Tuesdays With Morrie: An old man, a young man and life's greatest lesson by Mitch Albom

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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.
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson
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The first time I held my fingertips in every pages of this book, it just can't stop me for reading for some more. It is truly has a lot of surprises and words of wisdom that you can really be inspired to live life all over again!
"A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops...-Henry Adams"
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Fetching blurbs now... please stand byLove it! Great read.
chocobo452 says:
it is be are teh bset peisce o litrateuruer i enber aferad
Posted December 09, 2009
Chels says:
It's one of the most amazing books I have ever read.
It definitely changed my perspective on a lot of things.
I value life so much more now after reading it.
Mitch Albom is an incredible writer.
Posted March 01, 2009
Todd says:
It wasn't the best life-changing book, but it was definately good enough for the average person to read.
Posted February 23, 2009
Aldin B. says:
I have read this book 3 times so far and it never gets boring. I love this book and its one of the best,interesting, and amazing books I have ever read. It almost sounds like your with Morrie, the way Mitch writes this book!! AWESOME...
Posted February 12, 2009
jhelo says:
I can say that this book is one of the best book I ever read. true to life and life changing
Posted January 14, 2009
Sorry, not my cup of tea.
Vanessa says:
Ithink this is really a good book...
but I am too small to read this kind of books.
Posted October 07, 2008
bconnor11 says:
I didn't really like it. It was ok, but I found it a bit boring at times.
Posted July 20, 2008
Rate it, if you dare...
The best line ever:
The tension of opposite? Life is a series of back and forth. You want to do one thing, but you are bound to do something else. Something hurts you, yet you know it shouldn't. You take certain things for granted, even when you know you should never take anything for granted...
All About the Author
Mitch Albom is a bestselling author of fiction and non-fiction, a newspaper columnist for the Detroit Free Press and a radio host and TV commentator.Albom wrote Tuesdays With Morrie in 1997, a memoir of his favorite college professor, Morrie Schwartz, compiled from Albom's meetings with Morrie on Tuesdays during his fight with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease). After being featured prominently on Oprah Winfrey's show, the book became a New York Times best-seller. Oprah Winfrey produced a television movie adaptation for ABC, starring Hank Azaria as Albom and Jack Lemmon as Morrie. It was the most-watched TV movie of 1999 and won four Emmy Awards.
He lives with his wife, Janine in Michigan.
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Accept what you are able to do and what you are not able to do. Accept the past as past, without denying it or discarding it. Learn to forgive yourself and to forgive others. Don't assume that it's too late to get involved.
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There are some mornings when I cry and cry and mourn for myself. Some mornings, I'm so angry and bitter. But it doesn't too long. Then I get up and say, 'I want to live....'
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Dying is only one thing to be sad over. Living unhappily is something else.
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The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn't work, don't buy it.
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So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-sleep, even they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things.
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Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe what you feel. And if you are ever going to have other people trust you, you must feel that you can trust them, too- even when you're in the dark. Even when you're falling.
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Once asked by one of his avid reader from Jordan where did he get his inspiration to write such stories...
He simply says...
For TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE
Well, my inspiration tends to come from people I know. For example, obviously, Morrie and his unique personality - and unique approach to dying - was the inspiration for "Tuesdays with Morrie" along with the need to pay his medical bills.
For FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN
The inspiration for "Five People" was my real uncle Eddie, who was much like the character in the book, a man who felt he didn't matter in life. I wanted to write a story in which Eddie got to know, in heaven, that he did matter here on earth - much as I would like my real uncle Eddie, wherever he is now in heaven, to experience that.
and her latest FOR ONE MORE DAY
The inspiration for "For One More Day" came, again, from a real person, my mother, who stood up for me all my life, even when I didn't always stand up for her. I have imagined what life will be like when she is no longer here, and I know I will want another day with her. That feeling became the ground floor of that book.
His advice for all the aspiring writers:
It's a little derivative of the idea "Write what you know" which they always tell you when you begin to do fiction. I'm not so much writing what I know - after all, I don't know amusement parks or heaven - but I am writing WHO I know. And that gives me a comfort to move ahead with my stories.
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- faye faye Feb 27, 2009 @ 6:03 am
- its the greatest book i've ever read!!!! very inspiring....
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- faye faye Feb 27, 2009 @ 6:02 am
- its the greatest book i've ever read!!!! very inspiring....
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- AdrianaL AdrianaL Feb 2, 2009 @ 12:30 pm
- So far, I have not missed one of Mitch Album's books! I love his work, and Tuesdays With Morry was my second favorite.
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- Joan4 Joan4 Dec 23, 2008 @ 5:14 am
- Wonderful book - a must read! Love or Perish, indeed!
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