tuesdays with morrie

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Albom is a successful sports columnist for the Detroit Free Press. After seeing his former sociology professor Morrie Schwartz appear on Nightline, Albom phones Schwartz, and is prompted to travel to Massachusetts to visit him. An ensuing newspaper strike allows Albom to visit Schwartz every week, on Tuesdays. The book recounts each of the fourteen visits Albom made to Schwartz, supplemented with Schwartz's lectures, life experiences, and interspersed with both flashbacks and allusions to contemporary events. After being diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Morrie's final days are spent giving his former student Mitch his final lesson of life. The novel is divided into 14 different "days" that Mitch Albom spent with his professor Morrie. Throughout these days, Mitch and Morrie discuss various topic important to life and living. The novel also recounts Mitch's memories of Morrie as a professor Other Books by This Author Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents 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 Afterword About the Author