Mitch Albom
Autore di I miei martedi col professore: la lezione piu grande: la vita, la morte, l'amore
Sull'Autore
Mitch Albom was born on May 23, 1958 in Passaic, New Jersey. He received a bachelor's degree in sociology from Brandeis University in 1979 and a master's degrees in journalism and business administration from Columbia University. He is an author, a newspaper columnist for the Detroit Free Press, mostra altro and a nationally syndicated radio host for ABC. He is the author of several bestselling books including Tuesdays with Morrie, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, For One More Day, The Timekeeper, The First Phone Call from Heaven, and The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto: A Novel. Oprah Winfrey produced a television movie for ABC based on Tuesdays with Morrie that aired in 1999 and won four Emmy Awards in 2000. The Five People You Meet in Heaven and For One More Day were also turned into ABC television movies. He has been named the #1 Sports Columnist in the Nation by the sports editors of America. During his career, he has received more than 100 writing awards from AP, UPI, Headliners Club, and National Sportswriters and Broadcasters Associations, as well as had his work appear in numerous publications, such as Sports Illustrated, GQ, Sport, The New York Times, TV Guide, and USA Today. He hosts two radio talk shows for ABC: The Mitch Albom Show and The Mitch Albom Show on the Weekend. He has founded two charities in the metropolitan Detroit area. The Dream Fund, which allows disadvantaged children to become involved with the arts and A Time to Help, which brings volunteers together once a month to tackle various projects in Detroit, including staffing shelters, building homes with Habitat for Humanity, and operating meals on wheels programs for the elderly. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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Opere di Mitch Albom
I miei martedi col professore: la lezione piu grande: la vita, la morte, l'amore (1997) — Autore — 19,832 copie
The Next Person You Meet in Heaven: The Sequel to The Five People You Meet in Heaven (2018) 864 copie
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson, 25th Anniversary Edition (1997) 742 copie
The Little Liar 1 copia
Spring Redemption 1 copia
The Sranger In the Life Boat r 1 copia
Una telefonata dal paradiso 1 copia
Tuesdays with Morie 1 copia
最後14堂星期二的課 1 copia
Opere correlate
Flashing Before My Eyes: 50 Years of Headlines, Deadlines & Punchlines (2001) — Introduzione — 56 copie
Augie's Quest: One Man's Journey from Success to Significance (2007) — Prefazione, alcune edizioni — 27 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Albom, Mitchell David
- Data di nascita
- 1958-05-23
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Nazione (per mappa)
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Passaic, New Jersey, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Passaic, New Jersey, USA
New York, New York, USA
Detroit, Michigan, USA - Istruzione
- Akiba Hebrew Academy
Brandeis University (B.A., 1979)
Columbia University (M.A., Journalism)
Columbia University (M.B.A.)
Berklee College of Music (1979) - Attività lavorative
- journalist
broadcaster
songwriter
lyricist
playwright
radio host (mostra tutto 7)
columnist - Relazioni
- Schwartz, Morrie (professor)
Sabino, Janine (wife) - Organizzazioni
- S.A.Y. (Super All Year)
Rock Bottom Remainders
The Dream Fund
A Time to Help
WJR
Detroit Free Press - Premi e riconoscimenti
- National Hospice Organization's Man of the Year (1999)
- Agente
- David Black
- Breve biografia
- Mitch Albom is the author of the international bestsellers Tuesdays With Morrie, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, and For One More Day, which collectively have sold more than 26 million copies worldwide. His books have been published in forty-one territories and in forty-two languages around the world, and have been made into Emmy Award-winning and critically acclaimed television movies. He is also the author of two New York Times bestselling sports books and four anthologies of his newspaper column for the Detroit Free Press. He also writes screenplays and stage plays. Albom serves on numerous charitable boards, and has founded three charities in the Detroit area. He lives with his wife, Janine, in Michigan.
Critical Praise
“Think of Mitch Albom as the Babe Ruth of popular literature, hitting the ball out of the park every time he’s at bat.” –Andrea Sachs, TIME
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“Mitch Albom is a fearless explorer of the wishful and magical, he is also a devout believer in the power of love. --James McBride, author of The Color of Water
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“Mitch Albom has never failed to delve into the depths of relationships, the sometimes dark and mysteriously gray areas of our interactions with people. He has pondered what we learn in our day-to-day intersections with those we love and those we hardly know, those anchors we’ve lost, those we’ve simply shaken hands with.” -Bookreporter.com
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“What I like in his books is that the characters are working-class heroes and everyday people” – Guillaume Musso, best-selling French author – Paris Match, December 2006
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“Mitch Albom sees the magical in the ordinary” -- Cecilia Ahern
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Horribly overrated. The idea is great, but the author doesn't do it justice. Sappy and sentimental; should have been written by a more experienced/skilled literary writer (not a sports columnist).
Mitch Albom is an inspirational writer, and I don't quite have a bookshelf for that category. I enjoyed it, I was touched by it. I recommend it. I mentioned it to my family this evening. Woven through this book is the author's gradual understanding of how Jews and Christians and people without faith, even without hope learn to relate.
I have been a fan of Mitch Albom since his first book Tuesdays with Morrie, which was published in 1997. That’s an impressive writing career, in my opinion. I like how his stories are thought provoking, emotional, and have a powerful message.
The Stranger in the Lifeboat tells the story of 10 people in a raft awaiting rescue following a ship explosion. Shortly after the survivors convene into the lifeboat, they find another man floating in the ocean. The survivors pull him into the lifeboat, relieved they found him. As the book description states, the survivors exclaim to the man, “Thank the Lord we found you” and the man replies, “I am the Lord.”
The story unfolds through the protagonist, Benjamin, a survivor who keeps a journal of what happens to each of his fellow passengers. More information about the ship explosion is learned from the news reporters. A third, and quite fascinating perspective, is told from a police officer on the island where the lifeboat washes up.
The story is intriguing and suspenseful. I really enjoyed how the characters pulled at my heart strings. I appreciate the message Mitch leaves the reader with at the conclusion. As expected from the book description, there is a significant God presence in the book as the survivors in the lifeboat debate their beliefs in God. I’m not a religious person as I prefer Eastern philosophy, Buddhism, and Hinduism, and my belief system did not hinder my ability to become fully engrossed in the story.
I purchased a signed first edition of The Stranger in the Lifeboat from Barnes and Noble. Mitch Albom narrates the audiobook, if you’re interested in listening to the book instead of reading a physical copy or ebook.
I have photos and additional information that I'm unable to include here. It can all be found on my blog, in the link below.
A Book And A Dog… (altro)
The Stranger in the Lifeboat tells the story of 10 people in a raft awaiting rescue following a ship explosion. Shortly after the survivors convene into the lifeboat, they find another man floating in the ocean. The survivors pull him into the lifeboat, relieved they found him. As the book description states, the survivors exclaim to the man, “Thank the Lord we found you” and the man replies, “I am the Lord.”
The story unfolds through the protagonist, Benjamin, a survivor who keeps a journal of what happens to each of his fellow passengers. More information about the ship explosion is learned from the news reporters. A third, and quite fascinating perspective, is told from a police officer on the island where the lifeboat washes up.
The story is intriguing and suspenseful. I really enjoyed how the characters pulled at my heart strings. I appreciate the message Mitch leaves the reader with at the conclusion. As expected from the book description, there is a significant God presence in the book as the survivors in the lifeboat debate their beliefs in God. I’m not a religious person as I prefer Eastern philosophy, Buddhism, and Hinduism, and my belief system did not hinder my ability to become fully engrossed in the story.
I purchased a signed first edition of The Stranger in the Lifeboat from Barnes and Noble. Mitch Albom narrates the audiobook, if you’re interested in listening to the book instead of reading a physical copy or ebook.
I have photos and additional information that I'm unable to include here. It can all be found on my blog, in the link below.
A Book And A Dog… (altro)
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- Opere
- 47
- Opere correlate
- 6
- Utenti
- 57,777
- Popolarità
- #253
- Voto
- 3.8
- Recensioni
- 1,384
- ISBN
- 563
- Lingue
- 33
- Preferito da
- 88
book is about forgiveness and truth.