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Author: Mitch Albom Published: 2006
 * __For One More Day__

About this book:

__For one more day__ is a deep, inspirational, and touching piece of literature. It opens with a young man, the protagonist, attempting suicide. His life is filled with nothing but himself, he no longer has a family, a best friend, or someone to talk with. This young man lost faith in himself and everyone around him. He lost money on investment schemes, got fired from over three jobs and became a complete stranger of his wife and kids becuase of his excessive drinking. His life became meaningless and he no longer had anything to live for. After Chick recieved a wedding photo of his daughter, he decided no one cared about him and he ultimately wanted to end his life on earth. Throughout the novel, Chick refers back to his mother, and the times that he stuck up for her, and the times that he did not. All of the memories of his life are coming into his read as he gets into his car, drunk. Chick then decides he wants to die in his home town. After driving several miles, he found himself in a ditch, crawling out of his totally destroyed car. Chick had got in a head-on collision with a semi truck. He nearly died yet managed to escape the car and walk into his home town and into his mothers home. He finds his mother inside the house cleaning, yet knows in his heart that she has been dead for quite some time. He does not know what to say, think, or how to react to the situation. He decides to go with it and see what will come out of it. In his heart, he knows his mother can not come back to life after dying, yet somehow she is standing in front of him at her own house! He realizes that he has recieved one more day to live on earth with his mother, who had been dead now for eight years. Chick realized after his mothers death that he had taken her for granted and he fell into a depression, and now that she is back, he does not know what to do. Chick was suppose to be with his mother on the day that she had died, yet chose to pursue a baseball career instead. Ultimately, this is a story of redemption and the making of peace with one persons past. This is a story of love, family, several mistakes, and most importanly, forgiveness. This book brings you to understand and feel a desire to look at life closer, and keep the people that matter even closer. It also reveals how important your mother is and how no matter what, she is always there. It teaches you to cherish your life and the special people that are in it with you.

About the author: Mitch Albom was born in New Jersey on May 23, 1958 and is now a sportwriter. After writing seven books, this man has become very successful. Albom's writing career began in 1981, writing for a small paper named the __Queens Tribune__ in Flushing, NY. Albom has been named the number one Sports Columnist in the nation for over a decade. Throughout his career he has recieved more than one hundred writing awards. Mitch has founded two different charities in the Detroit area and has served on several charity boards. In 1999, Albom was named the National Hospice Organization's Man of the Year. Albom has an ability to creat a connection between sports and personalities and peoples struggles they go through. By doing this, he has made himself extremely successful.

Other novels by Albom:

-Tuesdays with Morrie -The Five People You Meet In Heaven -Live Albom II

Review:

I deeply enjoyed this novel because of the lessons that it taught me. I learned to have more respect for everyone because they will not always be there. I also learned not to take the small things in life for granted. Mitch Albom clearly shows the divine power of one mothers love which is taken for granted every single day. I definately would recommend this novel solely for the outstanding number of lessons that it has taught me. I believe this book was very inspirational and touching.**