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Albom is a successful sports columnist for the Detroit Free Press. After seeing his former sociology professor Morrie Schwartz appear on Nightline, Albom phones Schwartz, and is prompted to travel to Massachusetts to visit him. An ensuing newspaper strike allows Albom to visit Schwartz every week, on Tuesdays. The book recounts each of the fourteen visits Albom made to Schwartz, supplemented with Schwartz's lectures, life experiences, and interspersed with both flashbacks and allusions to contemporary events.
After being diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Morrie's final days are spent giving his former student Mitch his final lesson of life. The novel is divided into 14 different "days" that Mitch Albom spent with his professor Morrie. Throughout these days, Mitch and Morrie discuss various topic important to life and living. The novel also recounts Mitch's memories of Morrie as a professor
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Praise for Tuesdays with Morrie
“A beautifully written book of great clarity and wisdom that lovingly captures the simplicity beyond life’s complexities.”
—M. Scott Peck, M.D., author of The Road Less Traveled and Denial of the Soul “This book is an incredible treasure. One’s sense of our mortality is a great teacher and source of enlightenment. I laughed, cried, and ordered ve copies for our children.” —Bernie S. Siegel, M.D., author of Love, Medicine, and Miracles “Every page of this beautiful, moving little book shines with the warmth of unembarrassed love.”
—Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People “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 “I love this book. I’ve been telling all my friends, ‘You have to read this.’ Mitch Albom
was given a wonderful gift from his teacher Morrie Schwartz and now we have the great pleasure of auditing the same class. As coach, humanist, and ‘religious mutt,’
Morrie gives his former student a crash course on living: clear and ruthless hindsight
on what matters most when your days are numbered. And Albom is perfect as the prodigal son: the successful sports journalist who wonders if the idealism of his
favorite professor has kept pace with the real world. This is a true story that shines and leaves you forever warmed by its afterglow.” —Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club “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 nal class.”
—Jon Kabat-Zinn, coauthor of Everyday Blessings and Everywhere You Go There You Are
“I met Morrie in the last months of his life. To be with him was a gift of love and insight, courage and generosity. Mitch Albom has shared this boon with us in Tuesdays with Morrie. Don’t wait until Wednesday to draw this ne being into your heart.” —Stephen Levine, author of Who Dies? and Healing into Life and Death “Tuesdays with Morrie is a sweet and gentle tribute to age and aging. Thanks, Mitch
Albom, for introducing me to Morrie Schwartz. His dignity and frankness stirred me. His good humor and zest left me smiling.”
—Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here “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, Gilda’s Club “Poignant and powerfully moving, Tuesdays with Morrie captures the essence and spirit of a truly gifted teacher and his unwavering belief that the most important lesson in
life is connecting to one another through compassion and love. Mitch Albom gives his cherished men