The Time of My Life

Name: The Time of My Life
Brand: Simon & Schuster Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Patrick Swayze
ISBN: 9780743598316

Author: Patrick Swayze, Lisa Niemi Swayze, Lisa Niemi Swayze

Series: A Bestselling Celebrity Memoir

Narrator: Patrick Swayze

Abridged: 5 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Published: 09/29/2009

Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Arts & Entertainment, Memoirs

Synopsis

2010 Audie Award Finalist for Narration by the Author

Now in paperback, the internationally bestselling heartfelt memoir from movie legend Patrick Swayze and his wife of over thirty years, Lisa Niemi, about Patrick’s remarkable career and brave battle against pancreatic cancer.

An entertaining and inspiring behind-the-scenes look at a Hollywood life and a remarkable love, told in the words of beloved actor Patrick Swayze and his wife, Lisa Niemi, shortly before he passed away.

In a career spanning more than thirty years, Patrick Swayze made a name for himself on the stage and screen with his versatility, passion, and fearlessness. Always a fighter, Patrick refused to let the diagnosis of stage IV pancreatic cancer in February 2008 defeat him. Patrick and Lisa’s bravery inspired legions of fans, cancer patients, and their loved ones, yet this memoir, written with wisdom and heart, recounts so much more. Revealed in vivid detail is Patrick’s Texas upbringing, his personal struggles, his rise to fame, and how his soul mate Lisa stood by his side through it all.

The Time of My Life opens the door for families, individuals, and husbands and wives to grow, bond, and discover entirely new levels of love and sharing, proving that life shouldn’t be lived as a series of endings, but rather as the beginning of greater strength and love.

About Patrick Swayze

Patrick Swayze was a three-time Golden Globe–nominated actor best known for his leading-man roles in two of the most beloved pictures of all time: Ghost and Dirty Dancing. Along with these high grossing, history-making films, many of his other movies have achieved a cult following, and his television series The Beast was a critical success. Also a singer/songwriter, dancer, and stage actor, Swayze grew up in Houston, Texas. He passed away in September 2009.

About Lisa Niemi Swayze

Lisa Niemi Swayze is the co-author of The Time of My Life, which she wrote with her late husband, Patrick Swayze. She wrote, directed, and produced the film One Last Dance in 2004. She has held many film, television, and Broadway roles and in addition, she wrote, directed, and starred in the play Without a Word with her husband, garnering six Drama Critics Awards.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Buggy on September 20, 2013

Opening Line: “In late December 2007, life was looking pretty good.” This was one of the better biographies I’ve read, and I kick myself now for putting it off for so long. However like a lot of people my age (40ish) who grew up watching and swooning over Patrick Swayze I felt I had to give myself ti......more

Goodreads review by C. (Comment, never msg). on October 25, 2020

Some knew Patrick Swayze from his early work: everyone did by 1987. A campy musical became a cultural phenomenon. I recall the night I heard of him, clearly. I was babysitting for two Sisters, who gushed through the door with these words: “Move over, Corey Hart, after you see Patrick Swayze”! I rema......more

Goodreads review by Becky on March 24, 2010

I've always loved Patrick Swayze and his work, loved his passion for life, and loved his absolute dedication to the people closest to him. To me, he was a wonderful, surprising man of conviction in an industry that often lack such qualities. Having said that, and knowing some of his background alread......more

Goodreads review by Faith on November 06, 2014

Dirty Dancing was the reason I was a Patrick Swayze fan - like so many others of my age. I just loved that film and Patrick Swayze was definitely a big part of that for me. I knew of, and had seen some of the other things he had been in but had never really realised the extent to which he really liv......more

Goodreads review by Cece on August 04, 2022

I’ve had this book quite some time as I could never read it due to his passing back in 2009. He has literally been one of my favorite all time actors and entertainers. I was aware of his dancing background but there were so many more aspects of his life that was shared. You know it’s really difficul......more