Mitch Albom?s status as the author of the most beloved memoir of all time (Tuesdays With Morrie) is all the more impressive when you realize that he wrote that book as a labor of love: to help pay Morrie?s medical bills. The rest is history. The book spent four years on the New York Times bestseller list, allowing Mitch to not only take care of Morrie?s expenses, but to also fund other charitable efforts. His next books, The Five People You Meet in Heaven and For One More Day, were worthy successors, enchanting legions of fans with their thought-provoking and inspirational themes. His other claim to fame? He performs with the Rock Bottom Remainders, a band of writers that also features Stephen King and Amy Tan, that helps raise funds for children?s literacy projects across the country.