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| Genre/Form: | Biography Biografía Personal Narratives |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Pausch, Randy. Last lecture. New York : Hyperion, c2008 (OCoLC)607142248 Online version: Pausch, Randy. Last lecture. New York : Hyperion, c2008 (OCoLC)609070114 |
| Named Person: | Randy Pausch; Randy Pausch; Randy Pausch; Randy Pausch |
| Material Type: | Biography, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Randy Pausch; Jeffrey Zaslow |
| ISBN: | 9781401323257 1401323251 9781401309657 1401309658 |
| OCLC Number: | 183266069 |
| Description: | x, 206 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction -- The 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 -- Acknowledgments. |
| Responsibility: | Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow. |
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Life lessons we should all live by
I had seen the online video of Randy Pausch's "Last Lecture" at Carnegie Mellon University a couple of months ago. He'd been featured on an episode of "Oprah," and I was so impressed by his optimism in the face of tragedy, that I actually searched for and carved out time to watch the whole lecture. ...
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I had seen the online video of Randy Pausch's "Last Lecture" at Carnegie Mellon University a couple of months ago. He'd been featured on an episode of "Oprah," and I was so impressed by his optimism in the face of tragedy, that I actually searched for and carved out time to watch the whole lecture. This book is basically that lecture expanded and annotated with additional stories and examples. It's fabulous: funny and wise and poignant. It reads like Pausch is talking directly to you. (I give big kudos to Jeffrey Zaslow who turned Randy's bike-ride-conversations into a book in Randy's "voice.")
Although the book can stand on its own, I would recommend watching the video first so that you can see all the photos and get all the visuals. Only a few are reproduced in the book. Being able to visualize what he's describing or referencing gives more context and meaning to his lessons, I think. And keep the Kleenex box handy for both. This man had SO much life in him, it's hard to believe he actually could have died a few months ago. It simply doesn't seem possible.
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