The last lecture

The last lecture

Randy Pausch

Book - 2008

Reflections of a Carnegie Mellon computer science professor who lectured on "Really achieving your childhood dreams," shortly after having been diagnosed with terminal cancer. His advice concerned seizing the moment while living, rather than dying.

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Subjects
Pausch, Randy > Philosophy.
Cancer > Patients > Biography.
Success.
Death > Psychological aspects.
Computer scientists > Biography.
Published
New York : Hyperion Books [2008]
Language
English
Main Author
Randy Pausch (-)
Other Authors
Jeffrey Zaslow (-)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
x, 206 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
ISBN
9781401323257
  • Last lecture
  • Really achieving your childhood dreams
  • Adventures ... and lessons learned
  • Enabling the dreams of others
  • It's about how to live your life
  • Final remarks.
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Made famous by his "Last Lecture" at Carnegie Mellon and the quick Internet proliferation of the video of the event, Pausch decided that maybe he just wasn't done lecturing. Despite being several months into the last stage of pancreatic cancer, he managed to put together this book. The crux of it is lessons and morals for his young and infant children to learn once he is gone. Despite his sometimes-contradictory life rules, it proves entertaining and at times inspirational. Surprisingly, the audiobook doesn't include the reading of Pausch's actual "Last Lecture," which he gave on September 18, 2007, a month after being diagnosed. Erik Singer provides an excellent inflective voice that hints at the reveries of past experiences with family and children while wielding hope and regret for family he will leave behind. The first CD is enhanced with photos. Simultaneous release with the Hyperion hardcover. (May) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

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