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The Five People You Meet in Heaven Hardcover – Bargain Price, September 1, 2003

by Mitch Albom (Author)

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A specially produced paperback edition -- with flaps -- of the phenomenal #1 New York Times bestseller, that has sold more than six million copies in hardcover

Eddie is a grizzled war veteran who feels trapped in a meaningless life of fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. His days are a dull routine of work, loneliness, and regret.

Then, on his 83rd birthday, Eddie dies in a tragic accident, trying to save a little girl from a falling cart. He awakens in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a lush Garden of Eden, but a place where your earthly life is explained to you by five people. These people may have been loved ones or distant strangers. Yet each of them changed your path forever.

One by one, Eddies five people illuminate the unseen connections of his earthly life. As the story builds to its stunning conclusion, Eddie desperately seeks redemption in the still-unknown last act of his life: Was it a heroic success or a devastating failure? The answer, which comes from the most unlikely of sources, is as inspirational as a glimpse of heaven itself.

In The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom gives us an astoundingly original story that will change everything youve ever thought about the afterlife -- and the meaning of our lives here on earth. With a timeless tale, appealing to all, this is a book that readers of fine fiction, and those who loved Tuesdays with Morrie, will treasure.

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196 pages
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English
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Hyperion
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September 1, 2003
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5.13 x 0.5 x 7.25 inches
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0786868716
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978-0786868711
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"It reminds you of how everything is somehow connected." -- Diane C.

"Let me finish wiping my tears. What a beautiful journey. Such a touching, moving, thought-provoking story." -- Alicia Fleischer

About the Author

Mitch Albom is the author of the #1 international bestseller Tuesdays with Morrie. A nationally syndicated columnist for the Detroit Free Press and a nationally syndicated radio host of his own show, Albom has also been named the top sports columnist in the nation 13 times by the Associated Press Sports Editors of America -- the highest honor in his field. He is the founder of The Dream Fund, a charity that helps underprivileged youth study art, and of A Time to Help, a volunteer program. Albom serves on the boards of numerous charities. He lives with his wife in Michigan.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000G5SBFU
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hyperion (September 1, 2003)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 196 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0786868716
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0786868711
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.13 x 0.5 x 7.25 inches

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Courtney Mal

My favorite book of all time (and I read a lot!)

Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2016

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The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom is by far my favorite book in the world. I'm an avid reader, but this was the most significant book at a point in my life (high school) where I was lost, confused, searching for my place in the world, and reeling for the loss of my grandmother, who was one of the most important people in my life. I was searching for a faith in something, and I picked up this book. It changed everything.

The premise of the book is that when you die, you meet five people. They are not always the five most important people in your life (parents, grandparents, spouses, children, etc), but sometimes people who you met in passing or who you'd rather forget. Sometimes it's someone you don't really even know. But they're always someone who has had an important impact on your life.

In The Five People You Meet in Heave, the story follows Eddie as he meets his five people and his life's meaning is revealed to him. He meets five people, only one of who he really would have thought would be on his 'five people' list. The story is heartbreaking and moving and life affirming. I am still a sobbing mess every time I re-read it. I can't tell you how many highlights and pencil marks my hard copy of this has, and probably just as many for my kindle version. Yes, I have both a hard copy and a kindle version. I treasure my original copy, but love having the digital version at my fingertips everywhere I go. This book is THAT good. It's the kind of book you pass along to a friend who is struggling or a teenager in need of guidance and searching for the meaning of life. If you only read one book, make it this one!

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Anastasiia

Failed expectations...

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2019

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Honestly, wanted to read this book for a long time. I've been recommended it by family and friends, good reviews encouraged finally to open this world of "heaven". Obviously when you have high expectations falling to reality is hard. I love philosophy, I love good lessons, I love good ideas. The thing is, those ideas, those lessons you are supposed to discover in the book, well based on the plot, you are supposed to discover after death, is something you are learning growing up. I've learned that things happens for a reason, sacrifices are part of life, forgiveness is essential, I've learned about love way before I opened this book. Why out of sudden this is a turning point of worldview for thousands? Cliche characters, cliche stories, easy strings to manipulate emotions. Most of "lessons" and "people" are not developed and plain, simplicity of this is overkill. If you want to discover something catching your imagination, heart and mind, I would recommend avoiding reading it. There are brilliant masterpieces in world classic, this book seems as a shadow of unfinished draft. Heaven concept is something unreasonable and illogical. This happens when author is trying to make feelings and emotions be the rulers of the life. There is no reason here and there is no purpose, there is no hidden knowledge. Just attempts to rediscover moral, and I know for sure ancient philosophers have done that better. Would not ever recommend this book to anyone.

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Lovee

It Blew Me Away

Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2017

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I read this book, because it was assigned to my children for the summer. I expected a good story, but I didn't expect such real characters or the beautiful imagery that makes you feel like you're there. There are words of wisdom throughout the book, but the main message is absolutely beautiful. I would like to be more specific. However, I feel like that would spoil the book for future readers. I gave this book five stars, because I feel like I received a hug from heaven. It really blew me away. Read it and listen to it on Audible.

57 people found this helpful

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Kristine

Enjoted Every Minute!

Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2018

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This book is not new and has been reviewed hundreds of times so I'll keep my thoughts short and sweet on it.

When Eddie died in a tragic accident he met five different people that intersected his life in one way or another. They were meant to give him clarity and answer the question "Why was I here?" Some of the people were expected but others were not.

The Five People You Meet in Heaven was a short and easy book to read. I flew through the pages and was anxious to know who Eddie would meet and what they would bring to the table. Many things about his life were explained and he was given clarity on a number of things as well.

I enjoyed every minute of this book. It doesn't get preachy or speak of religion but tells one story of what could possibly happen after the end. I appreciate that about it and therefore think that it would appeal to a large number of people.

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E.M. Biggs

Couldn’t relate to it

Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2019

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I read this book on the recommendation of a friend, but I just couldn’t relate to the story at all. I was quite pleased to be able to finish it, though I must admit to doing a lot of quick page turning.

In all fairness, many friends of mine have loved the story. I found it simplistic and shallow. It just wasn’t for me, but this was my fault - the title should have been a clear warning.

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Sam

Amazing book!

Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2018

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This book was recommended to me and it took me 3 years to buy it, always in the back of my mind of something to do but never done. Then when I finally got it, I consumed it in one morning. I’m not usually a big reader honestly this is the 3rd or so book I’ve read cover to cover since I was in school but I simply could not put this book down! It is such a powerful book it moved me to tears many times reading it. I can’t recomend it enough!

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Whit

Absolutely awesome

Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2017

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Oh my gosh! I loved reading this book! It makes you think about so many things in your life. I wouldn’t say it’s particularly religious in any sense, just a very interested way to think of heaven and why things happened to you while you were alive. I will recommend this book for the reat of my life and I can’t wait to read it again. It is a very quick read. I couldn’t put it down!! You will love it!

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Livia Sbarbaro

Breathtakingly Beautiful A story that will stay with you forever

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 17, 2018

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This is Eddie's story, an old man who works maintenance on the pier .One day there is an accident and in his last moments on earth Eddie tries desperately to save a child..When he goes to Heaven he is met by five different people who take him through his life in flashbacks..In each vivid snapshot there are stories told and through the eyes of another Eddie looks back at his life seeing things in a different light..This is a book that will spear your heart , touch your soul and make you want to see the beauty of life...Heaven really is a place on earth .I found this book through another brilliant writer..Mark Tilbury who wrote The Key To Deaths Door..I asked him a question...What book has taken your breath away...it was this one..This made me think of all the people I have lost in life, from my mother who died when I was seven ,who was beautiful, bright and taken to soon ..and a baby boy Christopher who will forever be in my heart...Beautiful ,beautiful storytelling

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Lance Mitchell

Beautifully crafted and very thought-provoking

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 23, 2020

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What a superb book with which to start my reading decade!

I was lucky enough to end the twenty-tens with a brilliant read, The Way: A Girl Who Dared To Rise. Picking another great book with which to start the ‘twenties has made me very happy.

Eddie is a fairground maintenance man with tonnes of experience of both life and his work. He is an Army veteran. On his eighty-third birthday, he meets with a tragic death while trying to save the life of a little girl who is a split second away from being crushed by one of the rides.

Death is not the end. It is the beginning.

Eddie arrives in Heaven and meets five people who have either had a significant effect on his life or whose lives he has significantly affected. He discovers much more than he ever knew about the back stories of his interactions with these people.

The book is beautifully crafted and very thought-provoking.

One of the people whom he meets in Heaven was never known to him during his life, yet she had a significant effect upon that life.

Another, predictably, so this is not really a spoiler, is his wife. Their love for each other made my heart boom and brought tears to my eyes. All five of the meetings stirred deep emotions in me.

There were several passages which resonated deeply with me.

As an adult runner, I have often spread my wings as I run through the countryside and imagined that I am an aeroplane, so I loved this:

It might have seemed ridiculous to anyone watching, this white-haired maintenance worker, all alone, making like an airplane. But the running boy is inside every man, no matter how old he gets.

Having lost my own father in March 2019, this short extract sprang off the page at me:

Through it all, despite it all, Eddie privately adored his old man, because sons will adore their fathers through even the worst behaviour. It is how they learn devotion. Before he can devote himself to God or a woman, a boy will devote himself to his father, even foolishly, even beyond explanation.

Although there a many more quotes which I could cite in this review, I’ll leave you with this one on forgiveness. It ties in well with another book that I read in the past year, Forgiveness Made Easy by Barbara J Hunt:

“Learn this from me. Holding anger is a poison. It eats you from inside. We think that hating is a weapon that attacks the person who harmed us. But hatred is a curved blade. And the harm we do, we do to ourselves. “Forgive, Edward. Forgive. Do you remember the lightness you felt when you first arrived in heaven?”

This really is a wonderful book. You should read it.

9 people found this helpful

E Buy

10 Stars!!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 12, 2016

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This is one of my favourite books, because of this book I became a Mitch Albom fan and read all of his novels, most of them are pretty good, but never comes close to this one, the Five People You Meet in Heaven has everything you would want to have in a novel. It talks about love, talks about God, talk about forgiveness, talks about the meaning of life in such a creative and interesting way, It involves unexpected surprises which grabs you and keeps you reading with TEARS! I have recommended this book to a few friends and all of them like it. Even a big strong man will shed a tear! Wonderful, inspirational, and heart warming! To me, it is a MUST READ!

28 people found this helpful

Little Bookness Lane

A beautiful and flawlessly choreographed book.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 9, 2020

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Dear big-hearted and flawlessly choreographed book,

Why did I not find you sooner?

I count myself unmistakably lucky to have read something so fundamentally perfect that words alone cannot praise it.

This goes way beyond storytelling. It’s a light in the dark, the up when you’re down, a balm to soothe even the deepest pain. It’s the patient thread of providence that invisibly and inexplicably binds us all.

As I have fallen hopelessly head over heels in love with Eddie the maintenance man and the Five people he met in Heaven I am acutely aware that no other book may ever compare. But it’s one I can see myself returning to often.

So, dear book, thank you. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

5 people found this helpful

Anne Duff

A quick read with a long lasting effect

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 20, 2019

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A lot of other reviews mention that this is a thought provoking read and I have to agree with them. It's a tale of a very complex life and it would be easy to mistake the clever simplicity of the telling for a lack of skill on the author's part - indeed a lot of reviewers do appear to have done so but I believe they have missed the point - that simplicity is intentional and absolute genius. We're all on the inside of our own lives, looking out, which means we only see ourselves from our own perspective and have little idea of how we impact others. This book made me see beyond my own peripheral view and helped me realise that everything I do has a Butterfly Effect on everyone else, no matter how tiny. A quick read with a long lasting effect.

3 people found this helpful