false 3240483 11 <P>There are many words to describe Michael J. Fox: Actor. Husband. Father. Activist. But readers of <i>Always Looking Up</i> 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.</p> <P><b><i>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.</i>.</b></p> <P><i>Always Looking Up</i> 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.</p> <P>With the humor and wit that captivated fans of his first book, <i>Lucky Man</i>, Michael describes how he became a happier, more satisfied person by recognizing the gifts of everyday life.</p> 3275171 14 4 2008 Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist total:1122|5:192|4:416|3:353|2:142|1:19| 1122 3986 2598 385 0 3 false false Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 07:51:29 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 17 08:09:49 -0700 2009
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