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Last Lecture by Randy Pausch (2008, Hardcover)

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Format : Hardcover
Item Width : 5.6 in
Language : English
Dewey Decimal : 004.092
brand : Hachette Books
LCCN : 2009-285139
Book Title : Last Lecture
gtin13 : 9781401323257
TitleLeading : The
Number of Pages : 224 Pages
Intended Audience : Trade
ISBN-13 : 9781401323257
Author : Randy Pausch
Publisher : Hachette Books
Item Height : 1 in
LC Classification Number : BF789
Item Weight : 10.4 Oz
Illustrator : Yes
Dewey Edition : 22
Topic : Diseases / Cancer, Personal Growth / Happiness, Death, Grief, Bereavement, General, Educators, Personal Growth / Success
Synopsis : 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. "We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand." --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 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., "We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand."---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., Based on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Pausch, given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer, this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy. Photos.
Genre : Family & Relationships, Health & Fitness, Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography
ISBN-10 : 1401323251
Item Length : 7.4 in
Publication Year : 2008
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About this product Product Identifiers Publisher Hachette Books ISBN-10 1401323251 ISBN-13 9781401323257 eBay Product ID (ePID) 64164636 Product Key Features Book Title Last Lecture Number of Pages 224 Pages Language English Topic Diseases / Cancer, Personal Growth / Happiness, Death, Grief, Bereavement, General, Educators, Personal Growth / Success Publication Year 2008 Illustrator Yes Genre Family & Relationships, Health & Fitness, Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography Author Randy Pausch Format Hardcover Dimensions Item Height 1 in Item Weight 10.4 Oz Item Length 7.4 in Item Width 5.6 in Additional Product Features Intended Audience Trade LCCN 2009-285139 Dewey Edition 22 TitleLeading The

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