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...every time he's at bat. His 1997 memoir, Tuesdays with Morrie, was a record-breaking best seller, with 11 million copies in print in 41 countries. The popular TV film of the book, which he wrote, garnered four Emmys. His 2003 novel, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, added another 8 million copies to his scorecard. He also maintains his day job as a sports columnist and radio commentator. TIME spoke with Albom, 48, just as his much awaited new novel, For One More Day (Hyperion), went on sale...
...like to think of them as books about life and death. At the end of the books, the death or heaven or the ghosts are just devices by which we come to appreciate life. That's what happened to me with Morrie. His death ultimately turned out to be a way for me to appreciate my life...
...another, along with the superior intelligence that usually accompanies that ability. However, suspending one's disbelief around such conceits comes more easily with children's entertainment than with a serious consideration of adult themes. I find myself thinking things like, "Does an animal that can speak of heaven need to achieve grace, or is it (he?) born without original sin?" In any case, after the bombs hit the zoo, the once-caged animals blink through the smoke and ask, "Are we dead?" Zill replies, "No. We're free...
...Percentage of Americans who say they believe in God or some higher power 75% Percentage who believe their family will get into heaven 19% Percentage who believe that God favors the U.S. in world affairs...