Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you see the world as a more profound place, gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it.
For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly twenty years ago.
Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of this mentor as you made your way, and the insights faded, and the world seemed colder. Wouldn't you like to see that person again, ask the bigger questions that still haunt you, receive wisdom for your busy life today the way you once did when you were younger?
Mitch Albom had that second chance. He rediscovered Morrie in the last months of the older man's life. Knowing he was dying, Morrie visited with Mitch in his study every Tuesday, just as they used to back in college. Their rekindled relationship turned into one final “class”: lessons in how to live.
Tuesdays with Morrie is a magical chronicle of their time together, through which Mitch shares Morrie's lasting gift with the world.
It’s been ten years since Mitch Albom first shared the wisdom of Morrie Schwartz with the world. Now–twelve million copies later–in a new afterword, Mitch Albom reflects again on the meaning of Morrie’s life lessons and the gentle, irrevocable impact of their Tuesday sessions all those years ago. . .
Mitch Albom is a best-selling author, television commentator, newspaper columnist, and radio host. The Mitch Albom Show—nationally syndicated for ABC radio—combines wit, opinion, news, and music with big name interviews. A Philadelphia native, Mitch graduated from Brandeis University with a sociology degree and earned master’s degrees in journalism and business administration from Columbia University.
Mitch has written several books, including Tuesdays with Morrie, which is not only a New York Times bestseller but also one in Japan, Australia, Brazil, and England. There are more than five million copies now in print. The book was made into an Emmy Award-winning television movie for ABC, produced by Oprah Winfrey and starring Jack Lemmon. The movie earned four Emmy Awards.
Mitch has also done hundreds of speaking engagements for various corporate, professional, and charitable organizations. He is a panelist on ESPN's Sports Reporters and for 12 years, has been named the #1 sports columnist in the nation by the Associated Press Sports Editors, the highest honor in his field. He has received more than 100 writing awards during his career.