| Product Summary | | Format: Hardcover | | ISBN: 9781401323257 | | Publisher: Hyperion | | Publish Date: 4/8/2008 | | Buy.com Sku: 206706074 | | Item#: | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 7295 | | Pages: 176 | | Age Range: 16 to UP |
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| | | | Based on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Pausch, given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer, this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy.
From The Publisher:
"We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand." Randy Pausch
A lot of professors give talks titled "The Last Lecture." Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And while they speak, audiences can't help but mull the same question: What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was our last chance? If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy?
When Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon, was asked to give such a lecture, he didn't have to imagine it as his last, since he had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer. But the lecture he gave"Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams"wasn't about dying. It was about the importance of overcoming obstacles, of enabling the dreams of others, of seizing every moment (because "time is all you haveand you may find one day that you have less than you think"). It was a summation of everything Randy had come to believe. It was about living.
In this book, Randy Pausch has combined the humor, inspiration and intelligence that made his lecture such a phenomenon and given it an indelible form. It is a book that will be shared for generations to come.
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| Customer Reviews | ![]() | | Writing |  5 | | Content | 5 | | Readability | 5 | | Overall Satisfaction | 5 |
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5 of 5 One of the best books I have read in recent memory Saturday, August 09, 2008
Dan from DFW, TX
Pausch's writing serves as a great example of positive thinking under difficult circumstances. I highly recommend it for people that see their lives as "half empty." A great read for reminding us to not sweat the small inconveniences and really enjoy the company of friends, loved ones and having fun in your life's work. I wouldn't necessarily regard it as self-help. It's more of an uplifting memoir of a life cut short yet filled with self-made achievement; teaching us to value what is truly important with a sincerely grateful attitude. I will recommend this book to all of my students. Was this review helpful?  
5 of 5 Great book! Tuesday, August 05, 2008
K. Smith from Forest, Va
If you enjoyed watching Randy Pausch's last lecture, you should definitely read this book. Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 Great All Around Wednesday, May 21, 2008
A Reader from Pensacola, FL
A Great Book at a Great Price and with Great Service. Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 The Last Lecture Wednesday, May 14, 2008
A Reader from International Falls, Mn.
Great read, this book will make a great gift. Was this review helpful?
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