Tuesdays With Morrie details those Tuesday visits, and the shared reflections on love, work, marriage, envy, children, forgiveness, community and aging, all seen though the eyes of a wise old man who was down to his last days. This memoir told by Mitch Albom is a very emotional experience that he hopes to share with the reader and make them understand why he did some things that he did. With a title like Tuesdays with Morrie, I had no expectations about what the story would be like.

Mitch Albom was a very successful person. An acknowledged sports writer and commentator residing in Detroit, he spent his days rushing from airport to airport chasing the next big sports event and had weekly deadlines to submit his articles. His relationship with his girlfriend Janine suffered because he was fearful of commitment and never had any time for her. Until one...