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Tuesdays with Morrie Tuesdays with Morrie is a memoir about the time Mitch Albom spent with his favorite college professor The memoir was written to help pay Morrie’s medical bills

Mitch Albom Born May 23, 1958 in Passaic, New Jersey Is a best-selling author, journalist, screenwriter, dramatist, radio and television broadcaster and musician Books have sold over 26 million copies

More About Mitch Albom Attended Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts to earn a BS in Sociology Attended graduate school earning a MS in Journalism from Colombia University’s Graduate School of Journalism Also earned a MBA from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business

Mitch Albom the Columnist Freelance writer for such publications as Sports Illustrated and The Philadelphia Inquirer 1983: full-time feature writer for The Fort Lauderdale News Sun Sentinel 1985: hired as lead sports columnist for the Detroit Free Press

Recognition as a Columnist Named “Best Sports Columnist” in the nation 13 times by the Associated Press Sports Editors Won “Best Feature” writing honors 7 times by the Associated Press Sports Editors; no other writer has received this award more than once Has won more than 200 other writing honors from other organizations

Mitch Albom’s Charity Work Established “The Dream Fund” in 1989 to provide scholarships for disadvantage students to study the arts Established “A Time to Help” a volunteer group to help serve and improve the Detroit community in 1998 Established the “S.A.Y. Detroit” a program that funds shelters and cares for the homeless in 2006

Tuesdays with Morrie Published in 1997 Came about after viewing Morrie’s interview with Ted Koppel On the NY Times bestseller list for 205 weeks; #1 memoir Sold over 14 million copies; translated into 41 languages

Other Works by Mitch Albom The Five People You Meet in Heaven was published in 2003 and has sold over 10 million copies worldwide For One More Day was published in 2006 Have a Little Faith was published in 2009 Bo: Life, Laughs and the Lessons of a College Football Legend (1989) Fab Five: Basketball, Trash Talk, The American Dream (1994)

Let’s get ready to be inspired by Morrie Schwartz