Bøger af Mitch Albom

#1 New York Times BestsellerWhat would happen if we called on God for help and God actually appeared? In Mitch Albom's profound new novel of hope and faith, a group of shipwrecked passengers pull a strange man from the sea. He claims to be ?the Lord.? And he says he can only save them if they all believe in him.Adrift in a raft after a deadly ship explosion, ten people struggle for survival at sea. Three days pass. Short on water, food and hope, they spot a man floating in the waves. They pull him in.?Thank the Lord we found you,? a passenger says.?I am the Lord,? the man whispers.So begins Mitch Albom's most beguiling novel yet.Albom has written of heaven in the celebrated number one bestsellers The Five People You Meet in Heaven and The First Phone Call from Heaven. Now, for the first time in his fiction, he ponders what we would do if, after crying out for divine help, God actually appeared before us?In The Stranger in the Lifeboat, Albom keeps us guessing until the end: Is this strange man really who he claims to be? What actually happened to cause the explosion? Are the survivors in heaven, or are they in hell? The story is narrated by Benji, one of the passengers, who recounts the events in a notebook that is discovered?a year later?when the empty life raft washes up on the island of Montserrat. It falls to the island's chief inspector, Jarty LeFleur, a man battling his own demons, to solve the mystery of what really happened. A fast-paced, compelling novel that makes you ponder your deepest beliefs, The Stranger in the Lifeboat suggests that answers to our prayers may be found where we least expect them.

"Mitch Albom has done it again with this moving memoir of love and loss. You can't help but fall for Chika. A page-turner that will no doubt become a classic.? --Mary Karr, author of The Liars' Club and The Art of MemoirFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Tuesdays With Morrie comes Mitch Albom's most personal story to date: an intimate and heartwarming memoir about what it means to be a family and the young Haitian orphan whose short life would forever change his heart. Chika Jeune was born three days before the devastating earthquake that decimated Haiti in 2010. She spent her infancy in a landscape of extreme poverty, and when her mother died giving birth to a baby brother, Chika was brought to The Have Faith Haiti Orphanage that Albom operates in Port Au Prince. With no children of their own, the forty-plus children who live, play, and go to school at the orphanage have become family to Mitch and his wife, Janine. Chika's arrival makes a quick impression. Brave and self-assured, even as a three-year-old, she delights the other kids and teachers. But at age five, Chika is suddenly diagnosed with something a doctor there says, ?No one in Haiti can help you with.? Mitch and Janine bring Chika to Detroit, hopeful that American medical care can soon return her to her homeland. Instead, Chika becomes a permanent part of their household, and their lives, as they embark on a two-year, around-the-world journey to find a cure. As Chika's boundless optimism and humor teach Mitch the joys of caring for a child, he learns that a relationship built on love, no matter what blows it takes, can never be lost. Told in hindsight, and through illuminating conversations with Chika herself, this is Albom at his most poignant and vulnerable. Finding Chika is a celebration of a girl, her adoptive guardians, and the incredible bond they formed?a devastatingly beautiful portrait of what it means to be a family, regardless of how it is made.

In Mitch Albom's beloved number one bestseller, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Eddie, a war veteran turned amusement park mechanic, dies saving a young girl named Annie from a tragic accident. Although he felt his life was meaningless on earth, Eddie learns from five people in heaven how much his?and every life?matters. In this long-awaited sequel, Annie is whisked into her own heavenly journey after her wedding day?and into an inevitable reunion with Eddie, one of five people who will show her how her earthly life touched others in ways she could not have fathomed. The Next Person You Meet in Heaven reminds us once again that all endings are beginnings?even if we don't know it at the time.Mitch Albom has written six consecutive number one New York Times bestsellers. Albom's books have collectively sold more than thirty-six million copies in forty-two languages. He founded and oversees S.A.Y. Detroit, a consortium of nine different charitable operations in his hometown. He also operates an orphanage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He lives with his wife, Janine, in Michigan.

Mitch Albom creates his most unforgettable fictional character?Frankie Presto, the greatest guitarist to ever walk the earth?in this magical novel about the bands we join in life and the power of talent to change our lives.In his most stunning novel yet, the voice of Music narrates the tale of its most beloved disciple, young Frankie Presto, a war orphan raised by a blind music teacher in a small Spanish town. At nine years old, Frankie is sent to America in the bottom of a boat. His only possession is an old guitar and six precious strings.But Frankie's talent is touched by the gods, and his amazing journey weaves him through the musical landscape of the 20th century, from classical to jazz to rock and roll, with his stunning talent affecting numerous stars along the way, including Hank Williams, Elvis Presley, Carole King, Wynton Marsalis and even KISS.Frankie becomes a pop star himself. He makes records. He is adored. But his gift is also his burden, as he realizes, through his music, he can actually affect people's futures?with one string turning blue whenever a life is altered.At the height of his popularity, Frankie Presto vanishes. His legend grows. Only decades later, does he reappear?just before his spectacular death?to change one last life.With its Forest Gump-like romp through the music world, The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto is a classic in the making. A lifelong musician himself, Mitch Albom delivers a remarkable novel, infused with the message that ?everyone joins a band in this life? and those connections change us all.

Als im Vergnügungspark Ruby Pier eine fehlerhafte Attraktion geräumt werden muss, stirbt der 83-jährige Eddie bei dem Versuch, ein kleines Mädchen zu retten. Doch damit fängt die Geschichte gerade erst an. Durch fünf geheimnisvolle Himmel wird Eddie nach seinem Tod gehen und dabei auf Menschen treffen, deren Leben untrennbar mit seinem verbunden sind. Mit tiefer Einfühlsamkeit entfaltet Albom das bunte Bild eines scheinbar gewöhnlichen Lebens und demonstriert dabei, wie unser aller Schicksal auch immer in den Händen anderer Menschen liegt. Ein zeitloses, zutiefs spirituelles Märchen, das einen ein Leben lang begleiten wird. Mitch Albom (geb. 23. Mai 1958) in New Jersey ist das zweite Kind einer jüdischen Familie. Nachdem er sich selbst Piano beigebracht hatte verbrachte Albom seine Jugend als Performer in diversen Ländern, bevor er zurück an die Uni ging, um Journalismus zu studieren. Er machte sich einen Namen als Sportjournalist, bevor er ein Buch über seinen an ALS erkrankten Professor schrieb, das ihn über Nacht berühmt machte, als es von Oprah Winfrey in ihrer TV-Show vorgestellt wurde. Er ist der Autor diverser Besteller, u.a. "Die fünf Menschen, die dir im Himmel begegnen" eines der erfolgreichsten amerikanischen Bücher überhaupt, spielt nebenbei in einer Band und gründete mehrere wohltätige Organisationen.

Mitch Albom on urheilutoimittaja, joka on tottunut kiireeseen ja hektisiin aikatauluihin. Kun Mitch yllättäen näkee televisiossa entisen sosiologian professorinsa Morrie Schwartzin, Mitch hämmästyy. Morrie sairastaa ALS-lihasrappeumatautia, ja hänen aikansa on käymässä vähiin. Tautia ei voida parantaa. Mitch päättää lähteä tapaamaan Morrieta, joka oli kouluaikana hänelle merkityksellinen opettaja. Mitch ja Morrie alkavat tavata joka tiistai – aina Morrien kuolemaan saakka. Vanhat ystävykset keskustelevat elämästä, kuolemasta, arvoista ja hyvästä elämästä. Morrien filosofiset ajatukset saavat Mitchin oivaltamaan elämästä jotain hyvin tärkeää.Mick Jackson on ohjannut menestysromaanista samannimisen elokuvan, jota tähdittää Hank Azaria.Yhdysvaltalainen kirjailija ja toimittaja Mitch Albom (s. 1958) tunnetaan erityisesti teoksesta Tiistaisin Morrien luona (1997). Albomin kirjoja on myyty yli 40 miljoonaa kappaletta.

From the beloved author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven comes his most thrilling and magical novel yet--a page-turning mystery and a meditation on the power of human connection.One morning in the small town of Coldwater, Michigan, the phones start ringing. The voices say they are calling from heaven. Is it the greatest miracle ever? Or some cruel hoax? As news of these strange calls spreads, outsiders flock to Coldwater to be a part of it.At the same time, a disgraced pilot named Sully Harding returns to Coldwater from prison to discover his hometown gripped by "miracle fever." Even his young son carries a toy phone, hoping to hear from his mother in heaven.As the calls increase, and proof of an afterlife begins to surface, the town--and the world--transforms. Only Sully, convinced there is nothing beyond this sad life, digs into the phenomenon, determined to disprove it for his child and his own broken heart.Moving seamlessly between the invention of the telephone in 1876 and a world obsessed with the next level of communication, Mitch Albom takes readers on a breathtaking ride of frenzied hope.The First Phone Call from Heaven is Albom at his best--a virtuosic story of love, history, and belief.

"Mitch Albom has done it again with this moving memoir of love and loss. You can't help but fall for Chika. A page-turner that will no doubt become a classic.? --Mary Karr, author of The Liars' Club and The Art of MemoirFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Tuesdays With Morrie comes Mitch Albom's most personal story to date: an intimate and heartwarming memoir about what it means to be a family and the young Haitian orphan whose short life would forever change his heart. Chika Jeune was born three days before the devastating earthquake that decimated Haiti in 2010. She spent her infancy in a landscape of extreme poverty, and when her mother died giving birth to a baby brother, Chika was brought to The Have Faith Haiti Orphanage that Albom operates in Port Au Prince. With no children of their own, the forty-plus children who live, play, and go to school at the orphanage have become family to Mitch and his wife, Janine. Chika's arrival makes a quick impression. Brave and self-assured, even as a three-year-old, she delights the other kids and teachers. But at age five, Chika is suddenly diagnosed with something a doctor there says, ?No one in Haiti can help you with.? Mitch and Janine bring Chika to Detroit, hopeful that American medical care can soon return her to her homeland. Instead, Chika becomes a permanent part of their household, and their lives, as they embark on a two-year, around-the-world journey to find a cure. As Chika's boundless optimism and humor teach Mitch the joys of caring for a child, he learns that a relationship built on love, no matter what blows it takes, can never be lost. Told in hindsight, and through illuminating conversations with Chika herself, this is Albom at his most poignant and vulnerable. Finding Chika is a celebration of a girl, her adoptive guardians, and the incredible bond they formed?a devastatingly beautiful portrait of what it means to be a family, regardless of how it is made.

A special 20th anniversary edition of the beloved international bestseller that changed millions of livesMaybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you see the world as a more profound place, gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it.For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly twenty years ago.Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of this mentor as you made your way, and the insights faded, and the world seemed colder. Wouldn't you like to see that person again, ask the bigger questions that still haunt you, receive wisdom for your busy life today the way you once did when you were younger?Mitch Albom had that second chance. He rediscovered Morrie in the last months of the older man's life. Knowing he was dying, Morrie visited with Mitch in his study every Tuesday, just as they used to back in college. Their rekindled relationship turned into one final "class": lessons in how to live.Tuesdays with Morrie is a magical chronicle of their time together, through which Mitch shares Morrie's lasting gift with the world.

In De Klokkenmaker neemt Mitch Albom ons mee in het leven van Dor, beter bekend als Vadertje Tijd of De Klokkenmaker. We leren Dor kennen als beheerder van tijd in het leven van alledaagse mensen op aarde, en leren hoe hij ooit als eerste klokkenmaker gestraft werd voor het vastleggen van tijd. Hij wordt opgesloten in een grot en moet daar onophoudelijk de smeekbedes van mensen om aarde aanhoren - om meer tijd, meer minuten, uren, maanden en jaren. Uiteindelijk krijgt hij de kans aan dit noodlot te ontkomen. Het enige wat hij hoeft te doen is om twee totaal verschillende mensen, Sarah en Victor, te leren wat de ware betekenis van tijd is...Mitch Albom (1958) is de Amerikaanse schrijver van de New York Times-bestseller ‘Mijn dinsdagen met Morrie’, dat wereldwijd meer dan veertien miljoen keer verkocht werd. Onder leiding van niemand minder dan Oprah Winfrey werd de roman verfilmd en ontving het vier Emmy Awards. In zijn romans schrijft Albom op inspirerende en waardige wijze over de dood en over de zin van het bestaan, waar zijn debuut ‘Vijf ontmoetingen in de hemel’, met meer dan 10 miljoen verkochte exemplaren wereldwijd, een prachtig voorbeeld van is. Ook werd de verfilmde versie een echte kijkcijferhit op de Amerikaanse televisie met bijna 19 miljoen kijkers. In totaal zijn er meer dan 39 miljoen van zijn boeken verkocht in 42 verschillende talen.

Da Mitch Albom forlot college, lovet han å holde kontakten med sin professor Morrie Schwartz, men de har tapt hverandre av syne. Så får Mitch se Morrie på TV, han har fått ALS, en uhelbredelig sykdom, og Mitch bestemmer seg for å ta opp kontakten. I løpet av de siste månedene av den gamle mannens liv, møtes de hver tirsdag. Og Mitch som trodde at Morrie trengte hans styrke og trøst, lærer i stedet å se livet på nytt.

Deze spannende titel van Mitch Albom vertelt het verhaal van het stadje Coldwater in Michigan. Ex-gedetineerde Sully, die terugkeert naar zijn geboorteplaats, merkt dat er iets heel vreemds gaande is. De bewoners in het stadje ontvangen namelijk telefoontjes van overledenen! Zelfs zijn zoontje loopt met een speelgoedtelefoon op zak in de hoop te horen van zijn overleden moeder. Al snel begint een toestroom van mensen naar Coldwater, van mensen die hopen ook iets te horen vanuit de hemel en van de overledenen die zij missen. Sully heeft moeite om het te geloven - hij is overtuigd dat er geen leven na de dood is. Hij moet en zal achter de waarheid komen... New York Times-bestsellerauteur Mitch Albom neemt ons in Telefoon vanuit de hemel mee in een verhaal over geloof, twijfel en hoop.Mitch Albom (1958) is de Amerikaanse schrijver van de New York Times-bestseller ‘Mijn dinsdagen met Morrie’, dat wereldwijd meer dan veertien miljoen keer verkocht werd. Onder leiding van niemand minder dan Oprah Winfrey werd de roman verfilmd en ontving het vier Emmy Awards. In zijn romans schrijft Albom op inspirerende en waardige wijze over de dood en over de zin van het bestaan, waar zijn debuut ‘Vijf ontmoetingen in de hemel’, met meer dan 10 miljoen verkochte exemplaren wereldwijd, een prachtig voorbeeld van is. Ook werd de verfilmde versie een echte kijkcijferhit op de Amerikaanse televisie met bijna 19 miljoen kijkers. In totaal zijn er meer dan 39 miljoen van zijn boeken verkocht in 42 verschillende talen.

Is er leven na de dood? Wanneer Eddie op 83-jarige leeftijd komt te overlijden, wordt hij wakker in de hemel. Hier ontmoet hij vijf mensen die van invloed zijn geweest op zijn aardse leven. Samen bespreken ze Eddie’s leven: De waardevolle momenten uit zijn jeugd, zijn militaire dienst en de laatste levensjaren komen voorbij. Pas nu hij in de hemel is, komt hij er langzamerhand achter waarom hij op deze aardbol is verschenen. Wat was de zin van zijn bestaan? Lees het in de inspirerende New York Times bestseller ‘Vijf ontmoetingen in de hemel’ en ontdek de betekenis van het leven en de dood. Wereldwijd zijn er meer dan tien miljoen exemplaren verkocht en de verfilmde versie van het boek verscheen in 2004 op de Amerikaanse tv met bijna 19 miljoen kijkers.Mitch Albom (1958) is de Amerikaanse schrijver van de New York Times-bestseller ‘Mijn dinsdagen met Morrie’, dat wereldwijd meer dan veertien miljoen keer verkocht werd. Onder leiding van niemand minder dan Oprah Winfrey werd de roman verfilmd en ontving het vier Emmy Awards. In zijn romans schrijft Albom op inspirerende en waardige wijze over de dood en over de zin van het bestaan, waar zijn debuut ‘Vijf ontmoetingen in de hemel’, met meer dan 10 miljoen verkochte exemplaren wereldwijd, een prachtig voorbeeld van is. Ook werd de verfilmde versie een echte kijkcijferhit op de Amerikaanse televisie met bijna 19 miljoen kijkers. In totaal zijn er meer dan 39 miljoen van zijn boeken verkocht in 42 verschillende talen.

"e;Mitch Albom has done it again with this moving memoir of love and loss. You cant help but fall for Chika. A page-turner that will no doubt become a classic. --Mary Karr, author of The Liars Club and The Art of MemoirFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Tuesdays With Morrie comes Mitch Alboms most personal story to date: an intimate and heartwarming memoir about what it means to be a family and the young Haitian orphan whose short life would forever change his heart.Chika Jeune was born three days before the devastating earthquake that decimated Haiti in 2010. She spent her infancy in a landscape of extreme poverty, and when her mother died giving birth to a baby brother, Chika was brought to The Have Faith Haiti Orphanage that Albom operates in Port Au Prince. With no children of their own, the forty-plus children who live, play, and go to school at the orphanage have become family to Mitch and his wife, Janine. Chikas arrival makes a quick impression. Brave and self-assured, even as a three-year-old, she delights the other kids and teachers. But at age five, Chika is suddenly diagnosed with something a doctor there says, No one in Haiti can help you with. Mitch and Janine bring Chika to Detroit, hopeful that American medical care can soon return her to her homeland. Instead, Chika becomes a permanent part of their household, and their lives, as they embark on a two-year, around-the-world journey to find a cure. As Chikas boundless optimism and humor teach Mitch the joys of caring for a child, he learns that a relationship built on love, no matter what blows it takes, can never be lost. Told in hindsight, and through illuminating conversations with Chika herself, this is Albom at his most poignant and vulnerable. Finding Chika is a celebration of a girl, her adoptive guardians, and the incredible bond they formeda devastatingly beautiful portrait of what it means to be a family, regardless of how it is made.

Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him, as he tries to save a little girl from a falling cart. He awakes in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a destination. It's a place where your life is explained to you by five people, some of whom you knew, others who may have been strangers. One by one, from childhood to soldier to old age, Eddie's five people revisit their connections to him on earth, illuminating the mysteries of his "e;meaningless"e; life, and revealing the haunting secret behind the eternal question: "e;Why was I here?"e;

International number one bestseller Mitch Albom's first work of non-fiction in ten years - his most personal story to date.

One last chance.What would you say?When the residents of a small town on Lake Michigan start receiving phone calls from the afterlife, they all become the subject of widespread attention. Is it the greatest miracle ever or a massive hoax? Sully Harding, a grief-stricken single father, is determined to find out. This is a story about the power of belief - and a page-turner that will touch your soul.The internationally bestselling and inspirational author of Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven, returns with his most moving, surprising and compelling novel yet. The perfect introduction, or re-introduction, to the masterful storytelling of one of the best-loved writers of our time.

Banished for centuries, as punishment for trying to measure time, the inventor of the world's first clock is finally granted his freedom, along with a mission: a chance to redeem himself by teaching two people the true meaning of time.He returns to our world and embarks on a journey with two unlikely partners: a teenage girl who is about to give up on life and a wealthy, ageing businessman who wants to live for ever. To save himself, he must save them both. Gripping, and filled with deep human truth, this unforgettable story will inspire readers everywhere to reconsider their own notions of time and just how precious it truly is.

At nine years old, Frankie Presto is sent to America in the bottom of a boat. His only possession is an old guitar and six precious strings.But Frankie's talent is unique, and his amazing journey weaves him through the musical landscape of the twentieth century, from classical to jazz to rock and roll, with his stunning talent affecting numerous stars along the way, including Hank Williams, Elvis Presley, Carole King and even KISS.Frankie becomes a pop star himself. He makes records. He is adored. But his gift is also his burden, as he realises, through his music, he can actually affect people's futures -- with one string turning blue whenever a life is altered.At the height of his popularity, Frankie Presto vanishes. His legend grows. Only decades later does he reappear, to change one last life . . .

From the author who's inspired millions worldwide with books like Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven comes his most imaginative novel yet, The Time Keeper--a compelling fable about the first man on Earth to count the hours.The man who became Father Time.In Mitch Albom's exceptional work of fiction, the inventor of the world's first clock is punished for trying to measure God's greatest gift. He is banished to a cave for centuries and forced to listen to the voices of all who come after him seeking more days, more years.Eventually, with his soul nearly broken, Father Time is granted his freedom, along with a magical hourglass and a mission: a chance to redeem himself by teaching two earthly people the true meaning of time.He returns to our world--now dominated by the hour-counting he so innocently began--and commences a journey with two unlikely partners: one a teenage girl who is about to give up on life, the other a wealthy old businessman who wants to live forever. To save himself, he must save them both. And stop the world to do so.Told in Albom's signature spare, evocative prose, this remarkably original tale will inspire readers everywhere to reconsider their own notions of time, how they spend it, and how precious it truly is.

What if our beliefs were not what divided us, but what pulled us together In Have a Little Faith, Mitch Albom offers a beautifully written story of a remarkable eight-year journey between two worlds--two men, two faiths, two communities--that will inspire readers everywhere. Albom's first nonfiction book since Tuesdays with Morrie, Have a Little Faith begins with an unusual request: an eighty-two-year-old rabbi from Albom's old hometown asks him to deliver his eulogy. Feeling unworthy, Albom insists on understanding the man better, which throws him back into a world of faith he'd left years ago. Meanwhile, closer to his current home, Albom becomes involved with a Detroit pastor--a reformed drug dealer and convict--who preaches to the poor and homeless in a decaying church with a hole in its roof. Moving between their worlds, Christian and Jewish, African-American and white, impoverished and well-to-do, Albom observes how these very different men employ faith similarly in fighting for survival: the older, suburban rabbi embracing it as death approaches; the younger, inner-city pastor relying on it to keep himself and his church afloat. As America struggles with hard times and people turn more to their beliefs, Albom and the two men of God explore issues that perplex modern man: how to endure when difficult things happen; what heaven is; intermarriage; forgiveness; doubting God; and the importance of faith in trying times. Although the texts, prayers, and histories are different, Albom begins to recognize a striking unity between the two worlds--and indeed, between beliefs everywhere. In the end, as the rabbi nears death and a harsh winter threatens the pastor's wobbly church, Albom sadly fulfills the rabbi's last request and writes the eulogy. And he finally understands what both men had been teaching all along: the profound comfort of believing in something bigger than yourself. Have a Little Faith is a book about a life's purpose; about losing belief and finding it again; about the divine spark inside us all. It is one man's journey, but it is everyone's story. Ten percent of the profits from this book will go to charity, including The Hole In The Roof Foundation, which helps refurbish places of worship that aid the homeless.

The First Phone Call from Heaven tells the story of a small town on Lake Michigan that gets worldwide attention when its citizens start receiving phone calls from the afterlife. Is it the greatest miracle ever or a massive hoax? Sully Harding, a grief-stricken single father, is determined to find out. An allegory about the power of beliefand a page-turner that will touch your soulAlboms masterful storytelling has never been so moving and unexpected.Readers of The Five People You Meet in Heaven will recognize the warmth and emotion so redolent of Alboms writing, and those who havent yet enjoyed the power of his storytelling, will thrill at the discovery of one of the best-loved writers of our time.