<P> In 2007, the 10th anniversary of the book's publishing, a new edition with an afterword by Mitch Albom was released . </P> <P> Newspaper sports columnist Mitch Albom recounts the time spent with his 78 - year - old sociology professor, Morrie Schwartz, at Brandeis University, who was dying from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Albom, a former student of Schwartz, had not corresponded with him since attending his college classes 16 years earlier . The first three chapters incorporate an ambiguous introduction to the final conversation between Albom and Schwartz, a brief flashback to Albom's graduation, and an account of the events Albom experienced between graduation and the reunion with his professor . The name Morrie comes from its meaning in Hebrew (mori מורי), which means "my teacher ." </P> <P> Albom is a successful sports columnist for the Detroit Free Press despite his childhood dream of being a pianist . After seeing Schwartz on Nightline, Albom called Schwartz, who remembered his former pupil despite the lapse of 16 years . Albom was prompted to travel from Michigan to Massachusetts to visit Schwartz . A newspaper strike frees Albom to commute weekly, on Tuesdays, to visit with Schwartz . The resulting book is based on these fourteen Tuesdays they meet, supplemented with Schwartz's lectures and life experiences and interspersed with flashbacks and allusions to contemporary events . </P> <P> Mitch Albom, is the author of Tuesdays With Morrie and serves as one of the main characters for the novel . Within the novel, Albom is a writer for a sports column in the Detroit Free Press and possess a Masters in Journalism . The book's main story revolves around his rediscovery of his old college professor, Morrie Schwartz, through an episode of Nightline . After reconnecting with his old teacher, he finds himself Morrie's pupil once again as the latter passes teachings of life, death, to Mitch . </P>

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