No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality

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No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality - Paperback

No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality - Paperback

by Michael J. Fox
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A moving account of resilience, hope, fear and mortality, and how these things resonate in our lives, by actor and advocate Michael J. Fox.

The entire world knows Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly, the teenage sidekick of Doc Brown in Back to the Future; as Alex P. Keaton in Family Ties; as Mike Flaherty in Spin City; and through numerous other movie roles and guest appearances on shows such as The Good Wife and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Diagnosed at age 29, Michael is equally engaged in Parkinson's advocacy work, raising global awareness of the disease and helping find a cure through The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, the world's leading non-profit funder of PD science. His two previous bestselling memoirs, Lucky Man and Always Looking Up, dealt with how he came to terms with the illness, all the while exhibiting his iconic optimism. His new memoir reassesses this outlook, as events in the past decade presented additional challenges.

In No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality, Michael shares personal stories and observations about illness and health, aging, the strength of family and friends, and how our perceptions about time affect the way we approach mortality. Thoughtful and moving, but with Fox's trademark sense of humor, his book provides a vehicle for reflection about our lives, our loves, and our losses.

Running through the narrative is the drama of the medical madness Fox recently experienced, that included his daily negotiations with the Parkinson's disease he's had since 1991, and a spinal cord issue that necessitated immediate surgery. His challenge to learn how to walk again, only to suffer a devastating fall, nearly caused him to ditch his trademark optimism and "get out of the lemonade business altogether."

Does he make it all of the way back? Read the book.
ISBN9781250265630
Author Michael J. Fox
PublisherFlatiron Books
GenreBiography
FormatPaperback
PublishedDecember 2021
LanguageENG- English
Pages256
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox is a successful actor, author, and philanthropist. He first gained fame as Alex P. Keaton on the hit sitcom Family Ties, followed by his starring role as Marty McFly in the worldwide phenomenon Back to the Future. His other films include The Secret of My Success, Doc Hollywood, Casualties of War, and The American President. He returned to television in his Emmy Award-winning role as Deputy Mayor Mike Flaherty in Spin City, and continued acting in guest appearances on Rescue Me, The Good Wife, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Shrinking. Michael's many honors include five Emmys, four Golden Globes, a Grammy, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He recently received an honorary Academy Award and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and he was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2000, he launched the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, which has become the leading Parkinson's organization in the world, with over $2.5 billion raised to date for better treatments and a pathway to the cure. Fox is the author of four New York Times bestselling books: Lucky Man, Always Looking Up, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future, and No Time Like the Future. He lives with his family in New York City. Nelle Fortenberry has worked alongside Michael J. Fox for three decades, first serving as the president of his production company, Lottery Hill Entertainment, which coproduced Spin City. A former network television executive, Fortenberry has brought her creative expertise to Fox's projects during their long partnership, including assisting him on his previous bestselling books. She is a founding member of the board of directors of the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, and she has written and directed multiple Webby Award-winning films about their work. Fortenberry received an Emmy Award and the National Board of Review Award in 2024 as executive producer of the Apple TV+ documentary Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie. She resides in Sag Harbor, New York, with her family.

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