Tuesdays With Morrie : An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (AUDIO CASSETTE)

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Summary: A wonderful look at someone who finally gets it.
Review: This was a very enlightening book which just manages to escape becoming too preachy. I think that Morrie's views on life were dead on, and we would all be in a much better place if we followed his examples. As he said, "Love wins. Love always wins." How much happier we would all be if that were always true...

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Summary: makes you think about the relationships in your life.great!
Review: This book was not anything new about relationships, but was a good reminder of what is really important in this world-FAMILY AND FRIENDS. I really enjoyed it.

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Summary: This book was fabulous!
Review: "Tuesdays with Morrie" was one of the most inspirational books I've ever read. Morrie not only comes to terms with his death quite easily, but teaches Mitch some very important lessons along the way. How anyone could be so brave during death amazes me.

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Summary: The author did not go into enough depth.
Review: I was left feeling very much dissappointed in the book,especially after all the hype. Had the author spent more time on helping the reader get to know Morrie,I possibly could have felt more compassion and empathy than I did. To be honest,neither the authoe, nor the professor seemed to be very likable people. The book was very over-rated. Don't buy it, just go to the library and check it out.

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Summary: Fantastically captivating... even as an audio read!
Review: Because I spend so many hours in the car, I decided my first audio book would be Tuesdays with Morrie. It was a fantastic read while I was stuck in traffic & I certainly recommend it in both the text and audio versions.

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Summary: The ultimate gift of teaching
Review: I absolutely loved this book! In fact, I've purchased six copies for friends and relatives. The book is a wonderful account of the evolutionary and very profound relationship between a professor and his student. The book is the culmination of a series of topics dealing with the human experience. Morrie, the infirmed sociology prof is is dying of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig's disease, and Mitch, his undergraduate student who found his way back to his beloved professor sixteen years later, prepare the syllabus for the last class that Morrie teaches. Topis dealing with the human experience were chosen, discussed, and later published by Mitch after Morrie's passing. The book, itself, is perhaps the most moving and educating thesis that I have ever had the opportunity to read. Thank you Morrie and Mitch for sharing some of life's greatest lessons of the human experience!

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Summary: A truly remarkable and heart-warming novel
Review: Tuesdays With Morrie is a truly remarkable book which reveals the story behind a great man's life beginning with the present and touching upon different pieces of Morrie's life along the way. The book deals with such aspects of Morrie's life as his love-deprived childhood, his achievements in the classroom and finally his last hours as he lies dying from a terminal illness (Lou Gehrig's Disease.) The book also reveals the basis behind Morrie's greatness as a teacher as well as his greatness as an everyday person. This book gives people a way to see how life can be lived without putting such a large importance on material things. It shows that the people who make the most difference in the world are those who use their heart, not their wallet. To me, the message of this book is clear: to show people life's true meaning and purpose. Mitch Albom tells much of Morrie's story through his eyes and shows readers what Morrie did in order to leave his mark on Earth before he died. Albom tells, very effectively, all that Morrie did for people up unto the moment he died. I get the feeling that Mitch hopes to inspire people with his words, and with Morrie's thoughts. The most unique writing technique the author uses is the way he portrays dialogue. In order to stress the importance of Morrie's words, his are the only ones which are placed in quotation marks. All other dialogue is written in plain text. This is very effective because it shows the reader how much Morrie's words are valued. Another aspect of Albom's writing is how the book's point of view. Although he is the naarator for the entire book, you still get a very good idea of how Morrie thinks and feels. Albom is able to do this through his experience as a sports reporter. He includes a technique which helps him to grasp someone else's thoughts in his writing very well. Overall, I believe that this book is very well written and seems as though it took the author a very long time to write, although it is not a long book. This is the kind of book that is revised and revised and revised until it is perfect. I believe that it is. Albom developes the most important of all lessons in only 200 pages. Not any author could have pulled this book off. By writing this book, Albom has shown the world that just because he is a sports writer doesn't mean he is not creative. I wonder why he became a sports writer and not solely a literature author instead.

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Summary: the way life is supposed to be
Review: truely inspirational. the best book i've ever read. i've read a few other reviews on this page and a few have commented on how easy a read it is and because of this it has no value. not true. the truely important things in life are simple. most of us don't realize or forget from time to time, but when you really force yourself to realize your own mortality all the important things are easy to see. buy this book. it will remind you that life is ultimately about love. mitch, wish i could tell you in person, but THANK YOU. i hope you realize what a wonderful impact you and morrie have had.

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Summary: totally overrated!!
Review: What a disappointment this book was. There is very little substance in this book. Whatever lessons Morrie had to teach, could have been summed up in a short chapter. I feel like there was no book here. Mitch Albom reconnects with an old dying teacher while he is out of work and essentially capitalizes on his meetings with him to profit off of a book. There is no character development. The book is divided into small chapters on a specific "life" topic. In each chapter there is maybe one sentance of wisdom Morrie imparts, without real life experiences to support them. I am very sentimental and was fearful I would be overcome by emotions from this book. Didn't happen. Book is totally overrated, overpriced and undercooked!

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Summary: I cried from San Francisco to Atlanta.
Review: My fellow passengers probably thought I was nuts, but this book really grabs at your insides. The holiday season is a perfect time for this read. A life view shared with tremendous honesty provides much needed perspective while making the bicoastal business commute.