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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson

by Mitch Albom

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Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague.  Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you see the world as a more profound place, gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it.

For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly twenty years ago.

Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of this mentor as you made your way, and the insights faded, and the world seemed colder.  Wouldn't you like to see that person again, ask the bigger questions that still haunt you, receive wisdom for your busy life today the way you once did when you were younger?

Mitch Albom had that second chance.  He rediscovered Morrie in the last months of the older man's life.  Knowing he was dying, Morrie visited with Mitch in his study every Tuesday, just as they used to back in college.  Their rekindled relationship turned into one final "class": lessons in how to live.

Tuesdays with Morrie is a magical chronicle of their time together, through which Mitch shares Morrie's lasting gift with the world.

Review:

"This is a sweet book of a man's love for his mentor.  It has a stubborn honesty that nourishes the living."

--Robert Bly, author of Iron John

"A deeply moving account of courage and wisdom, shared by an inveterate mentor looking into the multitextured face of his own death.  There is much to be learned by sitting in on this final class."

--Jon Kabat-Zinn, coauthor of Everyday Blessings and Wherever You Go, There You Are

"All of the saints and Buddhas have taught us that wisdom and compassion are one.  Now along comes Morrie, who makes it perfectly plain.  His living and dying show us the way."

--Joanna Bull, Founder and Executive Director of Gilda's Club

About the Author

Mitch Albom writes for the Detroit Free Press, and has been voted America's No. 1 sports columnist ten times by the Associated Press Sports Editors. Albom, a former professional musician, hosts a daily radio show on WJR in Detroit and appears regularly on ESPN's "The Sports Reporters." He is the author of Bo and Fab Five both national bestsellers, and has also published four collections of his columns. He lives with his wife, Janine, in Michigan.

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cmc99, December 12, 2008 (view all comments by cmc99)
It's page 15 and I am already shedding tears.
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This is, by far, one of the best books I have ever read. Through Albom's touching retelling of the final days of a favorite teacher and friend's life, readers are shown a magnificent picture of humanity. Moreover, I think this book teaches readers how to live--what things in life are the most important, what activities and memories are most cherished.
For anyone who has never read this book, I would strongly advise it. It gave me a new and different outlook on life.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780385484510
Subtitle:
An Old Man, a Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson
Author:
Albom, Mitch
Publisher:
Doubleday Books
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Inspirational
Subject:
Educators
Subject:
Death
Subject:
Death, Grief, Bereavement
Subject:
Psychological aspects
Subject:
Specific Groups - Special Needs
Subject:
Teacher-student relationships
Subject:
Patients
Subject:
Family/Interpersonal Memoir
Subject:
Intergenerational relations
Subject:
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Subject:
Attitude to death.
Subject:
Death -- Psychological aspects -- Case studies.
Subject:
Personal Memoirs
Subject:
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - Patients
Copyright:
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Series:
No Series Linked
Series Volume:
104-836
Publication Date:
January 1997
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
208
Dimensions:
7.53x5.27x.82 in. .61 lbs.

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