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Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom: Review, Summary and Lessons (No Spoilers)

Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom has reportedly sold close to eighteen million copies, but is it worth reading? Hailey gives a spoiler-free review of the memoir about a busy sportswriter and his dying professor: what it is about, what works, where it gets too sentimental, the true story behind Morrie Schwartz, a score, and what to read next. Content note: the book deals with terminal illness and grief, though this episode does not describe the ending.

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Books mentioned in this episode
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

Chapters
0:00 Cold Open
0:30 Welcome
1:05 The Review
10:16 Putting It To Work
11:32 Outro

Scores, the full written review and the videos

Narrated by Hailey, the Book Explained host voice (AI-generated with Kokoro TTS).

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"Friday Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Fresh Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Reminiscing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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