{"product_id":"9781623545550","title":"A Mile at a Time: A Father and Son's Inspiring Alzheimer's Journey of Love, Adventure, and Hope","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eMacy, Mark \"Mace\"; Macy, Travis; Regan, Patrick\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImagine\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn inspiring memoir about a father and son entering\u003ci\u003e World's Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji\u003c\/i\u003e despite one of them battling Alzheimer’s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Travis and Mace have touched a generation of families around the world with their courage, resilience and kindness.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eBear Grylls, star of\u003ci\u003e Man vs. Wild \u003c\/i\u003eand host of\u003ci\u003e World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Watching Mark and Travis Macy compete together for \u003ci\u003eEco-Challenge Fiji\u003c\/i\u003e was a true inspiration. Travis’s selfless act of taking his father on what may be his last race is a story that anyone can relate to and what we need more of these days.”  \u003cbr\u003e--Mark Burnett, chairman of MGM Worldwide Television Group; creator and producer of \u003ci\u003eSurvivor, The Apprentice, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn October 2018, Mark “Mace” Macy, sixty-four years old, was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Mace had spent thirty years competing in Colorado and around the world in ultra-endurance competitions and is one of the few people who have finished all eight Eco-Challenge events. Once diagnosed, Mace feared losing endurance, strength, and independence. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMace's son Travis, also a professional endurance athlete, also struggled to see his father battling the disease. In 2019 they decided to participate in World's Toughest Race—a seven-day, grueling 400-mile marathon of trekking, climbing, biking, and paddling through the jungle—for one final race together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeaving excerpts from Mace's passionate personal journals alongside a first-person narrative by Travis, \u003ci\u003eA Mile at a Time\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of this incredible journey and what both father and son learned along the way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA powerful story about living—and thriving—with a disease that impacts nearly six million Americans. This timely, and deeply moving father-son adventure sheds light on the hard truths of this disease while giving readers hope of all that still can be achieved.","brand":"Imagine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44216296767743,"sku":"9781623545550","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781623545550_s600x595.jpg?v=1782145682","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781623545550","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}