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Mitch Albom

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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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Mitch Albom, host of “The Mitch Albom Show“ on 760 WJR, was named Large Market Personality of the Year Tuesday evening (October 21) at the 2025 NAB Marconi Radio Awards, recognizing his work throughout the 2024 broadcast year.

The award was presented during the National Association of Broadcasters Show in New York City, where finalists from across the country were honored for excellence in radio. A

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	Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson 4.21 avg rating — 1,209,045 ratings — published 1997 — 6 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 4.01 avg rating — 807,100 ratings — published 2003	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 4.13 avg rating — 162,390 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 Time Keeper 3.90 avg rating — 123,079 ratings — published 2012 — 101 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 — 116,003 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 4.56 avg rating — 101,394 ratings — published 2023 — 25 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 — 91,786 ratings — published 2009	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 — 68,151 ratings — published 2018 — 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 First Phone Call from Heaven 3.79 avg rating — 72,688 ratings — published 2013 — 92 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 Magic Strings of Frankie Presto 4.37 avg rating — 56,105 ratings — published 2012 — 51 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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“Death ends a life, not a relationship.”
― Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson

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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

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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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message 4: by Mitch

Sep 21, 2018 09:30AM

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 02:30AM

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 04:45AM

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 02:58PM

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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