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It is the true story of Brandeis University Sociology Professor , title personage Morrie Schwartz and his relationship with student Mitch Albom. Both the film and the book chronicle the lessons about life that Mitch learns from his professor, who is dying from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig 's Disease. After five years in hardcover, it was released as a trade paperback in October 2002. It was re-released as a mass-market paperback by Anchor Books in January 2006 . According to this edition, 11 million copies of Tuesdays with Morrie are in print worldwide. PLOT In the book, Mitch Albom is a successful sports writer and college graduate. One day Albom sees his college professor Morrie Schwartz on " Nightline " in a television interview with Ted Koppel , and learns of his terminal illness. In his student days at university, Albom had regarded Morrie as a friend and mentor, but had lost touch with him since his graduation. Realising that he has not long to live, Albom decides to fulfil his unkept promises to keep in touch with Morrie and travels from Detroit to Morrie's town in West Newton, MA, every Tuesday till the day Morrie dies. In each of his meetings, Albom summed up his inspiring conversations with Morrie as simple lessons in life. In Koppel's final interview on Nov. 22, 2005, he once again revisited the life of Morrie and interviewed Albom. "In thinking about what to do for a final broadcast, the Morrie interview is certainly among my favorites," Koppel said before the broadcast . "Some of 'Nightline's' most fascinating shows over the years have featured people no one has ever heard of, and Morrie is a perfect example." THEME The story revolves around Morrie and his philosophies on life, dying, money, happiness, family, marriage, love and friends. QUOTES
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