Intergenerational relations -- United States

Wildly perceptive and, in turns, hilarious and fearlessly vulnerable, Lerner's memoir is required reading for anyone who has ever had a mother. And it teaches us an important lesson: Facebook may connect us across the world, but social media can't deliver a pot roast and it won't dry your tears.

Mitch Albom writes for the Detroit Free Press and has been voted America's number one sports columnist 10 times. In this book, Mitch describes how he rediscovered his mentor, his former college professor Morrie Schwartz.