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

by Mitch Albom

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Tuesdays with Morrie is a memoir written by Mitch Albom. It is the story of Mitch's university professor (Morrie) who is facing a gruelling death, yet deems himself lucky and still alive despite the ticking clock. It is said that we don't know the meaning of life until we are near death. The book is full of Morrie's life lessons that transcend all religions as we are all human. Death seems to bring us closer together somehow. With birth comes death, yet we avoid talking about it because we don't want to face it. We keep ourselves busy instead, and forget that once dead, all the money we make and all the things we buy can't be brought with us. Before Morrie dies, he reaches out to people's hearts by giving love and by offering an attentive ear. With the book written, Morrie's Tuesday lessons (homework and quiz-free) are immortalized and shared with millions of readers. Morrie lives on in a way.

I like Morrie's idea of celebrating life/death with a "live" funeral as opposed to a "death" funeral because some of the nicest poems and speeches for the deceased are said at funerals, yet the loved one will never hear of it. Reading about Morrie reminds me of some of my teachers and of a Buddhist monk in particular -- a life coach, and I wonder if I have taken their teachings for granted. We usually do.

Tuesdays with Morrie is an easy read that is rich with life lessons. It is one of those books that should be forever kept on the bedside table or resting on the bookshelf with the cover facing forward as a reminder to be read and reread again. I highly recommend this book. Tuesdays with Morrie was first published on December 1st, 1997. I was only nine then and unable to read English. I know this book was a bestseller then and very popular among readers, but I'm very glad to have just read it now. Some books should be read before it's too late, and this is one of them. ( )
LindaEllen | Jul 1, 2009 |  
Book #19 - Tuesdays with Morrie Mitch Albom

I can't really understand why people write these books and why people read them (me included). I felt like a voyuer as I read this touching story about Morrie Schwartz a 78 year old college professor dying a slow and painful death from ALS. If we read them to grasp a little bit of knowledge that we did not possess prior to reading it then this book succeeds. But why is it that we tend to listen to people more intently when they're dying when they had just as much to say when they were well? Perhaps we tend to take it more seriously. I know the author, Mitch Albom, wrote it to record his beloved professor's thoughts about what really matters in life such as death, family, marriage and our culture. I found this story to be more uplifting than depressing more inspiring than gratuitous. I can't possibly rate this book, it's like rating a life but I would recommend it's inspirational message.
Carmenere | Jun 22, 2009 |  
Where to start? I know a lot of people love this book...but I hope it's more because of the story of Morrie. I did enjoy the book - because of Morrie's character coming through. Does this make Mitch Albom a great writer? I'd have to question that. I thought he came across as an ok writer who happened to have an excellent subject to write about. Otherwise, I thought he managed to focus a little too much on himself and I thought his writing was a little week. Still, Morrie seems like he was an incredible human being and I'm glad to have had the opportunity to "meet" him through this book. ( )
Sean191 | May 28, 2009 |  
I violently hated this book. I was recommended it while my father-in-law was dying. I have zero patience for people in wealthy suburbs with round-the-clock nursing care preaching about the irrelevance of money (really all I remember about the book.) ( )
endlessforms | May 24, 2009 |  
Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom
If you want a reminder of how important your time spent with friends can be, then this book will definitely be that for you. You will laugh & cry but it was one of the most inspirational books I have read. You can't help but like Morrie Schwartz with his common sense and wisdom : "Everyone knows they're going to die.. but nobody believes it. If we did, we would do things differently." is so on target. Definitely a biography that is readable and memorable. ( )
bookus00 | May 10, 2009 | 1 vote
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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. Now the best-selling memoir of all time, Tuesdays with Morrie began as a modest labor of love to help pay some of Schwartz’s medical bulls. Today, the book has sold more than 14 million copies in more than 50 editions around the world.

Amazon.com (ISBN 0307275639, Mass Market Paperback)

This true story about the love between a spiritual mentor and his pupil has soared to the bestseller list for many reasons. For starters: it reminds us of the affection and gratitude that many of us still feel for the significant mentors of our past. It also plays out a fantasy many of us have entertained: what would it be like to look those people up again, tell them how much they meant to us, maybe even resume the mentorship? Plus, we meet Morrie Schwartz--a one of a kind professor, whom the author describes as looking like a cross between a biblical prophet and Christmas elf. And finally we are privy to intimate moments of Morrie's final days as he lies dying from a terminal illness. Even on his deathbed, this twinkling-eyed mensch manages to teach us all about living robustly and fully. Kudos to author and acclaimed sports columnist Mitch Albom for telling this universally touching story with such grace and humility. --Gail Hudson

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