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Summary: Two Thumbs Up
Review: "Well Mitch, I want to talk to you about dying" This depressing/ happy story about a man who had graduated college and mindlessly driving around in his life not really happy but wanting something more, meets up with an ex-professor who is dying. I was very lost in my life and going through a difficult time when I read this. This book brought me up to spirits and trying to look at life in a new way. This book is for anyone that is willing to understand it, because younger audiences would not understand it at all because it discusses adult issues that you face. Nothing deathly inappropiate but just painful topics. Mitch is graduating from college, and he is sad to leave his old professor Morrie. Morrie is a teacher, a goof, an senior aged kid and most of all a caring friend. Morrie tells Mitch not to be afraid to come visit him. That Mitch is a great guy with great potential. So Mitch says he will visit him and thanks for the compliments. Mitchgoes on wit his life and forgets about Morrie. He goes through numerous amounts of jobs. Gets a wife and just goes on, he seems empty, like somethings missing. Like he needs to do something with his life. Meanwhile with Morrie, Morrie went on with life as well. But he has a disease thats killing him (I think it's cancer). So Morrie is trying to make due with the time he has left. He starts talking and preaching about life and how you should live life to the fullest. So he goes on a talk show, and coinceidently Mitch happened to be watching. Mitch goes to his old professor and talks to him about how he is, whats happened since college. Then Morrie says I want to meet with once a week and talk about dying and life. So they decided to meet on tuesdays, they are both free on tuesdays. So their adventure begins with discovering the mysteries of life and death and just talking about stuff. This book is enchanting, I loved it sooo much I read it again. I
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Summary: What will you lose? What will you keep?
Review: What can I say about this book that hasn't been said before? After reading Albom's Five People You Meet in Heaven a friend gave me his Tuesday's With Morrie. It was truly life-changing! When experiencing suffering firsthand or seeing a loved one suffer we begin to learn lessons that would otherwise go unlearned i.e. that life is so much more than food, clothing, appearance, sex, entertainment, sports, health, intelligence, money, houses, cars, degrees, jobs, status, etc. Most, if not all of these supposed 'necessities', as Albom reiterates are nothing more than pure distractions like Solomon once said 'All is vanity' (Eccl. 1:2). This obsession with hedonism and materialism in our Western world never has and never will bring satisfaction. It will only steal and waste our valuable time like waves tossing with every wind that could be better spent with loved ones and more importantly with God. Jesus once said 'It is more blessed to give than to receive' (Acts 20:35) and Morrie declares likewise. Give what you can to others of yourself and time, to your spouse, children, family, friends, church, community etc. for indeed a man's no fool who gives what he can never keep to gain what he can never lose! I've learned from this book that life is not about getting all one can out of others, far from it! Life is about giving one's all for others. And I guess that unless we learn some of the valuable lessons Morrie emphasised in his last days and begin to really live life as He meant it to be lived and not misuse or abuse it or take it for granted it may require God to give us all a good shaking up.
Rating: 
Summary: Touching and inspiring
Review: You can read this book in a few short hours, and it will be one of the best few hours of your life. The book is about how the author, Mitch Albom, reconnected with his favorite college professor when he accidentally came across a Nightline story about the professor, Morrie Schwartz. Morrie had contracted ALS - Lou Gehrig's disease. Albom does a wonderful job of relating his feelings for his professor and relays exactly what Morrie Schwartz wanted him to say. The book teaches you to accept what life gives you, and seek and give love, which is more important than material things. My only problem with the tome is that I am not quite sure that Albom truly believes his beloved teacher. It almost seems at times that Albom was merely reported what Morrie said, rather than agreeing with him. The book comes off as if you are supposed to believe that Morrie was able to change Albom's life, but he has not convinced me that was the case. However, it may very well help you change yours.
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Summary: A weekday with a wise man
Review: In "Tuesdays with Morrie" one expression sums up the story...when you learn how to die, you learn how to live. During each session with Morrie, the author grows as he discovers more and more about the person he truly is. While he is on his journey to self-discovery, the reader is also whisked off on their own journey of self-exploration. Many times throughout the book I paused and reflected on the wise words of Morrie. I was initially drawn to his honest and direct stance on many issues including: death, fear, aging, marriage, greed, society, familty,forgiveness, and a what it means to have a fulfilling life.
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Summary: beautiful book
Review: Do I really need to say more ? This is an absolutely beautiful book. Makes your emotions come alive. There is hope..
There are two books I would like to mention (non fiction) Nightmares Echo and Lost Boy...what courage these books teach
Rating: 
Summary: undecided
Review: never has a book left me feeling conflicted about its main character; true, this book does inspire one to prioritize what really is important in life--and for that, I have grown. But I find the book to be a tad morbid. In addition, Morrie seems to be more focused on friends and family, but rarely is his wife and their relationship mentioned in his last days. Anyway, I am left undecided about this one, but do recommend reading it because life is so short and it really isn't about material posessions or career.
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Summary: Loved It!!
Review: Inciteful, compassionate, profound. This is a book everyone should read and then pass along to someone they care about. Also makes a great gift!!
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Summary: Tuesdays with a lesson
Review: I thought this book was a great book with many morals that people can relate to coming from it. It inspired me to realize what I had in my life, and what I thought about it. The way he and his teacher connected for his final lesson and how Mitch took the time to FLY out and see him just blows my mind. I thought it was a great book and I gave it a 5.
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Summary: Do yourself a favor...
Review: If you've not read TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE, please do.
It's an easy read, at less than 200 pages. Yes, it is
sad, but not depressing. It's not as much a story of death, as it is a huge lesson in living. A non-fiction, it is probably the most important book
I have ever read. Please try to find time in your day
to read it cover to cover. Think about it. Absorb
it. Reflect on all it has to say. Learn from its messages.
Rating:
Summary: A wonderful Book!
Review: One day, as Mitch was flipping through television channels, he caught a teaser clip from ABC News Nightline, Who Is Morrie Schwartz? He froze in his tracks and glued himself to the television set. That's how he found out that his dear old Morrie had ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). Overwhelmed with guilt and even grief, Mitch set out to reconnect with his Professor. He was welcomed with open arms. Every Tuesday, Mitch would go over to Morrie's house and listen to Morrie's thoughts on the world, feeling sorry for yourself, regrets, death, family, emotions, fear of aging, money, love, marriage, our culture, forgiveness, and the perfect day. Throughout these discussions with Morrie, Mitch would flashback to different episodes in his life - college, his family, his career. It was as if he was matching up some of Morrie's thoughts with some of the unfinished business he had floating around in his own mind.
This book is easy to read and avoids the usual preachiness that I find in "inspirational" type books. Those two reasons alone would have been enough for me to give this book a positive review. But beyond the general aesthetic reasons, this book crawled into every orifice of my consciousness. I found myself thinking about things during normal, every day chores. I would wake up the next morning, to remember that I had been dreaming about a particular thought that Morrie had discussed with Mitch. A book that can have this type of lasting effect on me is something special in my opinion. It may not be a literary book like War and Peace, intellectuals may scoff. I can only say that I truly enjoyed it; I'm grateful to have read it. Other quick Amazon picks that I recommend include: WILL@epicqwest.com by Tom Grimes, The Losers' Club by Richard Perez
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