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Lucky Man: A Memoir
Lucky Man: A Memoir
hardback
Published:
2 April, 2002
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780091879204 |
| ISBN10 | 0091879205 |
| Number Of Pages | 272 |
| Item Weight | 498 g |
| Product Dimensions | 156 x 28 x 230 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Ebury Press |
| Format | hardback |
| Edition | First Ed. |
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Michael J Fox found fame in the Eighties in the Back to the Future movie franchise; in the Nineties he starred in the hit US TV show Spin City; and for most of his career he kept secret his illness: Parkinson's Disease. These memoirs do not recount the usual Hollywood tale of stardom won, lost and won again (clearing up after the chemical implosion, the basic recovery narrative), but deliver a less common tale of consistent professional accomplishment achieved against the odds. But Parkinson's is predominantly a late-life ailment and Lucky Man is therefore inescapably a bad luck story: in medical history the recovery chapter for Parkinson's is still unwritten. But the retired actor turned author has turned terminal misfortune to good use, not least by writing a book that demonstrates that even sickness can be a gift when an attempt is made to understand it properly. A unique book about a far from unique predicament.
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Author's Bio
Michael J. Fox is best known today for his hit Channel Four sitcom Spin City that he also produced. In the eighties he became an international mega-star, first through TV shows such as Family Ties, then through the record-breaking Back To The Future movies.