9780802713155. New condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 127. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 127 p. When at the age of 75 former sociology professor Morrie Schwartz learned that he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) commonly known as Lou Gehrig s Disease rather than withdraw as many people diagnosed with a terminal disease choose to do he embraced his illness choosing to live as fully as possible in the time he had left. Letting Go presents Morrie s remarkable philosophy on living and dying speaking directly to America s difficulty in letting go of life with the compassion and pragmatism of one who has been there.