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The Five People You Meet in Heaven
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Mitch Albom
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The Five People You Meet In Heaven: Exploring Life's Meaning After Death.
This book could be a good read for anyone who is curious about the afterlife and the significance of their actions in the world. Through the protagonist's encounters with five people in heaven, the book delves into the profound questions of what our time on earth means and what we are meant to learn. It is a beautifully written and deeply moving exploration of life's purpose and the impact we have on others.
- Lincoln Award Nominee (2008)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
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Mitch Albom
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ISBN: 9780751536140
Authors:
Mitch Albom
Publisher: Sphere
Date of Publication: 2004-09-02
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 4.02
(rated by 824334 readers)
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven is a wonderfully moving fable that addresses the meaning of life and life after death in a poignant way that made Tuesdays with Morrie such an astonishing book. The novel's protagonist is an elderly amusement-park maintenance worker named Eddie who, while operating a ride called the Free Fall, dies while trying to save a young girl who steps into the path of a falling cart. Eddie goes to heaven, where he meets five people who were instrumental in his life in unexpected ways. As each guide leads him through heaven, Eddie learns more about what his time on earth meant, what he was meant to learn, and what his true purpose on earth was. Dramatic flashbacks reveal scenes from his troubled childhood, his years in the army in the jungle of the Philippines, and his wife Marguerite, the love of his life. The Five People You Meet in Heaven is a moving novel that will resonate with Mitch Albom's large readership.
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The Five People You Meet In Heaven: Exploring Life's Meaning After Death.
This book could be a good read for anyone who is curious about the afterlife and the significance of their actions in the world. Through the protagonist's encounters with five people in heaven, the book delves into the profound questions of what our time on earth means and what we are meant to learn. It is a beautifully written and deeply moving exploration of life's purpose and the impact we have on others.
- Lincoln Award Nominee (2008)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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