Books by Michael J. Fox

In September 1998, Michael J. Fox stunned the world by announcing that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease - in fact, he had been secretly fighting it for seven years. In this candid book, with his trademark ironic sensibility and sense of the absurd, he tells his life story - from his childhood in western Canada to his meteoric rise in film and television and, most importantly, the years in 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.

'At the turn from our bedroom into the hallway, there is an old full-length mirror in a wooden frame ... This reflected version of myself, shaking, rumpled, pinched and slightly stooped, would be alarming were it not for the self-satisfied expression pasted across my face. I would ask the obvious question, "e;What are you smiling about?"e; but I already know the answer: "e;It just gets better from here."e;'Struck with Parkinson's - a debilitating, degenerative disease - at the height of his fame, Michael J. Fox has taken what some might consider cause for depression and turned it into a beacon of hope for millions. In Always Looking Up, Michael's Sunday Times bestselling memoir, he writes with warmth, humour and incredible honesty about the journey he has undertaken since he came to terms with his condition.

Designed as an introduction and reference source to the field of quality control management, this guide explores such key concepts as customer care, risk minimization, quality-related costs, best-practice benchmaking, robust design and six-sigma manufacturing.

Michael J. Fox er stjernen fra film som Tilbage til fremtiden, Forført til succes og Doc Hollywood og tv-serierne Blomsterbørns børn og Spin City.I 1998 fortalte han verdenspressen, at han syv år tidligere var blevet diagnosticeret med parkinsons sygdom, blot 30 år gammel. I år 2000 tvang sygdommen ham til at indstille karrieren.En heldig mand er Michel J. Fox’s egen beretning om sit liv. Bogen er skrevet af Fox selv, og med sit karakteristiske vid og humor fortæller han om årene med evig fest og druk i en verden, hvor den, der har, får mere til, og om årene efter diagnosen, som tvang ham til at revurdere sit liv. i dag anser han sig selv for at være en heldig mand.

Man kan hæfte mange ord på Michael J. Fox: Parkinsonpatient, skuespiller, ægtefælle, far, politisk aktivist. Men læsere af denne bog vil hurtigt sætte endnu et ord på ham: Optimist.En uhelbredelig optimists eventyr er erindringer fra de sidste 10 år, fortalt gennem afgørende temaer i Michael J. Foxs liv: arbejde; politik; tro og familie. Bogen er en rejse i selvopdagelse og genopfindelse og en betragtning over de ting der har trøstet og skærmet ham mod Parkinsons ødelæggelse.Med den humor og det vid som gjorde hans første bog En heldig mand så populær beskriver Fox hvordan han blev mere glad, mere tilfreds som person og lærte at se hver dag som en gave.