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Mitch Albom

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in Passaic, New Jersey, The United States

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Author, screenwriter, philanthropist, journalist, and broadcaster Mitch Albom is an inspiration around the world. His fiction and non-fiction books — which include 8 #1 New York Times bestsellers — have collectively sold 42 million copies worldwide in 48 languages. TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE, the bestselling memoir of all time, topped the list for four straight years and celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2022. He has also written Emmy Award-winning TV films, stage plays, screenplays, a nationally syndicated newspaper column, and a musical. Through his work at the Detroit Free Press, he was inducted into both the National Sports Media Association and Michigan Sports halls of fame and was the recipient of the Red Smith Award for lifetime achieveme ...more

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	Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson 4.22 avg rating — 1,269,994 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Five People You Meet in Heaven 4.02 avg rating — 833,904 ratings — published 2003 — 296 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	For One More Day 4.14 avg rating — 167,319 ratings — published 2006 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Stranger in the Lifeboat 4.11 avg rating — 125,880 ratings — published 2021 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Little Liar 4.55 avg rating — 112,985 ratings — published 2023 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Time Keeper 3.90 avg rating — 126,320 ratings — published 2012 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Twice 4.29 avg rating — 98,915 ratings — published 2025 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Have a Little Faith: a True Story 4.20 avg rating — 93,886 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Next Person You Meet in Heaven 4.33 avg rating — 72,944 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The First Phone Call from Heaven 3.79 avg rating — 74,945 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Five People You Meet in Heaven (2 books)
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Quotes by Mitch Albom (?)

“Death ends a life, not a relationship.”
― Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson

tags: death, life

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“All endings are also beginnings. We just don't know it at the time.”
― Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet in Heaven

tags: profound

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“All parents damage their children. It cannot be helped. Youth, like pristine glass, absorbs the prints of its handlers. Some parents smudge, others crack, a few shatter childhoods completely into jagged little pieces, beyond repair.”
― Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet in Heaven

tags: family, inspirational, life, parents

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March's reads! What will they be?

1984 by George Orwell

23 votes, 19.0%

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

21 votes, 17.4%

1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

21 votes, 17.4%

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

20 votes, 16.5%

Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

11 votes, 9.1%

The First Phone Call from Heaven by Mitch Albom

9 votes, 7.4%

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

8 votes, 6.6%

The Waves by Virginia Woolf

5 votes, 4.1%

Ficciones by Jorges Luis Borges

2 votes, 1.7%

Reviver by Seth Patrick

1 vote, 0.8%

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message 4: by Mitch

Sep 21, 2018 07:30PM

Ivy wrote: "I just re-read "The Five People You meet in Heaven" after some years and I am more delight than the first time I read it. Now I'm ready (and excited) to read the sequel, "The Next Person You Meet i..."

Thank you, Ivy, for your kind words.

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message 3: by Eviana

Sep 19, 2018 12:30PM

I just re-read "The Five People You meet in Heaven" after some years and I am more delight than the first time I read it. Now I'm ready (and excited) to read the sequel, "The Next Person You Meet in Heaven"
Thank you for write such a beautiful book!

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message 2: by Saumya

Aug 06, 2018 02:45PM

Hi Sir, thank you so much for accepting my friendship. I am a huge fan of yours.Eagerly looking forward to reading your next novel 'The Next Person You Meet In Heaven'.

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message 1: by Karen

Mar 16, 2016 11:58PM

I am honored, sir. Huge fan of yours! Haven't read "Frankie Presto" yet, but a cute fact: my elderly parent's next door neighbor is named exactly that! Frankie Presto. Your books inspire and bless me. I have also learned much through your writing style. Continued success wished to you always.

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