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Tuesdays with Morrie. By Mitch Albom. Born May 23, 1958 Earned a bachelor’s degree (1979) from Brandeis University in Sociology. Later he received 2 master’s degrees in Journalism and Business from Columbia University. Passaic County, New Jersey. Where Albom was born.
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Tuesdays with Morrie By Mitch Albom
Born May 23, 1958 • Earned a bachelor’s degree (1979) from Brandeis University in Sociology. • Later he received 2 master’s degrees in Journalism and Business from Columbia University
Passaic County, New Jersey. Where Albom was born.
Performed as a musician for a few years, playing in the U.S. and Europe. • Since receiving his master’s degrees he has been a professional journalist.
He has written for Sports Illustrated, GEO, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. • Currently, he writes a syndicated column for the Detroit Free Press. • He also has a radio show on WJR Radio.
He’s also written some books. • His books, Tuesdays with Morrie, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, For One More Day, and Have a Little Faith are all highly successful.
Tuesdays With Morrie • Chronicles the time Albom spent with his beloved professor, Morrie Schwartz. • One of the reasons he wrote the book was to help pay for Morrie’s medical bills. • It spent 4 years on the New York Times bestseller list and is the most successful memoir ever published.
Albom’s Links http://mitchalbom.com/d/film/3729/tuesdays-morrie
Morrie Schwartz • Born December 20, 1916. • Received a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Chicago in 1951. • Taught Sociology at Brandeis University from 1959-1995.
His death • Died of ALS at home in West Newton, Mass. On November 4, 1995. • He even went on Nightline to discuss his struggles with ALS. Albom remembered him from this and got back in contact with him. • Wrote his own epitaph: “A teacher to the last.”
ALS • Stands for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. • It is a nerve disease that slowly kills the nerves that control the muscles. It is incurable. • The sufferer gets weaker and weaker until the muscles that control breathing stop and the patient dies. • It’s sometimes called Lou Gehrig’s disease. Named after the first reported case in the famous Yankees baseball player.