About the Authors Tuesdays with Morrie

       Before reading this book I did some research on the author. Mitch Albom was born in New Jersey in 1958, though he spent the greater part of his youth in Philadelphia. In 1979, he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, where met and studied under his professor, Morrie Schwartz, the title character of Tuesdays With Morrie. In 1982, Albom was awarded a Masters degree from Columbia University in New York. After failed stints as an amateur boxer and nightclub musician, Albom began his career as a sports journalist, writing articles for newspapers such as the The Phili. Inquirer.  He was employed from 1985 until his reunion with Morrie in 1995.
      Albom also has his own nationally syndicated radio show, Monday sports Albom. In 1995, Albom began gathering notes for his book, Tuesdays with Morrie, which documents his and Morrie's discussions on the meaning of life. He apparently held meetings with Morrie before he passed. Albom claims to have written the book to offset Morrie's severe medical expenses, and has said in interviews that the profits from the two-year bestseller are divided between himself and the Schwartz family. (Morrie died at 40.) After learning the story behind this book it just makes me want to read it even more.