Producer of television's iconic Degrassi franchise Stephen Stohn tells stories from behind the scenes and of making it in the music and television world in this star-studded, rock 'n' roll trip through a Canadian show business explosion. Stohn, who has been at the heart of the entertainment industry for over forty years, shares a lifetime of experience and unique insights into how dreams are turned into reality. ''Whatever It Takes'' - both a mantra and Degrassi's theme song - has been heard millions of times all over the world. It embodies a philosophy of struggle and self-belief leading to accomplishment, as well as the story of an exploring mind, an adventurous pursuit of experience, ringing failures, and the willingness to see things in a different way.

本書は伝説的ドラマ「デグラッシ」の製作者が綴る、成功譚を超えた魂の航海記です。表題の不屈の精神と自己信頼の哲学が全編を貫き、失敗さえも糧にする著者の眼差しは、夢を現実に変えるための血の通った「知恵」として、読者の胸に熱く響きます。 映像が若者の葛藤を鮮烈に描く一方で、本書はその裏側にある制作者の「執念」を重厚に補完しています。虚構に命を吹き込む覚悟を知ることで、映像の一瞬一瞬がより多層的な意味を帯びて迫るはずです。メディアの枠を超えて共鳴し合う、稀有なシナジーを体感できる傑作です。