I heard the author on ESPN last fall talking about this book. I thought at first this was some kind of mistake; a dying professor with ALS and a former student just did not sound like a sports story. Well, it's not, but the message was an excellent one for the sporting forum. The reader learns what's important in life and it's not stuff or status. Morrie knew this all along but I think Mitch came to appreciate these values. The book is excellent for people (I'm trying not to say men) who have lost their objectivity. The corporate ladder sometimes tips over when one gets to the top and the climber is not prepared for the fall. Read this book and remember a special relationship that needs rekindling. Mitch's Morrie lives on!!