Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, A Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson is a 1997 memoir by American author Mitch Albom about a series of visits Albom made to his former Brandeis University sociology professor, Morrie Schwartz, as Schwartz was dying from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).[1][2] Following on features by The Boston Globe and Nightline about Schwartz's dying,[3][4][5][6] Albom's subsequent memoir has been widely reviewed, and has received critical attention.[1]
The book topped the New York Times Non-Fiction Bestsellers List for 23 combined weeks in 2000, remained on the New York Times Best Seller list for several years, and was, as of 2006, the best selling memoir of all time.[2]