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--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 have...and 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. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Randy Pausch | | Hardcover:
| 224 pages | | Publisher:
| Hyperion | | Publication Date:
| April 08, 2008 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1401323251 | | Package Length:
| 7.1 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.9 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.6 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 816 reviews |
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 Read this book if you're a procrastinatorDec 05, 2008
This book like so many other "self-help" books has a lot of what I call common sense ideas of how to chase your dreams and work hard and so on and so on. But the big difference is that when you read it, you know it is within the context of a man that is dying shortly. Then you start to realize how he packed so much into his shortened life. I know it has made me change my perspective and just little things like looking at my task list and saying to myself, "geez that's been on there for awhile, why don't I just get that done." Anyways it is a fast read and is definitely worth reading. Please also check out his last lecture too, great speech.
Lots of good wisdomDec 04, 2008
I saw the interview but I wanted to read the book. What an awesome piece of work. His children will treasure this book and all the words later in life. What an inspiration to others --
I don't want to go over what all other 815 reviews have said, but this reviewer found this book to be a blessing.
God Bless.
Similar to the video, but still inspiringDec 04, 2008
While I found the book mostly a repeat from the recorded lecture available online, I still found it inspiring. An example how to live each day as though it were your last.
Man what a guy!Dec 01, 2008
I saw the video, the tv special and now I have the book. What an amazing guy and message!
Feeling great!Dec 01, 2008
This book was a great joy to read. Randy's honesty and look on life is truly inspirational. I had a great feeling after reading this book!
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