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

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Summary: THIS BOOK HAS MADE ME A BETTER PERSON
Review: I don't usually read non-fiction books, but i got hooked on this book. Morrie is a sweet, dear soul who unfortunetly, is dying a terrible death, of all the people in the world this disease(lou gehrig's disease) had to pick, why did it have to be this man? He was an incredibly good person, very smart, and knew how to love and be loved. He is my new role model. You will definetly need a box of tissues near you reading this book. It is moving, inspiring, heart warming, sad, funny, true story. If your life is on high gear, you need to put on the brakes, and read this book. If you are someone who feels that your life could be better, read this book. It could change your way of thinking, it could change your life.

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Summary: Disappointing
Review: So Morrie's wisdom is a bit schmaltzy. That I could put up with. It's Albom's insincerity that destroys his book. This comes out even more so on the audio-cassette version. One can almost envision him sitting at the edge of his dying mentors bed thinking, "Oh boy, book project!". What that leads to is the anthesis of the message. It's almost like Albom is writing in the third person..."I once knew this workaholic named Mitch who was reunited with his mentor, Morrie, where he learned all these insights about life....". You could hear the publishing wheels turning in Albom's head throughout the pages. A disappointing book.

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Summary: Reaching people like never before
Review: I've read this book twice thru and cannot believe how it is able to make you think about life and what it's actual meaning is. I own 4 copies, so I can lend them out. I've had 81 year old people read it, as well as my 12 year old sister and they all agree it is soul touching and can alter the way you think about life... Morrie has a way about him that makes you read with intensity. You won't be able to put this book down (I was late for a few college classes because of it...). Thanks to Micth Albom and Morrie Schwartz, I am a better person! ~Jeremy the ICEMAN

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Summary: Overrated, Overhyped, Oversold
Review: I guess this book's enormous popularity shows how eager & desperate people are for a little life-advice regardless of its depth (or lack of). The problem: this book just doesn't cut it. I had high expectations, but was left nonplussed. Touching in a few places, yes. But Morrie's revolutionary advice amounts to mundane items like, "take time to smell the flowers," and "tell your family that you love them." Good advice? - sure. Worth 2 years on the NY Times bestseller list and 791 Amazon reviews crying "Hallelujah!"? Not hardly.

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Summary: Tuesday's with Morrie
Review: Instead of philosophizing, I sat down and read Tuesday's with Morrie in four hours. Some of us do not make the time anymore to sit down and read a philosophy book to deal with the issues of love, humanity, death, life, relationships, etc. However, I do not know if I would have enjoyed any other philosophy book that dealt with those issues as much as I enjoyed this book. Morrie really did reach my soul.

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Summary: Life and Living
Review: Overall I believe it was a good story about a teacher and his student, continuing relationship. A relationship that gave a dying teacher one last chance to express his feelings about relationships, family, old age, and dying. In conclusion I believe it comes down to one thing, you have to die to live, which basically means you have to realize you can die at anytime and to live life to the fullest.

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Summary: Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man and Life's Gre
Review: This is an incredibly powerful book, one that you will not be able to put down once you start reading. It has simple lessons along the way of telling the story of this professors life. It is very easy to get caught up in the materials things of life but in the end what is really important....true friends and family.

The other part that is extremely touching is that this is a real story and the advance money from the sales of this book helped pay the enormous cost of his medical bills, so in the end it really benefited everyne involved.

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Summary: Thumbs Up!
Review: This book is an enjoyable read. It is packed with meaning and emotion. There is so much that can be learned from Morrie's words and life. I highly recommend this book to people of all ages, especially those who have forgotten to stop and smell the roses.

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Summary: If this book is such fluff why aren't their more Morrie's?
Review: Prior to beginning this touching and powerful little book I read some of these reviews. I was struck by the handful of comments that were unceremoniously cynical to both the story and Mitch Albom. I wonder if the writers of these comments can truly say they act with love, compassion and delight like Morrie? This story is meant to remind us that there is more to life then money, prestige and power. That slowing down and giving back is all the power we need to be the best of who we are. Take the time to read this lovely tale and be reminded of what life should really be all about.

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Summary: Very touching!
Review: The deeply personal philosophy that Morrie shares with Mitch makes a beautiful story. It accentuates the positive forces of love and life as well as reinforces the fact that dying is as natural as being born. Morrie's message is not to fear death nor isolate the dying person but rather realize that one remains alive during the dying process and that companionship and love should be shared with anyone facing an impending death. Bravo to Morrie for unabashedly presenting his story to the world and to Mitch for not being embarrassed to reveal that a young man can be so profoundly moved by a mentor from his youth!