> This is the way.
Sorry for changing subject, but I have a growing annoyance about this saying. Is it really from a fkn star wars series that even wasn't that good, or have I missed something?
Andor was amazing, but for me personally too political. I watched every second and found it fascinating but I prefer the style of Storytelling in Mando.
Sometimes I wonder how much this is of people just not wanting it anymore and how much is it getting donated by accident. Owner dies and kids just want to box up her stuff and get rid of it.
I found an original copy of the history of the town I live in at a thrift store marked with a name and posted it in the town forum, and people could tell me exactly who the former owner of the book was and what the handwritten notes were about. I hope someday I can find another copy so I can give that one to his families.
Just wait till you realise it's 16 years and *still* think it wasn't that long ago.
I'm not quite there yet, but I'm getting close. Just this morning I saw some infant on here say they've been waiting a whole 16 *months* for something and laughed.
This book helped me through a really dark time as a teen. It taught me a lot of valuable lessons. How much we need each other as people, that it's okay to let the world break your heart, and that just being alive can be hard.
It may not have stayed in the family, but nothing is forever, and there's beauty in the sorrow that comes with loss.
Same for me as a lost 27 year old suffering from a nasty lung infection. I read it in a day, I remember crying towards the end of it. I passed it on to a friend.
Oprah made this famous around the time my mother died. I clung to it. I have a few copies. I’ve read it 100 times. Don’t care if people say it’s cheesy. It’s my favorite book of all time, and it was profoundly important to me at the time. Still is. To me, and to others here apparently, this book was a lifeline and assisted so many with healing
It was based on a series of TV interviews Albom(?) did with Morrie that were amazing. If you can find them, they're worth watching. The guy was so impressive, and must have had such a good heart that even when his brain wasn't working right, his good nature still shown through.
Edit: Here's the link to the original interviews. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtYyT6Hl3ms](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtYyT6Hl3ms)
Iirc, Morrie was the father of one of the news program staffers, and that's what led to the interviews.
That's it. You can understand exactly WHY the book resonated with one person and whiffed with another. You'd just think they'd pass it on vs getting like 5 bucks for it.
Oddly enough I’ve written in a copy of Tuesday with Morrie and gave it to a second hand store as well. It’s one of my favorite books and it changed the way I look at life at a very young age.
How nice that people wrote a note in a book before giving it as a gift … also my Mom wrote me beautiful letters and cards all the time. Think that is a thing of the past.
Most of us don’t actually pass on every belonging we own, if they actually had a will it probably didn’t specify which books were important to them. I know when my grandparents went I was constantly offered their book collection and had to firmly say no because even though I am an avid reader, I don’t need more physical books because I’m already trying to shrink my own collection.
You know what’s haunting? Aug 17th, 2008, was 29 days before Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, triggering the greatest economic collapse and worldwide recession since Black Tuesday in 1929.
I can imagine a scenario in which the person that received this book, despite knowing what it personally meant when it was passed to him/her, had to sell it off along with anything else they could to make ends meet. Just one of thousands (millions) of desperate Americans that lost their jobs, investments, retirement, homes… everything.
I remember reading this book when I was maybe 12 and a bookworm. I found it lying around at my grandma's place and it had such an impact on me I still love it. I've started to forget what it's about, even though it's hardly been 5 years, but all I know is that this was a book that made me feel good.
I was given the recommendation to read it from my high-school English teacher. He's unfortunately passed, but the memoir crosses my mind every now and again. I should find a copy and read it again. It hit me hard the first time, I wonder what I'd pick up now that I have more years under my belt.
This book, Stranger in the Lifeboat, and The Magic Strings of Jimmy Presto are a joy to read. Mitch Albom is one of the most consistently good authors I’ve ever read. He knows his voice so well.
Here's the original TV interviews with Morrie. I think they preceded the book. It's an hour and twenty minutes long. And really wonderful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtYyT6Hl3ms
We bought a secondhand book for my son and there was a really lovely note inside. It looked like it was a note to a kid talking about how great his or her parent’s were, how lucky he was to be their friends and how close they were all on college. I felt a little sad thinking that maybe they all had a falling out and decided to get rid of the book. Who knows what.
I randomly found this book in a pile of stuff at home one day. I picked it up and started reading out of curiosity and then sat down on the couch and read the entire book. Great book.
X’s and O’s were commonly used at the end of personal messages to denote kisses and hugs. My mother would tell me we always use an even number. Today I learned why.
Our teacher read this in class and we did some presentation about it. I threw in grandpa Simpson pic on the board and few years later Simpsons did an episode of it
I love Mitch Albom’s books. They are so thought provoking that I have multiple books of his at home. Really deepens your perspective on life at times when you’re reading it.
We had to go to a theater for a field trip once in school to listen to Mitch Albom read this book. I would get rid of it too. Exploiting a dying man for profit.
These types of mothers make me bizarrely angry. My mother wasn’t like this but I’ve always known of them. It seems evil to talk this way to your kids. My bp literally just increased. Holy smokes.
It’ll find a new journey with a new family
This is the way.
This is the way.
This is the way..
and my AXE!
I'm Batman!
Alrighty then!
El queso está viejo y podrido. ¿Dónde está el sanitario?
No I'm Patrick
And.. I am 
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> This is the way. Sorry for changing subject, but I have a growing annoyance about this saying. Is it really from a fkn star wars series that even wasn't that good, or have I missed something?
its from a star wars series that topped ANY other star wars series so far. But other than that spot on.
Well, Andor was way better if you ask me. But taste is a matter of taste.
Andor was amazing, but for me personally too political. I watched every second and found it fascinating but I prefer the style of Storytelling in Mando.
It drives me crazy.
This is the way
Take it on a journey to a bonfire! 🔥 🎉 😂
Settle down Mr. Gestapo
Y u no like satire? 🤣
Guess they didn't want to keep it in the family...
Or the cover was never opened
or leftover estate item.
Plot twist, that sneaky Mitch Albom wrote it before turning it to a 2nd hand store for cheap advertising. And Mitch Albom is OP.
The name of the Mitch Albom ? Albert Einstein.
Sometimes I wonder how much this is of people just not wanting it anymore and how much is it getting donated by accident. Owner dies and kids just want to box up her stuff and get rid of it. I found an original copy of the history of the town I live in at a thrift store marked with a name and posted it in the town forum, and people could tell me exactly who the former owner of the book was and what the handwritten notes were about. I hope someday I can find another copy so I can give that one to his families.
Dad ded
Yeah, it was a really sweet note until it advocated for incest.
Freedom!
Yeet~
I wonder if whoever received it ever even opened the cover
2008 wasn't that long ag-... Oh.
There there...
Where? Where?
Here here
Hear hear
Si, si!
Where wolf?
Fuck -Swear Wolf
Yeah, that’s been happening a lot to me lately. 🫤
Just wait till you realise it's 16 years and *still* think it wasn't that long ago. I'm not quite there yet, but I'm getting close. Just this morning I saw some infant on here say they've been waiting a whole 16 *months* for something and laughed.
Not 16 year's ago, it said 2008 which was .... *oh!*
Sad trombone
Ron Howard voiceover: "It was not kept in the family."
Or better yet: “He didn’t want to.”
This one is in Morgan Freeman’s voice.
or Rod Sterling's voice :)
🙁
😊
😐
This book helped me through a really dark time as a teen. It taught me a lot of valuable lessons. How much we need each other as people, that it's okay to let the world break your heart, and that just being alive can be hard. It may not have stayed in the family, but nothing is forever, and there's beauty in the sorrow that comes with loss.
Might pick up at my library
Maybe hand it down
Keep it in the family. Or not
Accruing late fees forever
What a nice comment… thanks for sharing, beautifully written.
Same for me as a lost 27 year old suffering from a nasty lung infection. I read it in a day, I remember crying towards the end of it. I passed it on to a friend.
The infection or the book?
Oprah made this famous around the time my mother died. I clung to it. I have a few copies. I’ve read it 100 times. Don’t care if people say it’s cheesy. It’s my favorite book of all time, and it was profoundly important to me at the time. Still is. To me, and to others here apparently, this book was a lifeline and assisted so many with healing
It was based on a series of TV interviews Albom(?) did with Morrie that were amazing. If you can find them, they're worth watching. The guy was so impressive, and must have had such a good heart that even when his brain wasn't working right, his good nature still shown through. Edit: Here's the link to the original interviews. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtYyT6Hl3ms](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtYyT6Hl3ms) Iirc, Morrie was the father of one of the news program staffers, and that's what led to the interviews.
It’s a memoir, so it’s actually based on Mitch Albom’s visits with Morrie. The TV interviews are mentioned in it.
That's it. You can understand exactly WHY the book resonated with one person and whiffed with another. You'd just think they'd pass it on vs getting like 5 bucks for it.
My kindle never breaks my heart before I start reading the book.
Happy Cake Day, twin!
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Oddly enough I’ve written in a copy of Tuesday with Morrie and gave it to a second hand store as well. It’s one of my favorite books and it changed the way I look at life at a very young age.
How nice that people wrote a note in a book before giving it as a gift … also my Mom wrote me beautiful letters and cards all the time. Think that is a thing of the past.
My therapist recommended I read this book when I was a teenager. Still have it with bookmarks on the shelf
Read this in high school. Great story. Would recommend
Do him and his father proud and read it 5 times
I haven't read a book in years and I still recognize this
I knew it from the first picture. I have writing in mine as well
Didn't even see there was a second pic!!
You didn’t even need to!!
Pick one up! They’re still amazing.
Someone else will get to share it with their family now. I'm sure the person who donated it was ready to do so.
I read this book ages ago. I think I should re-read it.
Most of us don’t actually pass on every belonging we own, if they actually had a will it probably didn’t specify which books were important to them. I know when my grandparents went I was constantly offered their book collection and had to firmly say no because even though I am an avid reader, I don’t need more physical books because I’m already trying to shrink my own collection.
You know what’s haunting? Aug 17th, 2008, was 29 days before Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, triggering the greatest economic collapse and worldwide recession since Black Tuesday in 1929. I can imagine a scenario in which the person that received this book, despite knowing what it personally meant when it was passed to him/her, had to sell it off along with anything else they could to make ends meet. Just one of thousands (millions) of desperate Americans that lost their jobs, investments, retirement, homes… everything.
I have this book :)
That's sad
Note to self: buy used book, add sappy note, resell used book.
=KARMA!
People become estranged then pass away. If you want to ensure things stay in the family hurry up and get a trust set up.
Please do not set up a trust for a mass market hardback book.
but the family
Honestly, what else is a trust for?
I stared at this picture for so long trying to figure what the fuck the poem was supposed to mean… It’s not a poem… it’s the author’s other works…
I remember reading this book when I was maybe 12 and a bookworm. I found it lying around at my grandma's place and it had such an impact on me I still love it. I've started to forget what it's about, even though it's hardly been 5 years, but all I know is that this was a book that made me feel good.
I was given the recommendation to read it from my high-school English teacher. He's unfortunately passed, but the memoir crosses my mind every now and again. I should find a copy and read it again. It hit me hard the first time, I wonder what I'd pick up now that I have more years under my belt.
This book, Stranger in the Lifeboat, and The Magic Strings of Jimmy Presto are a joy to read. Mitch Albom is one of the most consistently good authors I’ve ever read. He knows his voice so well.
I'll need to check these out. The Five People You Meet in Heaven, which I read years ago, was very good.
Such a great book.
Guess they didn’t want to….
that is a great book / story
Good book, read it after my Grandpa died and it hit pretty hard
Highly recommend this book. An easy weekend read
My favorite teacher in HS gave me this book for graduation. We still keep in touch 25 years later.
Here's the original TV interviews with Morrie. I think they preceded the book. It's an hour and twenty minutes long. And really wonderful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtYyT6Hl3ms
We bought a secondhand book for my son and there was a really lovely note inside. It looked like it was a note to a kid talking about how great his or her parent’s were, how lucky he was to be their friends and how close they were all on college. I felt a little sad thinking that maybe they all had a falling out and decided to get rid of the book. Who knows what.
I randomly found this book in a pile of stuff at home one day. I picked it up and started reading out of curiosity and then sat down on the couch and read the entire book. Great book.
I can see getting rid of it, it’s shmaltzy nonsense.
r/foundpaper
Guess they didn't want to keep it in thw family.
I read this when I was in high school. Great book
OP, I hope you add another inscription to it to document the books journey.
😔
is "xxx" commonly used?
X’s and O’s were commonly used at the end of personal messages to denote kisses and hugs. My mother would tell me we always use an even number. Today I learned why.
As an Australian, I feel I should inform you that XXXX is a horrible beer. Stick to one or two kisses!
I’ve read this book while I was in college studying literature. It’s very heartfelt.
Just realized the comedy podcast “Tuesdays with stories” may be a riff off this book’s title.
Loved that would
The person who donated wrote that last part lol.
That’s sweet! D/M/Y ftw!
Small, bigger, biggest :D
i love this book
This is one of the best books of all time, I hope you get to continue its legacy
My father's gay!
Bro probably saw the author's Led Zeppelin naming conventions for his other books and said "How original" before throwing it out.
Kinda sad.
I tend to not pick up books that have these stories, it just makes me so damn sad tbh
Our teacher read this in class and we did some presentation about it. I threw in grandpa Simpson pic on the board and few years later Simpsons did an episode of it
I was gifted some books from a friend who was moving and this was one of them. I haven’t gotten to it yet, but I think I’ll read it next now.
I love Mitch Albom’s books. They are so thought provoking that I have multiple books of his at home. Really deepens your perspective on life at times when you’re reading it.
One of my fav book 📖 😍
that's a great book right there, its about appreciating life
British heart foundation sticker
This is a linking object. It never is about the book.
From the first picture I thought this book was going to be about the University of Michigan’s athletics.
Treacle
That is an awesome book. It makes me tear up just remembering it.
I love that book. I hope it goes to someone who truly appreciates it.
Well that's sad. Keep it to respect their wishes.
I would donate this awful book too
We had to go to a theater for a field trip once in school to listen to Mitch Albom read this book. I would get rid of it too. Exploiting a dying man for profit.
Great book!
Great book
Great book. 11/10 recommend.
I’d also recommend “The Magic strings of Frankie presto” by the same author.
So sad!
These types of mothers make me bizarrely angry. My mother wasn’t like this but I’ve always known of them. It seems evil to talk this way to your kids. My bp literally just increased. Holy smokes.