莫里是一位年逾七旬，身患绝症的社会学心理教授，1994年，当他知道自己即将因病离开这个世界的时候，他与自己的学生，美国著名专栏作家米奇・阿尔博姆相约，每个星期二给学生上最后一门课，课程的名字是人生，课程的内容是这位社会学教授对人生宝贵的思考，课程总共上了十四周，最后一堂是老人的葬礼。
老人谢世后，学生把听课笔记整理出版，定名为《相约星期二》。书中涉及有关世界与死亡，家庭与感情，金钱与永恒的爱等人生永远的话题。该书一出，立即引起全美的轰动，连续40周名列美国图书畅销排行榜。中译本出版后，也引起了国内各界的广泛关注―――感召力是没有国界的。
作家余秋雨在此书的序言中说：“他把课堂留下了，课堂越变越大，现在延伸到了中国。我向过路的朋友们大声招呼：来，值得进去听听。”

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.