A funny, highly personal, gorgeously written account of what it's like to be a 30-year-old man who is told he has an 80-year-old's disease. "Life is great. Sometimes, though, you just have to put up with a little more crap." --Michael J. Fox In September 1998, Michael J. Fox stunned the world by announcing he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease -- a degenerative neurological condition. In fact, he had been secretly fighting it for seven years. The worldwide response was staggering. Fortunately, he had accepted the diagnosis and by the time the public started grieving for him, he had stopped grieving for himself. Now, with the same passion, humor, and energy that Fox has invested in his dozens of performances over the last 18 years, he tells the story of his life, his career, and his campaign to find a cure for Parkinson's.

Lucky Man: A Memoir

Biographies & Memoirs

MICHAEL J. FOX

Arts & Literature

Ebury Press

The remarkable memoir of film star Michael J. Fox and his first ten years living with Parkinson's Disease. Diagnosed in 1991, Michael eventually lost his balance, his grace, his spontaneity, and the ability to read the morning newspaper. Even so, he realizes that, in fact, he is a lucky man.

Lucky Man : A Memoir

Random House]

Struck with Parkinson's - a debilitating, degenerative disease - at the height of his fame, Fox has taken what some people might consider cause for depression and turned it into a beacon of hope for millions. Now, in "Always Looking Up", he writes about the personal philosophy that carried him through his darkest hours, and speaks with others who have emerged from difficult periods with optimism to spare. With the humor and wit that dazzled fans and reviewers alike in his bestselling memoir, "Lucky Man", Fox shows how he became a happier, more satisfied person by recognizing the gifts of everyday life.

Always Looking Up

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Hyperion

Dynamite

Scholastic. Inc.

Humor & Entertainment

BOOKS ON TAPE]

The acclaimed actor offers an intimate, heartwarming account of his life, his meteoric rise to success in television and film, his struggle with Parkinson's disease, a degenerative neurological condition that usually affects the elderly, and his fierce campaign to find a cure for the ailment. First serial, People. Second serial, Good Housekeeping & Reader's Digest. Read by the author.

Simon & Schuster Audio

The acclaimed actor offers an intimate, heartwarming account of his life, his meteoric rise to success in television and film, his struggle with Parkinson's disease, a degenerative neurological condition that usually affects the elderly, and his fierce campaign to find a cure for the ailment. First serial, People. Second serial, Good Housekeeping &amp; Reader's Digest. Read by the author.

"If you were to rush in to this room right now and announce that you had struck a deal -- with God, Allah, Buddha, Christ, Krishna, Bill Gates, whomever -- in which the ten years since my diagnosis could be magically taken away, traded in for ten more years as the person I was before, I would, without a moment's hesitation, tell you to take a hike."
In September 1998, Michael J. Fox stunned the world by announcing that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease -- a degenerative neurological condition. In fact, he had been secretly fighting it for seven years. The worldwide response was staggering. Fortunately, he had accepted the diagnosis, and by the time the public started grieving for him, he had stopped grieving for himself. With the same passion, humor, and energy that he has invested in his dozens of performances over the last eighteen years, he tells the story of his life, his career, and his campaign to find a cure for Parkinson's.
Combining his trademark ironic sensibility and keen sense of the absurd, he recounts his life -- from his childhood in western Canada to his meteoric rise in film and television which made him a worldwide celebrity. Most importantly, he writes of the last ten years, during which -- with the unswerving support of his wife, family, and friends -- he has dealt with his illness. He talks about what Parkinson's has given him: the chance to appreciate a wonderful life and career, and the opportunity to help search for a cure and spread public awareness of the disease. He feels as if he is a very lucky man, indeed.

Amazon.com Review\nAn Amazon Best Book of November 2020: With a thoughtfulness that can be rare in celebrity memoirs, Michael J. Fox peels back the curtain on his recent struggles living with Parkinson’s. Significant health setbacks (major surgeries, broken limbs, re-learning how to walk, endless rehab) challenged the very notion of hope for the award-winning actor, and yet within these pages you will find exactly that: hope and the strength to persevere. —Al Woodworth, Amazon Book Review 
Editors' pick: With a thoughtfulness that can be rare in celebrity memoirs, Michael J. Fox peels back the curtain on his recent struggles living with Parkinson’s. Significant health setbacks (major surgeries, broken limbs, re-learning how to walk, endless rehab) challenged the very notion of hope for the award-winning actor, and yet within these pages you will find exactly that: hope and the strength to persevere."—Al Woodworth, Amazon Editor

No Time Like the Future

Michael J. Fox explains, the title of Always looking Up isn't just a short joke at his own expense. It's also an apt description of the mindset that's helped him cope with Parkinson's disease. Even though his condition forced the acclaimed star of Family Ties, the Back to the future movies and spin city to mostly retire from acting, he saw it not as a crushing blow, but as a source of new opportunities, many that lead to some very unexpected rewards. For everything the disease has taken, something with greater value has been given, and in this captivating memoir, Fox looks back on his experiences-good and bad- over the lat 10 years. with humor, candor and courage.

Always Looking up (Large Print Edition) (The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist)

Doubleday Large Print

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Lucky Man: A Memoir

Lucky Man : A Memoir

Always Looking Up

Dynamite

Lucky Man: A Memoir

Lucky Man: A Memoir

Lucky Man: A Memoir

Lucky Man: A Memoir

No Time Like the Future

Always Looking up (Large Print Edition) (The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist)