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(0)Mitch Albom
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Five people you meet in Heaven volume 2
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"In this enchanting sequel to the number one bestseller The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom tells the story of Eddie's heavenly reunion with Annie--the little girl he saved on earth--in an unforgettable novel of how our lives and losses intersect. Fifteen years ago, in Mitch Albom's beloved novel, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, the world fell in love with Eddie, a grizzled war veteran- turned-amusement park mechanic who died saving...
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"Bestselling author Mitch Albom returns to nonfiction for the first time in more than a decade in this poignant memoir that celebrates Chika, a 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...
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When an eighty-two-year-old rabbi from Albom's old hometown asks him to deliver his eulogy, Albom goes back to his nonfiction roots and 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. A timely, moving, and inspiring look at faith: not just who believes, but why.
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"Eleven-year-old Nico Krispis never told a lie. When the Nazi's invade his home in Salonika, Greece, the trustworthy boy is discovered by a German officer, who offers him a chance to save his family. All Nico has to do is convince his fellow Jewish residents to board trains heading to "new homes" where they are promised jobs and safety. Unaware that this is all a cruel ruse, the innocent boy goes to the station platform every day and reassures the...
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Adrift in a raft after a deadly ship explosion, nine people struggle for survival at sea. Three days pass. Short on water, food and hope, they spot a man floating in the waves and pull him in. The man, strange and quiet, claims to be the Lord. Is the man who he claims to be? What actually caused the explosion? Are the survivors already in heaven, or are they in hell? Years later, when the empty life raft washes up on the island of Montserrat-- the...
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In an inspirational debut novel by the author of Tuesdays with Morrie, Charles "Chick" Benetto, grieving over the death of his mother, uses alcohol as a crutch to deal with his loneliness, isolation, and depression and the disintegration of his life, until an encounter with his mother's ghost brings him new awareness and leads him to attempt to put his life back together.
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"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....
10) The time keeper
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After being punished for trying to measure God's greatest gift, Father Time returns to Earth along with a magical hourglass and a mission: a chance to redeem himself by teaching two earthly people the true meaning of time.
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Ludlow - ALS Awareness Month
Springfield Public High Schools Summer Reading
WILBRAHAM Back to School Reads
Springfield Public High Schools Summer Reading
WILBRAHAM Back to School Reads
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Maybe 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,...
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The accident that killed Eddie left an indelible mark on Annie. It took her left hand, which needed to be surgically reattached. Injured, scarred, and unable to remember why, Annie's life is forever changed by a guilt-ravaged mother who whisks her away from the world she knew. Bullied by her peers and haunted by something she cannot recall, Annie struggles to find acceptance as she grows. When, as a young woman, she reconnects with Paulo, her childhood...
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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...
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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...
16) De Klokkenmaker
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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....
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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...
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Mitch Albom ist überrascht, als Albert Lewis, der betagte Rabbi seiner Heimatgemeinde in New Jersey, ihn darum bittet, bei seinem Tod die Trauerrede für ihn zu halten. Denn Mitch Albom hat den Bezug zum Glauben schon lange verloren. Er willigt unter der Bedingung ein, den Rabbi besser kennenlernen zu dürfen. Und so erlebt er Albert Lewis während der kommenden acht Jahre bei ihren Treffen nicht nur als einen engagierten Mann der Kirche, sondern...
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Wat zou je doen als je nog één dag kan doorbrengen met je overleden moeder? Charley Benetto krijgt deze wonderbaarlijke kans. Na een leven vol teleurstellingen, mislukkingen en een alcoholverslaving, besluit hij op een dag een einde aan zijn leven te maken. Maar als zelfs dat niet lukt, strompelt hij compleet verloren naar zijn ouderlijk huis. Daar ontvangt zijn moeder hem met open armen, alsof er niets gebeurd is. Kan hij de in het verleden gemaakte...
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Now in Spanish, the number one New York Times bestseller “The Five People You Meet in Heaven”, from the author of the New York Times bestsellers “Tuesdays with Morrie” and “For One More Day.”
The Spanish translation of the huge bestseller, Mitch Albom's “The Five People You Meet in Heaven.” 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....
