The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Mitch Albom

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An outstanding piece of work - the hopes and dreams that come after reading this book is so overwhelming you will only pick up the book and read it again and again....

Submitted by: SNACKY from LONG ISLAND
THIS WAS A GREAT BOOK ONE OF THE BEST I'VE READ. THE FIRST CHAPTER ALONE PULLS YOU IN AND YOU JUST WANT MORE. I READ THIS BOOK AT WORK YESTERDAY IT ONLY TOOK 1 DAY AND WAS WORTH IT. I JUST NEVER WANTED TO PUT IT DOWN.

Fantastic Book
Review written by: Melissa Marie Velarde From Raleigh, NC USA
I absolutely loved this book. Mitch Albom is a fantastic writer. You will not be able to put this book down. I must read.

Just Okay.
Review written by: Kellie From Milwaukee
Kept my attention. Just a little too weird for me. The whole carnival setting & characters I just couldn't relate to.

Your life is important!
Review written by: Sharon Michaels From U.S.A.
You never know whose life you'll have the ability to change or positively impact by simply "knowing" them. The Five People You Meet In Heaven, weaves a story of how one man impacted the lives of so many people and yet, never realized it until he met and talked with them in heaven.

The Five People You Meet In Heaven is author Mitch Albom's first novel. This is a story of Eddie, who at eighty-three feels his life has been a waste of time and energy. He dies while attempting to save the life of a child. In heaven he meets five people whose lives were impacted or changed because of having known him.

In a sense, the end of Eddie's life is really the beginning of his journey of self-discovery.

The Five People You Meet In Heaven started me thinking about my own life. Little do we know how our life touches and influences the lives of others. Honestly, how many times have you thought about how a simple "hello" to a stranger or a helping hand to a neighbor could positively impact the rest of their life? I believe we'll all be more conscious of our day-to-day encounters with the people we meet after we read this book. Believe it or not, everyone passes through our lives for a reason.

This is the first time I've read a Mitch Albom book. Growing up in Michigan I thought of him strictly as a sports writer for the newspaper. The man has fiction writing talent! He was able to draw me into Eddie's life. Each story, flashback or snippet of Eddie's life has a self-development theme and lesson from which we can all learn.

The overall theme: Your life has special meaning and that meaning can have a profound impact on others.

Self-development lessons come in all shapes and sizes. The Five People You Meet In Heaven demonstrates the power one person has to affect many lives. All the people who have passed through your life go on to then affect the lives of hundreds and thousands of additional people. Each person you meet carries with them a sense of your purpose in life. The bottom line - you are important and your life has meaning.

If you're feeling as if you've lost some of the meaning in life or your life doesn't have focus, this book is for you. If you're living a life without joy, passion or pleasure, this book is for you. If you're wondering if your life even matters, this book is for you.

The Five People You Meet In Heaven is an easy read but it's not a simple book. It has a deep message if you are truly on the road to self-discovery. I have a question for you - Why wait until you're in heaven to discover that your life has purpose? Let's use the insight from this book to live our lives with meaning, purpose and joy.

What a wonderful fantasy...
Review written by: Carol Borrelli From Florida
Mitch Albom is a remarkable writer. I have enjoyed all of his works whether in the weekend "Parade" Magazine, his books or numerous other works. He is fantastic...humanistic, deep, thoughtful, even philosophical, yet down-to-earth.

Regardless of the tone, he is guaranteed to touch your heart, your spirit and your soul with his writing. Here he doesn't disappoint his fans, and he makes new fans as well.

What a wonderful, heartfelt *fantasy*. But is it a fantasy? The reader quickly believes that this fantasy is a reality for all of us. What a completely wonderful tribute to our elderly: a group that has become *second class* in our society, a group that has a unique and important stories to tell us about our past, our lives, our future. Why are we the only nation in the world that doesn't always respect our elders? Besides other important topics, this book really shows us how important history is: our family, our upbringing, our heritage, our background, our uniquely individual journey through life.

The story surrounds a wonderful man named Eddie. A man who has had a very full life and is about to die at the ripe old age of 83. Although Eddie thinks his life is *mediocre*, he quickly learns that, at his death, he isn't the schmuck he always thought he was. He learns that he has contributed greatly to humanity.

I don't want to ruin the story-line by divulging the plot and entire story, but I can say that I hope that Albom's philosophy about what happens when we leave this earth is true. Even if it is only 50% true, I would be happy. If you believe at all in angels, you'll be happily beside yourself while reading this book.

I laughed and I cried along with the author. When I finished the book I was changed. Life is short. Life is precious. Love is eternal. Life and family is all that matters while we are on this earth. Don't sweat the small stuff. Bask and revel in your every day life. Seize the moment and the day. Be kind, be honest, be good.

Highly recommended. A+

Great Shape
Review written by: S. Nicholson From
I would recommend this seller to anyone. The book was in great shape and came very fast.