What if our beliefs were not what divided us, but what pulled us together? In Have a Little Faith, Mitch Albom offers a beautifully written story of a remarkable eight-year journey between two worlds-two men, two faiths, two communities-that will inspire readers everywhere. Albom's first nonfiction book since Tuesdays with Morrie, Have a Little Faith begins with an unusual request: an eighty-two-year-old rabbi from Albom's old hometown asks him to deliver his eulogy. Feeling unworthy, Albom insists on understanding the man better, which throws him back into a world of faith he'd left years ago. Meanwhile, closer to his current home, Albom becomes involved with a Detroit pastor-a reformed drug dealer and convict-who preaches to the poor and homeless in a decaying church with a hole in its roof. Moving between their worlds, Christian and Jewish, African-American and white, impoverished and well-to-do, Albom observes how these very different men employ faith similarly in fighting for survival: the older, suburban rabbi embracing it as death approaches; the younger, inner-city pastor relying on it to keep himself and his church afloat. As America struggles with hard times and people turn more to their beliefs, Albom and the two men of God explore issues that perplex modern man: how to endure when difficult things happen; what heaven is; intermarriage; forgiveness; doubting God; and the importance of faith in trying times. Although the texts, prayers, and histories are different, Albom begins to recognize a striking unity between the two worlds-and indeed, between beliefs everywhere. In the end, as the rabbi nears death and a harsh winter threatens the pastor's wobbly church, Albom sadly fulfills the rabbi's last request and writes the eulogy. And he finally understands what both men had been teaching all along: the profound comfort of believing in something bigger than yourself. Have a Little Faith is a book about a life's purpose; about losing belief and finding it again; about the divine spark inside us all. It is one man's journey, but it is everyone's story.

Mitch Albom was born in 1958 in Philadelphia. He graduated from Brandeis University with a sociology major and earned his Master's Degrees in journalism and business administration from Columbia University in New York City. Albom is a best-selling author, nationally-syndicated newspaper columnist for the Detroit Free Press, nationally-syndicated radio host for ABC and flagship station WJR-AM in Detroit, and television commentator. He is the author of eight books, including the New York Times bestseller "The Five People You Meet in Heaven", and the phenomenal bestseller "Tuesdays With Morrie,". Oprah Winfrey produced a major television movie for ABC based on "Tuesdays With Morrie" that aired in December 1999. The movie was not only the most-watched on any network for that year, it also earned four Emmy Awards in 2000, including those for Best Actor for Jack Lemmon and Best Supporting Actor for Hank Azaria. With more than five million copies now in print, "Tuesdays With Morrie" is also published in 34 countries, in 30 languages, and was a bestseller in Japan, Australia, Brazil, and England. Tuesdays With Morrie has been featured in many national publications, including People Magazine, Life Magazine, TV Guide, and Redbook, and Albom has been featured on several television programs, including The Oprah Winfrey Show, NBC's Today Show, the CBS Early Show, Larry King Live, and the Rosie O'Donnell Show. Albom has also been named #1 Sports Columnist in the Nation by the sports editors of America, the highest honor in his field. He has also received seven first place APSE honors for feature writing. No other columnist has won the APSE award more than once. During his storied career, Albom has received more than 100 writing awards from AP, UPI, Headliners Club, National Sportswriters and Broadcasters Associations as well as having his work appear in numerous national and international publications, such as Sports Illustrated, GQ, Sport, The New York Times, TV Guide, and USA Today Albom also hosts two nationally-syndicated radio talk shows for ABC. He broadcasts from WJR-AM in Detroit, The Mitch Albom Show and The Mitch Albom Show On The Weekend. The Monday Sports Albom, a sports interview program has hosted guests such as President Gerald Ford to Wayne Gretzky to Dennis Rodman. Albom is a panelist on ESPN's Sports Reporters, and he's also a regular contributing commentator to that network. He has been profiled by ABC News, NBC's Today Show, the CBS Early Show, and ESPN's Up Close. Albom has also twice served as a network Olympic commentator, first for ABC's Good Morning, America during the Atlanta Games and most recently for the CBS Early Show from the Games in Sydney, Australia. Albom is an accomplished songwriter and lyricist, having written the song Cookin' For Two for a television movie directed by Arnold Schwarzenegger that aired in the mid-1990's. Most recently, he wrote the lyrics for a song that has just been recorded by singer/songwriter Warren Zevon, with David Crosby on backup vocals and comedian David Letterman contributing some surprise vocals as well. Albom has founded two charities in the metropolitan Detroit area. The Dream Fund, which Albom founded in 1989, allows disadvantaged children to become involved with the arts and A Time To Help, founded in 1998, brings volunteers together once a month to tackle various projects in Detroit, including staffing shelters, building homes with Habitat for Humanity, and operating meals on wheels programs for the elderly. Albom serves on the boards of various charities, including CATCH (Caring Athletes Team for Children's and Henry Ford Hospitals), Forgotten Harvest, and Michigan Hospice Organization. In 1999 he was named National Hospice Organization's Man of the Year.