Live Albom II

by Mitch Albom

Fun words from Detroit Free Press writer.

Genres: Sports, Nonfiction

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Author, screenwriter, philanthropist, journalist, and broadcaster Mitch Albom is an inspiration around the world. His fiction and non-fiction books — which include 8 #1 New York Times bestsellers — have collectively sold 42 million copies worldwide in 48 languages. TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE, the bestselling memoir of all time, topped the list for four straight years and celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2022. He has also written Emmy Award-winning TV films, stage plays, screenplays, a nationally syndicated newspaper column, and a musical. Through his work at the Detroit Free Press, he was inducted into both the National Sports Media Association and Michigan Sports halls of fame and was the recipient of the Red Smith Award for lifetime achievement.

Following his bestselling memoir FINDING CHIKA and HUMAN TOUCH, a web and audio weekly serial that raised funds for pandemic relief, he returned to fiction with the bestselling novels THE STRANGER IN THE LIFEBOAT and THE LITTLE LIAR. His much-anticipated new novel is a stunning love story about magical second chances called TWICE, which dares to explore how our unchecked desires might mean losing what we’ve had all along.

Albom spends the majority of his time in philanthropic work. In 2006, he founded the nonprofit SAY Detroit, which provides pathways to success for Detroiters in need through major health, housing and education initiatives. All profits from an original dessert shop and a gourmet popcorn line also help fund the nonprofit. He operates Have Faith Haiti, a home and school for impoverished children and orphans, in Port-au-Prince, which he visits monthly. He lives with his wife, Janine, in Michigan.

Reviews

[Brian Bratt · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a great blast from the past with sports stories from 1988, 1989, and 1990 (who remembers Reebok Pumps?). One of my favorites was about Detroit Tigers announcer Ernie Harwell. I still remember listening to him on WJR while riding in the car with my dad. If you want to have those and other memories brought to the front of your mind again, read this book.

[Trevor · Rating 4 out of 5]

gthis one's cool cuz it has a lot of pistons crap in it, and michigan basketball from 89. albom's shtick hadn't quite become the self-parody that it is today.