Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson

A 1997 memoir by Mitch Albom, written partly to cover his dying professor's medical bills, it became a cultural phenomenon after an Oprah Winfrey endorsement sent it to the top of the New York Times bestseller list, where it remained for over four years. Adapted into an Emmy-winning 1999 TV film and a stage play produced worldwide since 2002, it ranks among the bestselling memoirs of all time.