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

Author: Mitch Albom

Narrator: Mitch Albom

Unabridged: 3 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/01/2004


Synopsis

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A special 25th anniversary edition of the beloved book that has changed millions of lives with the story of an unforgettable friendship, the timeless wisdom of older generations, and healing lessons on loss and grief—featuring a new afterword by the author
 
“A wonderful book, a story of the heart told by a writer with soul.”—Los Angeles Times
 
“The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.”
 
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 his college professor Morrie Schwartz.

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. “The truth is, Mitch,” he said, “once you learn how to die, you learn 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.

About The Author

Mitch Albom is the author of numerous books of fiction and nonfiction, which have collectively sold more than forty million copies in forty-seven languages worldwide. He has written seven number-one New York Times bestsellers, award-winning TV films, stage plays, screenplays, a nationally syndicated newspaper column, and a musical. He founded and oversees SAY Detroit, a consortium of nine different charitable operations in his hometown, including a nonprofit dessert shop and food product line to fund programs for Detroit’s neediest citizens. He also operates an orphanage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He lives with his wife, Janine, in Michigan.


Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Jennie on 2007-11-10 10:49:14

This is a must read book. If you read this book and do not take a different view of life then you have a problem. Very inspirational. A must read. Enjoy

AudiobooksNow review by Harriet on 2007-12-03 19:54:33

Pretty good book read by author. Fast and easy read. I liked his next book,The Five People You Meet When You Get to Heaven better.

Goodreads review by Rowan on October 06, 2022

I already know this will be a book I revisit. I picked it up at a local charity book fair. It’s nice to think that buying this book (which had a profoundly positive impact on me), had a positive impact on others too. I think Morrie would probably like that. For those unfamiliar with this classic, it......more

Goodreads review by Shaun on February 22, 2015

This is one of those books where I find myself agreeing with the five star reviews and the one star reviews with almost equal enthusiasm. On one hand, it's the sweet story of a man as he reconnects with a former mentor/professor, who is facing a death sentence via ALS. It's obvious that Albom's "Tues......more

Goodreads review by Miranda on December 09, 2020

4.5 stars"You know, Mitch, now that I'm dying, I've become much more interesting to people."While he was an undergrad, Mitch absolutely loved Morrie Schwartz's college courses - he took every class that professor taught. But, like most students, Mitch lost contact witheverything and anythingto do......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on February 14, 2010

I have never written a review like this before but this book truly inspired me. So I just finished reading "Tuesdays With Morrie". What a wonderful book, I couldn't put it down! I cannot even imagine going through the last stages of my own life and being as brave (for lack of a better word in my head......more

Goodreads review by Reading_ on November 05, 2024

I didn't know this book was a memoir when I picked up this book. I wasn't even consciously looking for this book. It's one of the books in my sister's collection. I picked it up because I needed some kind of motivation/inspiration to live life again with zeal. But what this book offered me was somet......more


Quotes

“Mitch Albom’s book is a gift to mankind.”—Philadelphia Inquirer

“A wonderful book, a story of the heart told by a writer with soul.”Los Angeles Times

“An extraordinary contribution to the literature of death.”Boston Globe

“One of those books that kind of sneaked up and grabbed people’s hearts over time.”Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

“An elegantly simple story about a writer getting a second chance to discover life through the death of a friend.”Tampa Tribune

“As sweet and nourishing as fresh summer corn ... the book begs to be read aloud.”USA Today

"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