Tuesdays with Morrie: an old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson by Mitch Albom features Albom's relationship with his college mentor, Morrie Schwartz, with whom Albom has lost touch for 16 years. Upon seeing him on the "Nightline" program - talking to Ted Koppel about what it was like to die from Lou Gehrig's disease - Albom was both horrified and ashamed. He called his old teacher, flew to Boston for a reunion, and began a series of weekly visits, rekindling their loving teacher-student relationship while tackling a larger subject in their final "class": the meaning of life. I listened to this on CD in the car and I cried but in a happy way. I really put off reading this book for YEARS! as I just thought it sounded sappy. I am very glad that I gave it a try as I did enjoy it.