在线阅读本书 The heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family in the making and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in the world. Then they brought home Marley, a wiggly yellow furball of a puppy. Life would never be the same. Marley quickly grew into a barreling, ninety-seven-pound streamroller of a Labrador retriever, a dog like no other. He crashed through screen doors, gouged through drywall, flung drool on guests, stole women's undergarments, and ate nearly everything he could get his mouth around, including couches and fine jewelry. Obedience school did no good—Marley was expelled. Neither did the tranquilizers the veterinarian prescribed for him with the admonishment, "Don't hesitate to use these." And yet Marley's heart was pure. Just as he joyfully refused any limits on his behavior, his love and loyalty were boundless, too. Marley shared the couple's joy at their first pregnancy, and their heartbreak over the miscarriage. He was there when babies finally arrived and when the screams of a seventeen-year-old stabbing victim pierced the night. Marley shut down a public beach and managed to land a role in a feature-length movie, always winning hearts as he made a mess of things. Through it all, he remained steadfast, a model of devotion, even when his family was at its wit's end. Unconditional love, they would learn, comes in many forms. Is it possible for humans to discover the key to happiness through a bigger-than-life, bad-boy dog? Just ask the Grogans.

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, 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.

曾經，他是老師眼中的希望。大學畢業之後，他進入社會的浮沉，在幻滅的理想人生中掙扎。直到十六年後，才在一個最偶然的機會和老師重逢。而他的老師，只剩下生命中最後幾個月時間。於是，他又上了14堂他老師的星期二的課。這次，課上的學生只有他一人…… 本書作者在昔日恩師生命的最後幾個月，每星期二到老師家看他、這位誨人不倦的老師墨瑞．史瓦茲，面對著死亡一步一步逼近，不僅自己勇敢面對，窮究其多面的意義，更藉著與學生米奇的談話，一點一點柔軟了米奇因世故而僵硬的心，讓他重新看待生活。 這位墨瑞，誠實地看見自己在死亡面前的恐懼、脆弱與哀傷，承認自己對人世的眷戀不捨，但他掙脫這些情緒的束縛，展現出洞澈人生之後的清明與安靜，並且帶著幽默感。 也許你和作者一樣，年輕時曾遇到過這麼一個人，他比你年長，有耐心又有智慧，懂得你年輕徬徨的心，教導你為人處世之道。但是，你後來與他斷了連絡，獨自在人生路上奮鬥，你的視野變窄，你的夢想褪色。再沒有人在你身邊為你指引方向，告訴你生命的路怎麼走。 作者在這樣的時刻和老師重聚，上了最後的一門課，一門學著如何活在世上、如何對待死亡的課。如今我們也有幸旁聽這堂課，汲取其中的溫暖與智慧。這是個會發光發熱的真實故事，讀後讓你一輩子感到溫馨。