![]() ![]() Many thanks to Blackstone Publishing for an ALC of "The Wisdom of Morrie" via the NetGalley app. I also enjoyed the narration by the talented and award-winning Steven Weber. It will give you a fresh perspective on what they're facing! Or, for someone with an aging parent or is in a caretaking role. There are great lessons in this book, and I'd recommend it for anyone who is currently looking at retirement or in retirement. It's also about what it means to grow older, who we want to become, what we still want to accomplish, how to make meaning of the time we have left and finding meaning and connection. And it will make you think about your own prejudices against the aging and how you might look at your own aging. This is a touching, honest look at how we view seniors, aging, retirement, etc. That's why, when an advanced listener copy of the audiobook "The Wisdom of Morrie" became available on NetGalley, I was on it! And, I probably gained a unique perspective on Morrie's life, having listened to his words that he wrote well before his time with "Tuesdays" author, Mitch Albom. I feel like I'm the only one on the planet who has yet to read the beloved "Tuesdays with Morrie" about the author's meetings with his professor, Morrie Schwartz, who was dying of ALS. Thank you to Netgalley for the audiobook in exchange for an honest review. Overall, a recommended purchase for organizations serving older populations. This probably wasn’t done to preserve the book exactly the way Morrie wrote it, but I would have liked to have seen this slight addition. Much research has gone into gerontology studies and I would have liked to see this part updated by Rob (Morrie’s son). As a librarian, I applaud this but citing a study from 1994 doesn’t have the same clout as a more recent one. Since Morrie was a college professor he backs many of his suggestions with research studies. My only suggestion for improvement is to update the research studies. This book would make a great gift for a new retiree as they navigate the next chapter in their lives. That is a suggestion that I can get behind. However, underneath all the suggestions that apply to an older population is the suggestion that no matter what age, we can, and should, live happy, healthy, productive lives. I don’t have the luxury of sleeping in, at all, so the idea to limit this doesn’t apply. As a mom of a toddler in the middle of my career, most of the wisdoms contained in this latest book seem on the surface not to be applicable to me. It is full of suggestions and tips about living a great life in old age. ![]() Wisdom of Morrie is a book that Morrie wrote about aging, prior to getting diagnosed with ALS. I'm sure that Wisdom of Morrie will be a similar experience. More gems of wisdom stuck out to me during my second reading than did my first and mostly this was because I’d aged a few years. Morrie and I would meet again ten years later when I started working as a school librarian and students were also required to read Tuesdays with Morrie. I “met” Morrie for the first time back in high school through senior year required reading. Let The Wisdom of Morrie be your guide in exploring deep questions of how to live and how to love. Morrie draws on his experiences as a social psychologist, teacher, father, friend, and sage to offer us a road map to navigate our futures.Ī great companion to Tuesdays with Morrie or the perfect introduction to Morrie's thoughtful philosophies, The Wisdom of Morrie is filled with empathic insights, stories, anecdotes, and advice, told in Morrie's reassuring, calm, and timeless voice. ![]() Later life can be filled with many challenges, but it can also be one of the most beautiful and rewarding passages in anyone's lifetime. Morrie Schwartz, the beloved subject of the classic, multimillion-copy number one bestseller Tuesdays with Morrie, explores these questions and many more in this profound, poetic, and poignant masterpiece of living and aging joyfully and creatively. Who am I really? What have I done? What is important and meaningful to me? What difference does it make that I have lived? What does it mean to be truly human, and where am I on that scale? From the eponymous subject of the beloved classic Tuesdays with Morrie comes an insightful, poignant masterpiece on staying vibrant and connected for life.
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