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The Last Lecture

Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams - Lessons in Living

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The Last Lecture

By: Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow
Narrated by: Eric Singer
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 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: 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', wasnt 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 humour, 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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A terrific review of a an excellent life told through a veil of urgency A must read for any parent.

moving summary

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Heart wrenching while motivationally uplifting. It will reset your perspective on what truly matters and where to find it.

Listen as soon as you can!

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The book make me cry every time I read it. the first time I had this book was 5 years ago in Vietnamese with a dvd. Now I read it in English and listen to it as audiobook as well.

My best lecture

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How the author viewed life amazed me. Through all the hardships faced throughout life, Randy could only mention the goals that he had achieved and the loved ones he attained through his journey. This book really made me reflect on how I perceive my surroundings. I sought to be more of a Tigger and less of a Eeyore.

Life’s prospectives

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Wonderfully narrated, easy listening in bite size life advice and anecdotes. A great strength and vulnerability in Randy’s story shines through.

Advice for Living

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