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Lucky man : a memoir

Micheal J. Fox recounts his life-- from his childhood in a small town in western Canada to his meteoric rise in film and television which made him a worldwide celebrity. Most importantly however, he writes of the last 10 years, during which he has dealt with Parkinson's disease. 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.

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  • "Hui dao wei lai de xing yun er"
  • "Lucky man"

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  • "Micheal J. Fox recounts his life-- from his childhood in a small town in western Canada to his meteoric rise in film and television which made him a worldwide celebrity. Most importantly however, he writes of the last 10 years, during which he has dealt with Parkinson's disease. 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."@en
  • "Michael J. Fox began his career as the lovable Alex P. Keaton, the star of the popular sitcom Family Ties. Since then, his career has been a nonstop success story, with blockbuser movies like Back to the Future, The Secet of My Success, Doc Hollywood, and the lead voice in Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire. He retired recently from his award-winning role on Spin City. Michael has won numerous awards, including four Golden Golobes, four Emmys, two Screen Actors Guild awards, GQ Man of the Year, and the Peopl's Chice award."@en
  • "Michael Fox recounts his life, from his childhood in Western Canada to the meteoric rise in film and television that made him a world-wide celebrity. Most important, however, he writes of the past ten years, during which he has dealt with his illness, Parkinson's disease._____________"@en
  • "In September 1998, Michael J. Fox stunned the world by announcing that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease - a degenerative neurological condition. 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."@en
  • "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. Combining his trademark ironic sensibility and keen sense of the absurd, he recounts his life--from his childhood in a small town in western Canada to his meteoric rise in film and television which made him a worldwide celebrity. Most importantly however, he writes of the last 10 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 is a very lucky man, indeed. The Michael J. Fox Foundation Michael J. Fox is donating the profits from his book to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, which is dedicated to fast-forwarding the cure for Parkinson's disease. The Foundation will move aggressively to identify the most promising research and raise the funds to assure that a cure is found for the millions of people living with this disorder. The Foundation's web site, MichaelJFox.org, carries the latest pertinent information about Parkinson's disease, including: -A detailed description of Parkinson's disease -How you can help find the cure -Public Services Announcements that are aired on network and cable television stations across the country to increase awareness -Upcoming related Parkinson's disease events and meetings -Updates on recent research and developments."@en
  • "Autobiografie van de Amerikaanse filmacteur (1961- ), die in 2000 zijn carrière heeft moeten beëindigen vanwege de ziekte van Parkinson."
  • "Michael Fox recounts his life, from his childhood in Western Canada to the meteoric rise in film and television that made him a world-wide celebrity. Most important, however, he writes of the past ten years, during which he has dealt with his illness, Parkinson's disease."@en
  • "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, particularly to him. 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. Combining his trademark ironic sensibility and keen sense of the absurd, he recounts his life - from his childhood in a small town in western Canada to his meteoric rise in film and television which made him a worldwide celebrity. Most important, however, he writes of the last 10 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 is a very lucky man indeed. Michael J. Fox began his career as the lovable Alex P. Keaton, the star of the popular sitcom Family Ties. Since then his career has been a nonstop success story, with blockbuster movies like Back to the Future, The Secret of My Success, Doc Hollywood and most recently as the lead voice in the animated film Stuart Little. In the summer of 2001 he was the lead voice in Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire. Michael has won numerous awards, including four Golden Globes, four Emmy awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, GQ Man of the Year, and the People's Choice Award. He retired recently from his award-winning role on Spin City, where he portrayed Michael Flaherty, New York City's favorite deputy mayor."
  • "Michael J. Fox's memoir of his life for the ten years after having been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease."@en
  • "The popular actor recounts his childhood in western Canada, his rise in film and television, his diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, and how he has worked to raise awareness of the disease and find a cure."@en
  • "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. Combining his trademark ironic sensibility and keen sense of the absurd, he recounts his life ? from his childhood in a small town in western Canada to his meteoric rise in film and television which made him a worldwide celebrity. Most importantly however, he writes of the last 10 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 is a very lucky man, indeed. The Michael J. Fox Foundation Michael J. Fox is donating the profits from his book to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, which is dedicated to fast-forwarding the cure for Parkinson's disease. The Foundation will move aggressively to identify the most promising research and raise the funds to assure that a cure is found for the millions of people living with this disorder. The Foundation's web site, MichaelJFox.org, carries the latest pertinent information about Parkinson's disease, including: ?A detailed description of Parkinson's disease ?How you can help find the cure ?Public Services Announcements that are aired on network and cable television stations across the country to increase awareness ?Upcoming related Parkinson's disease events and meetings ?Updates on recent research and developments."@en
  • ""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 world wide 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.--CONTAINER."@en

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  • "Autobiographie"
  • "Erlebnisbericht"
  • "Autobiographie (Descripteur de forme)"
  • "Biography"
  • "Biography"@en
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  • "Un hombre afortunado"
  • "Lucky man : een memoire"
  • "Xing yun er"
  • "La chance de ma vie : autobiographie"
  • "Szerencsés ember : életrajz"
  • "Szerencsés ember : életrajz"@hu
  • "Lucky man : a memoir"
  • "Lucky man : a memoir"@en
  • "Un hombre afortunado : memorias"@en
  • "Un hombre afortunado : memorias"@es
  • "Comeback : Parkinson wird nicht siegen ; Autobiografie"
  • "Lucky Man a memoir"@en
  • "Lucky man"@en
  • "Lucky man"
  • "Comeback : Parkinson wird nicht siegen : Autobiografie"
  • "Um homem de sorte"
  • "Lucky man a memoir"@en
  • "Lucky Man"@en
  • "Lucky Man:a memoir"
  • "Comeback : Parkinson wird nicht siegen"

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