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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.”

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An Amazon Best Book of November 2020: With a thoughtfulness that can be rare in celebrity memoirs, Michael J. Fox peels back the curtain on his recent struggles living with Parkinson’s. Significant health setbacks (major surgeries, broken limbs, re-learning how to walk, endless rehab) challenged the very notion of hope for the award-winning actor, and yet within these pages you will find exactly that: hope and the strength to persevere. —Al Woodworth, Amazon Book Review

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"For a certain consumer of Generation X pop culture, Michael J. Fox calls to mind 'Family Ties' in prime time, 'Back to the Future' in movie theaters, interviews in Tiger Beat. The energy that made him such a riveting presence onscreen comes through in his book."―The New York Times

"You're going to love this book. This is vintage Michael J. Fox. It is funny, it is intimate, it is philosophical.... Mike doesn't call himself a writer or a philosopher, but he is both. And it really comes through in this book. It is so well written [and] it brings you inside what is a very tough time for him, but it also tells you what he learned from it. A lot of wisdom there."―George Stephanopoulos, Good Morning America

"But what makes the book a page-turner is its tenor: drolly conspiratorial, affably best-friend-y, infectiously convivial and unapologetically pensive. This is a book you really hear whether you have the audiobook or not. The quality of the prose, the care in the pacing, the delight in storytelling, all made me reexamine why I read and write in this genre in the first place."--Porochista Khakpour, Washington Post

“ A heartfelt, unselfish book about never giving up...” -Kirkus

“Filled with humorous and thoughtful anecdotes and reflections, the book offers insights into a man who knows struggle all too well, but refuses to let it get in the way of living." ―Time

“Personal stories that sometimes sound like allegories.” ―The Wall Street Journal

"A moving account of resilience and hope." ―USA Today

“Appealing humor, gratitude and optimism.” ―AARP

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Flatiron Books (November 17, 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1250265614
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250265616
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.4 x 0.98 x 9.56 inches

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Michael J. Fox’s most recent book is the acclaimed No Time Like the Future. He is also the author of three previous New York Times bestselling books: Lucky Man, Always Looking Up, and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future.

Michael gained fame playing Alex P. Keaton on the sitcom Family Ties. His blockbuster movies include Back to the Future, The Secret of My Success, Doc Hollywood, Casualties of War and The American President. He returned to television in his award-winning lead role on Spin City, followed by guest appearances in series like Rescue Me, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and The Good Wife. His many awards include five Emmys, four Golden Globes, one Grammy, two Screen Actors Guild awards, the People’s Choice award, and GQ Man of the Year. In 2000, he launched the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, which is now the leading Parkinson’s organization in the world. Michael lives with his family in New York City.

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Lisa Conway

Giving me hope

Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2024

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What a wonderful collection of hopes, misfortunes, and humorous bits of life and wisdom shared with the world! It must already be difficult managing to remain being an actor, let alone an actor still working with Parkinson's Disease. The hope that he gives me is overwhelming as I face my own cognitive decline and worries about the future and dementia. He has touched many hearts because he is real, approachable and down to earth! A wonderful read!

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Janis McCallum

excellent and inspirational read

Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2024

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Thoroughly enjoyed reading about his amazing life journey sprinkled with his self deprecating humor. Thank you Michael J Fox for sharing your story!

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Carissa Kammer

Grab your tissues; admire him through your tears. Spoilers!

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I grew up watching Michael J. Fox. I was hooked by Family Ties, and after Back to the Future, I was infatuated. I made it a mission to watch everything he did, even the films that weren't box office hits (The Hard Way and The Frighteners are two of my personal favorites). I collected MJF magazines or clipped out articles and pictures.

When Fox went public with his Parkinson's diagnosis, he was starring in Spin City. I watched, as I'm sure many did, looking for evidence of his condition. He was skilled at masking it, and had even said to Barbara Walters in 1998: “I won’t see 50 with this. I will see 50, but I will not have this.” He's now 60. Parkinson's has remained, and has progressed to the point that he is taking a second retirement from acting.

Fox has labelled No Time Like the Future as his "cranky" book. It's not the optimistic (and aptly titled) Always Looking Up or the surprisingly thankful Lucky Man. And Fox is a lucky man. He's enjoyed a decades-long career doing what he loves, winning awards and acclaim (yes, he has a Star on the Walk of Fame). He married the love of his life, and has four kids he adores, who he claims are smarter, funnier, better-looking, and taller than him (I'll grant him that last comparison). He beat an alcohol addiction that could have cost him his career and his family. He had successful brain surgery. He and his wife and twin girls almost returned home from Europe on a doomed Concorde jet, but flew home the day prior to the crash. His family was alone in New York on 9/11 (Fox was working on the West Coast), but they avoided the danger, and he made it home to them safely. He almost needed a finger amputated (but didn't). A benign tumor on his spine could've paralyzed him, or the surgery to remove it could have (they didn't). Yet it was a bone-breaking fall in his kitchen that literally and figuratively knocked him on his ass, making him question his trademark optimism.

Fox doesn't hold anything back in his description of his surgeries and recoveries. Personal, irreverent, and at times shocking, his accounts are amazing in that he was quietly enduring them, without the world knowing the raw details. He shares the raw details in this book, but he also shares humorous and touching stories about his mother, his siblings, his wife, his kids, his dog (RIP, Gus!), and his work.

His work has changed. No longer the young, active, spontaneous comic movie star, he had found the joy of appearance roles, mostly in television. Now that has changed as well, and writing is his work. And like with his acting, he's damn good at it. Especially with the challenge of his Parkinson's, which he reveals prevents him from typing, and makes his handwriting nearly illegible.

Last year, Fox and his wife, Tracy Pollan, went to Madison Square Garden to catch a Rangers hockey game. The two were shown on the GardenVision, and under Fox’s image, the caption read “Michael J. Fox, Actor.” When the world fell in love with Fox, it was as a television and movie actor, But he’s much more than that.

He’s a husband, a father, and a family man. He’s an author, an advocate, and an activist. He’s a sports fan, a musician, and a persistent optimist. And threading through all of that, he’s a guy with Parkinson’s Disease.

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Marilyn Hudson

A wonderful story of hope!

Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2024

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Michael J Fox has a way of telling the stories of his life that draw you in to see the real person behind the actor, the man. He deals with his challenges with such wonderful humor. He admits his fears and shows his humanity. To see all that he has gone through and still manages to keep his humor and his empathy for others alive is wonderful.

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tom4jean

In the face of huge struggles, an optimist perseveres!

Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2021

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Although this is my review of Michaels 4th book I would encourage anyone to read all of his books in order. They are all well written and excellent books! I noticed in many reviews, of this his latest book, people were complaining he did not talk much about his Parkinson’s Disease, and therefore people with PD that read it could not relate to him and their own struggles. He talks extensively about his PD in the previous three books, and I don’t believe it was his intention to go over ground he has already covered with the focus of this book being on his more recent struggles with back surgery for a tumor that almost crippled him along a bad fall that seriously broke his arm and how all that made him more grateful and optimistic for the future and his life and family.
There was also some criticism in other reviews that since he was a star he was conceited and that he had privilege and access to resources others do not. First of all you would not be reading his book at all if he wasn’t a star in the first place, do you expect him to give away all his money and star status since he now has PD so he can relate to people better? That does not even make sense. Michael did not come from wealth or stardom; he went to Hollywood as a 17-year-old high school dropout and found great success. (that is covered in his other books). Instead of holding that against him I celebrate it with him and am glad he was in a position once he was diagnosed with PD that he could lend his name and influence to fight PD by starting the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s research. He has probably raised more money, and certainly brought the most national attention to PD than any other person, and again if he wasn’t a successful star, he would not have been able to do that. My mother had PD and I worry about getting it myself. I am glad to have such a great advocate for PD patients as Michael is to be out there leading the charge to fight Parkinson’s disease and find a cure. Rather than finding Michael arrogant or conceded I find Michael to be very humble and he very much does relate with common people with PD on a regular basis. Read his other books, they go into all of that. Watch some YouTube videos of him meeting with common people with PD and helping them.
In this book Michael does tell the story of one of the great heroes in his life; he is a regular young guy with a family diagnosed with PD that initially kept his diagnosis secret but found the courage to go public and get involved in Michael’s Foundation bringing awareness to young onset PD. He is one of my heroes too. I highly recommend this latest book by Michael J Fox and look forward to many more!

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Kate Lutter

Compelling and thoroughly delightful story

Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2024

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I was intrigued. That’s why I decided to read this memoir. I loved it. It is at times heartbreaking, always compelling, filled with truthful observation and humble self analysis. Michael J. Fox did an excellent job of showing what Parkinson’s is all about and how he won’t let it define him. I recommend this book. Great reading.

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Cathy Elmore

Very good book

Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2024

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Michael j fox tries to take and make it more simple for people to understand about Parkinson's and does even more to help people with Parkinson's

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diann bryan

Uplifting

Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2024

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This is a journey of not only how Michael J.Fox lives with Parkinson's but how his life ,work, and family have evolved because of it.
Optimistic is one of many ways to describe his outlook and it is very inspiring to read all that he's accomplished and with such grace.

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it deserves a read ...

Reviewed in Italy on March 26, 2024

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... also if you are not a fan

Paulo

Excelente leitura!

Reviewed in Brazil on May 14, 2021

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Excelente. Muito bem escrito, muito humano. O MJF se entregou de alma.

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John From Pinner

Eternal Optimist

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 23, 2023

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Michael J Fox shames me. He has been through so much and yet he carries on and smiles while doing it. I get upset because I have run out of Weetabix. Michael's story is touching, heart wrenching but uplifting as well. He gives hope. Ho shows how we can be. He finds humour in despair and knock after knock. This book is about a period of his life. I am glad he shared his journey and pain. Through all his hardships he has raised nearly one billion dollars for Parkinsons. A truly wonderful, inspiring, endearing, lovely man.

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Excelente

Reviewed in Mexico on January 28, 2021

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Esta muy padre me gustó mucho

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