A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future

Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned

Michael J Fox (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

112 Seiten

2010
Hyperion (Verlag)
978-1-4013-2386-8 (ISBN)

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Michael J. Fox abandoned high school to pursue an acting career, but went on to receive honorary degrees from several universities and garner the highest accolades for his acting, as well as for his writing. In his new book, he inspires and motivates graduates to recognize opportunities, maximize their abilities, and roll with the punches--all with his trademark optimism, warmth, and humor. In A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future, Michael draws on his own life experiences to make a case that real learning happens when "life goes skidding sideways." He writes of coming to Los Angeles from Canada at age eighteen and attempting to make his way as an actor. Fox offers up a comically skewed take on how, in his own way, he fulfilled the requirements of a college syllabus. He learned Economics as a starving artist; an unexpected turn as a neophyte activist schooled him in Political Science; and his approach to Comparative Literature involved stacking books up against their movie versions. Replete with personal stories and hilarious anecdotes, Michael J. Fox's new book is the perfect gift for graduates.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	26.8.2010
Sprache	englisch
Maße	124 x 175 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Kunst / Musik
ISBN-10	1-4013-2386-3 / 1401323863
ISBN-13	978-1-4013-2386-8 / 9781401323868
Zustand	Neuware