Tuesdays with Morrie (与莫里的人生对话)

This true story about the love between a spiritual mentor and his pupil has soared to the bestseller list for many reasons. For starters: it reminds us of the affection and gratitude that many of us still feel for the significant mentors of our past. It also plays out a fantasy many of us have entertained: what would it be like to look those people up again, tell them how much they meant to us, maybe even resume the mentorship? Plus, we meet Morrie Schwartz--a one of a kind professor, whom the author describes as looking like a cross between a biblical prophet and Christmas elf. And finally we are privy to intimate moments of Morrie's final days as he lies dying from a terminal illness. Even on his deathbed, this twinkling-eyed mensch manages to teach us all about living robustly and fully. Kudos to author and acclaimed sports columnist Mitch Albom for telling this universally touching story with such grace and humility. --Gail Hudson --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

作者简介：
Mitch Albom is the author of six previous books. A nationally syndicated columnist for the Detroit Free Press and a nationally syndicated radio host for ABC and WJR-AM， Albom has， for more than a decade， been named top sports columnist in the nation by the Sports Editors of America， the highest honor in the field. A panelist on ESPN’s Sports Reporters， Albom also regularly serves as a commentator for that network. He serves on numerous charitable boards and has founded two charities in metropolitan Detroit： The Dream Fund， which helps underprivileged youth study the arts， and A Time to Help， a monthly volunteer program. He lives with his wife， Janine， in Michigan.

Tuesdays with Morrie. Sportswriter Albom produces the top-selling nonfiction book of the year with this inspirational account of weekly encounters with his former Brandeis professor, who is dying of Lou Gehrig's disease. Albom shares the insights into life and death he gained from him.

From Amazon.com
No one but Mitch Albom could have read Tuesdays with Morrie so effectively. As the author of this inspirational true story, Albom uses verbal inflection in exactly the right places to evoke humor, empathy, and emotion. It's an honest reading, and the underlying timbre of private memory pushes it past mere recitation to pure storytelling.

The titular Morrie was Morrie Schwartz, Albom's university professor 20 years before the events being narrated. An accidental viewing of an interview with Morrie on Nightline led Albom to become reunited with his old teacher, friend, and "coach" at a time when Albom, a successful sportswriter, was struggling to define dissatisfactions with his own life and career. Morrie, on the other hand, after a rich life filled with friends, family, teaching, and music, was dying from Lou Gehrig's disease, a crippling illness that diminished his activities daily. Albom was one of hundreds of former students and acquaintances who traveled great distances to visit Morrie in the final months of his life.

The 14 Tuesday visits that followed their reunion took Albom--and will take listeners with him--on a journey of reawakening to life's best rewards. The story is told in a journalistic style that never crosses into pathos. That a professional writer can write well is not surprising, but Albom also reads well, with clear enunciation and a talent for mimicry. Another reader might have interpreted the professor's aphorisms as droll humor or wrung a wrong note at an inappropriate moment, making the story a maudlin tearjerker; instead it is read for what it is, a tribute to a remarkable teacher. (Running time: four hours, three cassettes) --Brenda Pittsley

Amazon.co.uk Review
This true story about the love between a spiritual mentor and his pupil has soared to the bestseller list for many reasons. For starters, it reminds us of the affection and gratitude that many of us still feel for the significant mentors of our past. It also plays out a fantasy many of us have entertained: what would it be like to look those people up again, tell them how much they meant to us, maybe even resume the mentorship? And we meet Morrie Schwartz--a one of a kind professor, whom the author describes as looking like a cross between a biblical prophet and Christmas elf. Finally, we are privy to intimate moments of Morrie's final days as he lies dying from a terminal illness. Even on his deathbed, this twinkling-eyed mensch manages to teach us all about living robustly and fully. Kudos to author and acclaimed sports columnist Mitch Albom for telling this universally touching story with such grace and humility.

Finally available in paperback--the first runaway No.1 bestseller and modern inspirational classic by the bestselling author of "The Five People You Meet in Heaven." Albom tells the story of his reconnection with his college professor and mentor, Morrie Schwartz, and their visits in the months prior to Morrie's death.

Book Dimension
Height (mm) 176　　　　　　　　　　 Width (mm) 109

Mitch Albom
Mitchell David Albom (born May 23, 1958 in Trenton, New Jersey) is an award-winning American sportswriter novelist, newspaper columnist for the Detroit Free Press, syndicated radio host, and TV commentator. He is a graduate of Akiba Hebrew Academy, Brandeis University and Columbia University. Before becoming a journalist, Albom was briefly an amateur boxer, nightclub singer, and pianist.

Acknowledgments
THE CURRICULUM
THE SYLLABUS
THE STUDENT
THE AUDIOVISUAL
THE ORIENTATION
THE CLASSROOM
TAKING ATTENDANCE
THE FIRST TUESDAY
WE TALK ABOUT THE WORLD
THE SECOND TUESDAY
WE TALK ABOUT FEELING SORRY FOR YOURSELF
THE THIRD TUESDAY
WE TALK ABOUT REGRETS
THE AUDIOVISUAL, PART TWO
THE PROFESSOR
THE FOURTH TUESDAY
WE TALK ABOUT DEATH
THE FIFTH TUESDAY
WE TALK ABOUT FAMILY
THE SIXTH TUESDAY
WE TALK ABOUT EMOTIONS
THE PROFESSOR, PART TWO
THE SEVENTH TUESDAY
WE TALK ABOUT THE FEAR OF AGING
THE EIGHTH TUESDAY
WE TALK ABOUT MONEY
THE NINTH TUESDAY
WE TALK ABOUT HOW LOVE GOES ON
THE TENTH TUESDAY
WE TALK ABOUT MARRIAGE
THE ELEVENTH TUESDAY
WE TALK ABOUT OUR CULTURE
THE AUDIOVISUAL, PART THREE
THE TWELFTH TUESDAY
WE TALK ABOUT FORGIVENESS
THE THIRTEENTH TUESDAY
WE TALK ABOUT THE PERFECT DAY
THE FOURTEENTH TUESDAY
WE SAY GOOD-BYE
GRADUATION
CONCLUSION