{"product_id":"still-me-9780345432414","title":"Still Me","description":"When the first \u003cb\u003eSuperman\u003c\/b\u003e movie came out I was frequently asked 'What is a hero?' I remember the glib response I repeated so many times. My answer was that a hero is someone who commits a courageous action without considering the consequences--a soldier who crawls out of a foxhole to drag an injured buddy to safety. And I also meant individuals who are slightly larger than life: Houdini and Lindbergh, John Wayne, JFK, and Joe DiMaggio. Now my definition is completely different. I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles: a fifteen-year-old boy who landed on his head while wrestling with his brother, leaving him barely able to swallow or speak; Travis Roy, paralyzed in the first thirty seconds of a hockey game in his freshman year at college. These are real heroes, and so are the families and friends who have stood by them.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe whole world held its breath when Christopher Reeve struggled for life on Memorial Day, 1995. On the third jump of a riding competition, Reeve was thrown headfirst from his horse in an accident that broke his neck and left him unable to move or breathe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the years since then, Reeve has not only survived, but has fought for himself, for his family, and for the hundreds of thousands of people with spinal cord injuries in the United States and around the world. And he has written \u003cb\u003eStill Me\u003c\/b\u003e, the heartbreaking, funny, courageous, and hopeful story of his life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChris describes his early success on Broadway opposite the legendary Katherine Hepburn, the adventure of filming \u003cb\u003eSuperman\u003c\/b\u003e on the streets of New York, and how the movie made him a star. He continued to move regularly between film acting and theater work in New York, Los Angeles, and at the WIlliamstown Theatre Festival in the Berkshires. Reunited with his \u003cb\u003eBostonians\u003c\/b\u003e director, James Ivory, in 1992, he traveled to England to work with Emma Thompson and Anthony Hopkins in \u003cb\u003eThe Remains of the Day\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Man who cannot move has not stopped moving. He has established a charitable foundation to raise awareness and money for research on spinal cord injuries. His work as director of the HBO film \u003cb\u003eIn the Gloaming\u003c\/b\u003e earned him an Emmy nomination, one of five that the film received. His speeches at the Democratic National Convention and the Academy Awards inspired people around the country and the world. He has testified before Congress on behalf of health insurance legislation, lobbied for increased federal funding for spinal cord research, and developed a working relationship with President Clinton. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith dignity and sensitivity, he describes the journey he has made--physically, emotionally, spiritually. He explores his complex relationship with his parents, his efforts to remain a devoted husband and father, and his continuing and heroic battle to rebuild his life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the determined, passionate story of one man, a gifted actor and star, and how he and his family came to grips with the kind of devastating, unexplainable shock that fate can bring to any of us. Chris and Dana Reeve have gathered the will and the spirit to create a new life, one responsive and engaged and focused on the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345432414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.85h x 4.29w x 1.01d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Paperback Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/1999 pg. 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e25919 \/ Still Me\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.8 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 16\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Christopher Reeve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43075424551093,"sku":"9780345432414","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_5e15ba4b-1083-4232-a72a-53891a4bb540.jpg?v=1691465667","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/still-me-9780345432414","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}