The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow
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Book Reviews of The Last Lecture
Book Review: Uplifting, Encouraging, Succinct
Summary: 4 Stars
Although I had expected a print version of the Pausch live last lecture, this little book of uplifting life lessons was a surprise and equally inspiring. I have suggested it for my book club during a season when we are otherwise busy and need a quick read. Book Review: This Is A Book That Should Be Bought Not Borrowed
Summary: 5 Stars
Don't use a highlighter in a library book. This is a book that should be bought not borrowed. There are so many life lessons and words of wisdom that you find yourself wanting to highlight sections to come back to, to ponder the simplicity of words and the deeper meaning that they portray.
Randy Pausch has terminal pancreatic cancer. He has 3 to 6 good months left. He has 3 very young children, two of which will grow up with no true memories of him. A wife that is strong and yet terrified, a family that wants to spend every last moment with him, but yet Randy must put on his final lecture. The one that each professor has, the last one that will portray who and what they have learned and become.
Randy chooses "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" as his theme, not what you would assume a computer geek to pick.
There are so many laugh out loud moments that you begin to question if it's appropriate to laugh at a dying man, but I think that is the point, life is funny, those moments that make us what we are, are humorous. Without being preachy or religious Pausch leads us through his life, and how with a little imagination you can achieve your childhood dreams and leave a great legacy to you children at the same time.
Book Review: Excellent advice for everyone
Summary: 5 Stars
Heartfelt advice for everyone. I will be sharing this book with all of my children ages 25, 21 and 9. Randy's words will live on. A must read for teachers.Book Review: amazing!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is amazing! It shows how we take life for granted everyday. It made me laugh, it made me cry, but what it did most was truly inspire me to not worry about the little things.
Book Review: Beautiful, well-written book about how to live your life
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a beautiful, well-written book from an individual who has just been told that he has 3-6 months to live. Since he is a college professor (on Information Technology) at Carnegie-Mellon, he has been asked if he is interested in giving a last lecture. He agrees. This lecture can be found on the web. However, this book shares some of his main thoughts on his life that were shared in the lecture including what were the important experiences and what were the important behaviors that he was proud of. He wrote the book and completed the lecture as a memory of himself to his children so that it can used for them to remember him. At many levels, this book is worth the read - to learn about him and his experiences and to learn how we should live our lives.