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Morrie: In His Own Words
Originally published under the title Letting Go, three years ago, this is Morrie Schwartz's enlightened and compassionate philosophy of living, written as he was battling the effects of ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). Sadly, Morrie died before the book was published. A year later,though, a former student of Morrie's, Mitch Albom, wrote Tuesdays with
Morrie, chronicling Morrie's...more
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Paperback, 127 pages
Published
September 8th 1997
by Delta
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A,few years ago, I watched the TV movie 'Tuesday's With Morrie', starring Jack Lemmon, who played Morrie in his last screen appearance and Hank Azaria, who was the dog-walker on the sitcom 'Mad About You', he played Mitch Ablom, who was one of Morrie's students at Brandeis University. He ended up caring full time for Morrie in his last days.
In this book,which is the thoughts and philosophies of Morrie, we a privileged to read the inner most feelings of a very brave spiritual person. Although ob...more
In this book,which is the thoughts and philosophies of Morrie, we a privileged to read the inner most feelings of a very brave spiritual person. Although ob...more
After reading Tuesday with Morrie, it was amazing to get to know Morrie even more. This book was the last book my grandmother read while she was ill before she passed away and she said it made her feel comfortable. I wanted to read it for her and I found comfort in it as well. It made me understand the process of dying through another's perspective. It also put me at peace. It's a good read.
I love Tuesdays with Morrie, so I had to read Morrie's own book full of his wisdom. This book is very simple and easy to read. It's short life lessons to consider with personal examples from Morrie's own experience as he battles ALS. Those who knew Morrie in real life were blessed.
After loving all of Mitch Albom's books, I thought I'd love this too. It was okay, but leaves you disappointed after how well the other books were put together. It's a quick read, so even though I was disappointed it didn't take much time out of moving on to a better book.
I bought this book after reading Tuesdays with morrie its a simple little book but so thought provoking and inspiring this mans story changed my life for the good and made me look at life very differently and his own words are just simple and wonderful.
An open letter to those whose diseases and conditions are causing loss of function. How to manage the loss for maximum personal benefit. Not a rosy optimist's approach, but genuine counsel on what suffering means and what to derive from it.
Morrie was a wonderful man and his wisdom can help everyone be more thankful and content with their lives. I am sure he is missed by many and I am glad he undertook this project so his wisdom could live on forever. Inspirational.
I'm not sure what I was expecting when I opened this book, but Morrie has a way of teaching us and talking about things that we fear. I have no doubts that Morrie was a beautiful man and I'm so sorry that he died after a battle with ALS.
I enjoyed hearing from Morrie Schwartz, in his own words. I love Mitch Albom's "Tuesdays with Morrie" and nothing will touch me like that book did. But getting to hear Morrie tell his aphorisms and the related stories is a joy. I wish I could have known this man at any time in his teaching career or beyond. He was one of a kind. He sounds a bit more professorial in this work and that is all to the good. There is a lot of repetition from what Albom captured, but there is also new material here. I...more
I really loved this book. It's just so real and has such good advice for people who are terminally ill, those who visit and care for them and even a lot of good advice for everyone.
Will probably re-read it at some point and try to make note of some things.
Will probably re-read it at some point and try to make note of some things.
Very inspiring and full of great advices n qutoes u will always remember. A wise old man who is dying from a terrible disease and teaching his last lesson.
I have also read Tuesday's with Morrie. This was pretty good. My mom has ALS so it helped to understand what she feel.
the book has great advice on how to look at life, and how to live life to the fullest even if you are close to dying.
Not normally my kind of book, but certainly worth reading--especially having friends and relatives facing terminal illnesses.
Great book by the MAN HIMSELF! What an individual! We could us a few more like him
Not as good as Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom, but it's still a good read.
Really good book and reflections on life, death, living and dying with grace.
It had some really good words and thoughts but not life-changing.
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Another book in my hands at the right time. Very enlightening!
This man was a brilliant man! I loved this book.
Insightful book on life and dying.
This book doesn't really tell me much that I didn't already know, but perhaps that's because, like Morrie, I've taken sociology and psychology in college and also because I've been around a few physically ill or dying people.
Still, it's nice to see it all in writing ... like having your own thoughts verbalized by someone else and from their point of view, and I really appreciate the gift that it is meant to be, from Morrie, who wrote it, and Minnie, who gave the book to me.
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Still, it's nice to see it all in writing ... like having your own thoughts verbalized by someone else and from their point of view, and I really appreciate the gift that it is meant to be, from Morrie, who wrote it, and Minnie, who gave the book to me.
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Frances Philpott
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simple, yet powerful and inspiring!
Though I liked the book, I believe that it would be more appropriate for me later in life or when suffering from chronic illness. Morrie seemed to be an incredible person and has some good points that can be taken out of the book at any time! He had some amazing insights for a man suffering from a chronic illness himself and shows that you don't have to give up living just because you are given an end-date. I will definitely re-read this book in a few years!
I enjoyed Tuesdays With Morrie so when I came across a second-hand copy of this, I bought it. A very inspiring book. It deals directly with people who are terminally or seriously ill and their care-givers, but much of the wisdom in these pages can be helpful to anyone.
I am really happy I came across this small book a while ago, it's like I got bonus material from Morrie, after Tuesdays with Morrie. I know it was written to help people with terminal illness, but I think I got some help as well.
After reading Tuesdays With Morrie I HAD to read this book because it was written by Morrie Schwartz himself. I LOVE his soul searching, I love how he justified things, I love everything about his outlook on life.
This is a must read! You will not look at things in your life the same way. A positive book from a man who was dying and knew his time was running out.
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“As you grow, you learn more. If you stayed as ignorant as you were at twenty-two, you'd always be twenty-two. Aging is not just decay, you know. It's growth. It's more than the negative that you're going to die, it's the positive that you understand you're going to die, and that you live a better life because of it.”
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