The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
After being diagnosed with terminal cancer, a professor shares the lessons he's learned--about living in the present, building a legacy, and taking full advantage of the time you have--in this life-changing classic
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 over 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.
Format: Hardback | 256 pages
Dimensions (cm): 18.7 x 13.6 x 2 | 282g
Publication Date: 01 Apr 2008
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Publication City/Country: Sydney, Australia
Language: English
Illustrations note: b&w photos
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 073362331X
ISBN13: 9780733623318
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including very minor scuff marks along the edges, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers is included and in a good condition (minor scuff marks along the edges). The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.