"Tuesdays With Morrie" is the heartwarming story of Albom's relationship with his college mentor, Morrie Schwartz, with whom Albom has lost touch for 16 years. Upon seeing him on the "Nightline" program - talking to Ted Koppel about what it was like to die from Lou Gehrig's disease - Albom was both horrified and ashamed. He called his old teacher, flew to Boston for a reunion, and began a series...
more "Tuesdays With Morrie" is the heartwarming story of Albom's relationship with his college mentor, Morrie Schwartz, with whom Albom has lost touch for 16 years. Upon seeing him on the "Nightline" program - talking to Ted Koppel about what it was like to die from Lou Gehrig's disease - Albom was both horrified and ashamed. He called his old teacher, flew to Boston for a reunion, and began a series of weekly visits, rekindling their loving teacher-student relationship while tackling a larger subject in their final "class": the meaning of life.Tuesdays With Morrie details those Tuesday visits, and the shared reflections on love, work, marriage, envy, children, forgiveness, community and aging, all seen though the eyes of a wise old man who was down to his last days.The book has been embraced by readers around the world. Oprah Winfrey featured Albom on her show and fell so in love with the book , she optioned it for a TV movie, which is scheduled for May of 1999. Albom and the book were also featured in People magazine, the Today Show, The Late Show with Tom Snyder, and two special episodes of "Nightline."Albom is especially proud of "Tuesdays With Morrie" and the warmth it appears to spread amongst its readers. He periodically visits bookstores and groups to talk about the book and sign copies.As of the summer of 1998, there are nearly 800,000 copies of Tuesdays With Morrie in print. It is also being published in 19 countries in 16 languages.
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