Tuesdays with Morrie
Readers rate it 3.9 (917 on Hardcover)
210 pages · Released 2013 · Sphere
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Tuesdays with Morrie is a touching memoir about a dying professor and his former student reconnecting to discuss life's meaning. While the subject matter—terminal illness and mortality—is emotionally mature, the book is ultimately life-affirming and focuses on wisdom, love, and how to live well rather than morbidity. The gentle, philosophical tone and emphasis on human connection make it appropriate for thoughtful teens and above, though younger readers should be emotionally ready to engage with themes of death and loss.
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Tuesdays with Morrie is a memoir by American author Mitch Albom about a series of visits Albom made to his former sociology professor Morrie Schwartz, as Schwartz gradually dies of ALS. The book topped the New York Times Non-Fiction Best-Sellers List for 23 combined weeks in 2000, and remained on the New York Times bes... Tuesdays with Morrie is a memoir by American author Mitch Albom about a series of visits Albom made to his former sociology professor Morrie Schwartz, as Schwartz gradually dies of ALS. The book topped the New York Times Non-Fiction Best-Sellers List for 23 combined weeks in 2000, and remained on the New York Times best-selling list for more than four years after. In 2006, Tuesdays with Morrie was the bestselling memoir of all time.
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- memoir
- ALS
- sociology
- Nightline
- Death
- Brandeis University
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Faculty
- Patients
- Case studies
- Teacher-student relationships
- Biography
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ISBN 9780751529814 · Sphere