Tuesdays with Morrie
1997 memoir by Mitch Albom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, A Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson is a 1997 memoir by American author Mitch Albom. The book is about a series of visits Albom made to his former Brandeis University sociology professor, Morrie Schwartz, as Schwartz was dying from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).[1][2] Albom's subsequent memoir has been widely reviewed and has received critical attention after features by The Boston Globe and Nightline about Schwartz's dying.[1][3][4][5][6][not verified in body][clarification needed]
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Author | Mitch Albom |
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Language | English |
Genre | Biographical, Philosophical novel, Memoir |
Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | 1997 |
Publication place | United States |
Pages | 192[not verified in body] |
ISBN | 0385484518 |
OCLC | 36130729 |
378.1/2/092 B 21[not verified in body] | |
LC Class | LD571.B418 S383 1997[not verified in body] |
The book topped the New York Times Non-Fiction Bestsellers List for 23 combined weeks in 2000,[not verified in body] remained on the New York Times Best Seller list for several years, and was, as of 2006, the best-selling memoir of all time.[2][better source needed][needs update]