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This book always brings back memories of Senior Year of HS, which was right around the time the movie aired on TV. I spent most of my days in the classroom where we worked on the yearbook, with our advisor Mrs. Mory. Towards the end of the year, one of my classmates remarked that he enjoyed his 'Tuesdays with Mory' and it has stuck with me for the last 10 years.
Albom has the opportunity to re-unite with a favorite professor from college many years after graduation upon learning Morrie has been d ...more
Albom has the opportunity to re-unite with a favorite professor from college many years after graduation upon learning Morrie has been d ...more
I devoured this book. I found some lovely gems of wisdom in it. Quite a bit of humor. A sweet tribute book to an obviously amazing person who touched life after life.
A quick read, not especially challenging, with a lot of the same advice and perspective that you've read. I suspect I'm either too tired, too stressed with my current situations, or too young (at 45) to fully appreciate all the advice therein, but I definitely thought of some of my favorite mentors while reading this. Most have passed on and I will never get the chance to have even an afternoon with them again, although I wish I had, but I took the time post-reading to reach out to a few and tha
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Short and fast, and very moving. I read this on our 9+ our car drive home from Cincinnati and loved every page.
When Albom found out that his beloved former professor was dying of Lou Gehrig's disease, he went to visit Morrie.
A single visit turned into regular sessions where Morrie Schwartz decided he had one more class to teach. As the disease progressed, Morrie became weaker but no less determined to share what he had learned throughout his life.
This book had a profound effect on me. A short and simple book, Tuesdays with Morrie reminded me why I became a teacher and inspired me to continue to make a d ...more
A single visit turned into regular sessions where Morrie Schwartz decided he had one more class to teach. As the disease progressed, Morrie became weaker but no less determined to share what he had learned throughout his life.
This book had a profound effect on me. A short and simple book, Tuesdays with Morrie reminded me why I became a teacher and inspired me to continue to make a d ...more
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