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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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Broadway (2002), Paperback, 192 pages

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Excellent quick read -- a timely reminder to talk with those you love before it's too late. ( )
  patricia_poland | Dec 27, 2009 |
I feel like a complete jerk because I did not like this book. First of all, if you really care about someone, be there before their end of days. Don't suddenly realize that they are important to you as they die. It had some nice moments, but it was very predictable. Narcissistic, money hungry writer discovers the meaning of life through dying mentor.

Frankly, I was more moved by Marley and Me...does this mean that I don't have a soul? ( )
  bookwormteri | Dec 18, 2009 |
When Albom found out that his beloved former professor was dying of Lou Gehrig's disease, he went to visit Morrie.

A single visit turned into regular sessions where Morrie Schwartz decided he had one more class to teach. As the disease progressed, Morrie became weaker but no less determined to share what he had learned throughout his life.

This book had a profound effect on me. A short and simple book, Tuesdays with Morrie reminded me why I became a teacher and inspired me to continue to make a difference in the lives of children.

Wise and wonderful. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. ( )
  mrsdwilliams | Dec 17, 2009 |
Rather than finding this one as life-changing as many people whom I've spoken to about this book find, I find it predictable, and frankly a little like reading a self-help soup soul type book. I don't want to take anything away from Professor Schwart's viewpoints on life, because I think the world can use a lot more of him. I find the writing of the book a little too direct and simple. Simplistic. A little too much like a thesis, but without the insight of research. I think anyone who has read enough good books would find this one lacking a bit. Off the top of my head, Siddhartha is a much more interesting example of a book that journeys along the same line. The Alchemist is perhaps another. This book is worth reading if you are missing something in life, and not all that if you are chasing after a book that exemplifies the art of writing. ( )
  siafl | Dec 11, 2009 |
A beautiful beautiful book. I can't say enough about it. Hard to get through at times only because it is so emotional. There are so many lessons to be learned from this book. I would say this is a book for everyone there is something in it for all of us. ( )
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This book is dedicated to my brother, Peter, the bravest person I know.
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The last class of my old professor's life took place once a week in his house, by a window in the study where he could watch a small hibiscus plant shed its pink leaves.
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Tuesdays with Morrie

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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

(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:24 -0400)

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