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Summary: A real eye opener of life
Review: Of all the books I have read in my life this is the best one so far. It makes you live life to the fulliest and not be so caught up with the fear of death. Not only taught me about death but also all those things we fear about the most. For example, love, regrets, and marriage. These are just a few of the many things that Morrie teaches us through his inspiring words.It has really inspire me to live my life with no regrets. I just hope that I can be as strong as Morrie if I am placed that kind of situation that he was. I highly recommend this book to everyone that feels that their life is not worth much because this book will teach you not to take life for granted.
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Summary: A Must Read!
Review: Tuesdays with Morrie is definitely one of the best books that I've ever read. Once I picked it up, I couldn't stop until I found myself on the last page. Although the book is very short, nearly every page carries a message. It's purpose is to teach us a lesson; that was Morrie's final goal. He wanted to create this one last thesis with one of his favorite students, Mitch Albom, that would give people insight into how to live their lives and what it feels like to die. In this book, not only do we learn from Morrie (who died from ALS) how to live life to the fullest, but we learn from Mitch's mistakes as well. All too often we get caught up in our fast paced culture that we forget to stop and look around and actually enjoy things. Mitch Albom uses a unique approach to get his old professor's message out. When I was reading this, I couldn't help but feel like Morrie was speaking right to me. The book could relate to anyone; it covers so many topics from love and life to death and trying to live even when death is knocking on the door. I highly recommend reading Tuesdays with Morrie. You can't help but love Morrie by the end of the book, and like me, you might even tear up at the end a little.
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Summary: People Need People
Review: We all are busy living our lives and we often forget what we need to do to build a life filled with rewards and happiness. Tuesdays With Morrie shares a personal relationship between a teacher and a student that extends far beyond academics and a few years in a classroom. It reminds us how important relationships with friends and family are and encourages us to reach out and build these relationships throughout our lives.
By the end of this book, we understand that the riches we are looking for are found in people not things, with the exception of this book. It is a treasure worth having.
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Summary: We Should all Have a Few Tuesdays With Morrie
Review: While I don't necessarily agree with everything (i.e. the philosophy of) espoused in this book, I have, nonetheless, gleaned many lessens about life from its pages. This book is an emotional and intellectual ride with Morris Schwartz (late Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University). This is a record, of sorts, about his last few months of life, his thoughts about life and certain things in life such as marriage, regrets, the perfect day, money, love, forgiveness, etc. Mitch Albom has a great writing style, simple but yet detailed, descriptive and emotive. There is much wisdom in these pages, much emotion, much love, much grief, much warmth, much compassion, much courage, much experience, much mentoring, much teaching, and the list could go on. I find it interesting that when I see famous people in interviews and they are asked to reveal who has had the most influence in their lives up to that point, most make mention of a school teacher. Morrie was such a person - one who had much influence. This book will move you to tears and cause you to laugh. It is quite easy to read and you could probably finish it in about an hour or so, but in that hour your life will be changed in one way or another having read these pages.
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Summary: Tuesday People
Review: This is a true story of a life-long mentor, and his Tuesday meetings with his student. More than the deep bond that two friends share, this book is on lessons for life. Told with wisdom, this story deals with experiences in life, and on life's ever changing ways. Tuesdays are the coaching days for Morrie. He offers insight into the world of a dying man who is truly happy. Before he dies he gives his last few lessons on life, love, and family. It brings out the simple things in life that make true hapiness. Morrie leaves his intelligent thoughts to be shared. The emotions of this book reflect those of a poem. The knowledge in this book reflects an encyclopedia. But the lessons to be learned will not be found in any book of reference. Take a small look into the little pleasures that can offer so much, and listen as the book whispers to you. "A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops." Henry Adams wonderfully describes what Morrie has done with his life. This book will leave you beathless yet full. Mitch Albom does a wonderful job of delivering the message that Morrie wished to share.
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Summary: It Moves you to Tears
Review: In the beginning, I thought that this would be another typical teacher recommendation type of book. But because of the positive comments I got about it, I decided to try it. Soon, I began to get into the story, the sadness of the disease, and I began to feel sorry for Morrie. However, as the plot showed me hidden lines written in between the sentences, I began to see not the sorrow, but the joy in every chapter. When Morrie could no longer get out of bed, I felt devastated because I had gotten to "know" Morrie through the book. It really showed me that in this capitalistic world that we live in, it is possible for someone that seems to have handicaps to show you the way out of them. In conclusion, I think that this book is one of the few that touched all the feelings hidden within a person.
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Summary: Stellar read!
Review: This seemingly simple, short, and touching book is great on several levels. First, you can read it for the heartwarming story that it is. Second, you can take a look at your own life and compare. Third, there's still time to change. And that's what TUESDAYS is really about--our ability and desire to change, not only our life, but those around us for the better. What a great inspiritationl book this is. And the movie wasn't half bad either! Also recommended: McCrae's BARK OF THE DOGWOOD
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Summary: can't relate
Review: I enjoy Mitch Albom's writing but had a hard time relating to Morrie. He talks a lot about not just striving for money and success. Some how though he could aford to have 24x7 home care. My parents both went through months of near physical helplessness before they died and I only wished I could have afford the type of care Morrie apparently received. It's easy to talk about not being money hungry when you already have it along with a university job that wasn't in danger of being downsized. I am sure he was sincere but if he was poor and his wife or a child needed 24x7 care that he couldn't afford I wonder what he would say then.
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Summary: Very good book
Review: I thought this book was excellent. It was one of the most touching books I have ever read. It makes you think about your life so much and makes you want to be a better person, the person we all should be. I definitely recommend this book to anyone who reads or doesn't read. You will be satisfied.
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Summary: I BASE MY LIFE ON THIS BOOK
Review: Tuesdays with morrie is an awsome book because it teaches us..to be real and basically to get over it. We can all learn from Morrie because he talks from his heart and he tells us that you must live everyday as if it was your last. Morrie taught that you should not want to be envied or envy because there is basically no need for it..you should just help people through out your life beacause you wont learn how to live, unless you learn how to die. If yourself or anyone you know is facing any sort of problem in life or just like reading i highly suggest you read this book...you wont regret it!
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