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5***** and a ❤
The subtitle is the perfect synopsis: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life’s Greatest Lesson.
Morrie Schwartz had been a professor of sociology at Brandeis University. Mitch Albom had been his student. Despite promises to keep in touch, Mitch found that as his career took off, he had lost contact with Morrie. So he was stunned to see his old professor on Ted Koppel’s program one evening. Morrie was dying of ALS. Mitch hopped on a plane and went to vis ...more
5***** and a ❤
The subtitle is the perfect synopsis: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life’s Greatest Lesson.
Morrie Schwartz had been a professor of sociology at Brandeis University. Mitch Albom had been his student. Despite promises to keep in touch, Mitch found that as his career took off, he had lost contact with Morrie. So he was stunned to see his old professor on Ted Koppel’s program one evening. Morrie was dying of ALS. Mitch hopped on a plane and went to vis ...more
I wish I knew Morrie.
When you pick up a book which is written about a dying man, recording his last thoughts on the life he's still struggling to understand, you kind of come in expecting the book to hurt. You don't expect to fall in love with this man and have your heart torn out of your body when the inevitable conclusion is read. I will have to admit to finishing this book, struggling to see the words through a sheen of tears.
Morrie had ALS, and a gift for understanding things, but more than ...more
When you pick up a book which is written about a dying man, recording his last thoughts on the life he's still struggling to understand, you kind of come in expecting the book to hurt. You don't expect to fall in love with this man and have your heart torn out of your body when the inevitable conclusion is read. I will have to admit to finishing this book, struggling to see the words through a sheen of tears.
Morrie had ALS, and a gift for understanding things, but more than ...more
Heart warming story, that's actually a memoir. About a man and what his professor taught him about life. This is definitely a MUST READ. Iam so happy that I read this book. Even almost made me cry, I definitely got a bit choked up at times. Go on give it a try, it may even touch your heart in some way or many ways. It sure did mine. Would so read this GREAT Base on true story again.
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As I read this book, I also watched the Ted Koppel interviews on You-Tube. It somehow made the book more real. I almost felt that I was one of the visitors. How blessed Mitch Albom was to have such a teacher and friend!
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