerged from difficult periods with optimism to spare., There are many words to describe Michael J. Fox: Actor. Husband. Father. Activist. But readers of Always Looking Up will soon add another to the list: Optimist. Michael writes about the hard-won perspective that helped him see challenges as opportunities. Instead of building walls around himself, he developed a personal policy of engagement and discovery: an emotional, psychological, intellectual, and spiritual outlook that has served him throughout his struggle with Parkinson's disease. Michael's exit from a very demanding, very public arena offered him the time-and the inspiration-to open up new doors leading to unexpected places. One door even led him to the center of his own family, the greatest destination of all. The last ten years, which is really the stuff of this book, began with such a loss: my retirement from Spin City. I found myself struggling with a strange new dynamic: the shifting of public and private personas. I had been Mike the actor, then Mike the actor with PD. Now was I just Mike with PD Parkinson's had consumed my career and, in a sense, had become my career. But where did all of this leave Me? I had to build a new life when I was already pretty happy with the old one.. Always Looking Up is a memoir of this last decade, told through the critical themes of Michael's life: work, politics, faith, and family. The book is a journey of self-discovery and reinvention, and a testament to the consolations that protect him from the ravages of Parkinson's. With the humor and wit that captivated fans of his first book, Lucky Man, Michael describes how he became a happier, more satisfied person by recognizing the gifts of everyday life.
LC Classification NumberPN2308.F69A3 2009
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- 30 May, 2021
Very fitting title
Great bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 17 May, 2021
A brave truth
A searing truth about adapting to a chronic condition. Fox lets himself be vulnerable as he describes his struggles.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 23 Dec, 2022
Good Book
A Very Good Book!!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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