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No Time Like the Future

An Optimist Considers Mortality

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No Time Like the Future

By: Michael J Fox
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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, ageing, 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 humour, 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."

Does he make it all of the way back? Listen to the audiobook.

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Critic Reviews

the book is great: moving but also properly funny (only Fox would take up golf after developing Parkinson's), and now that he has, to varying degrees, jettisoned the fig leaf of determined optimism, it gives the clearest description of life with Parkinson's I've ever read
A heartfelt, unselfish book about never giving up. . .
No Time Like the Future is a memoir with an unusual sense of purpose. . . pithy, highly readable. . . Fox tells his story vividly with plenty of quips and self-deprecation
Funny and readable
In this moving, often funny memoir Michael J Fox reveals how he regained his sense of optimism, and reflects on age, family and living with a disability.
Fox's writing reflects his funny and upbeat approach to life
All stars
Most relevant
Beautifully written and painted in word by the one and only Mr Michael J Fox, a courageously intimate, deeply insightful, fiercely inspirational and hilarious No Time Like The Future gives so much, and leaves the audience wanting more as always.

No Time Like The Future

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Read beautifully with such heart and honesty. Thank you for sharing all the joys and the turmoils both physical and mental with the audience. A real privilege to hear your story so rich and inspiring and courageously experienced.
A really fantastic listen.

An life affirming story

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Michael thanks for keeping me company on my long training trail runs, when I am in pain your humour humility and honesty got me through😊

inspirational!

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Pretty good story, very humble man. Very tough and stoic. Alot of celebritries could learn alot from him. Great love and support from his family. I found some parts hard to listen too, with his voice mumbling fast, but I really enjoyed his story. Loved the tattoo.

Cool guy

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Michael j Fox has done it again. honest and insightful. if you have a chronic illness of any kind, you will relate and find hope. thank you

amazing man

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