A professor with a terminal illness shares what he has learned about living
What it is about
Randy Pausch was a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon who had been told he had only months to live. In 2007 he gave a lecture on achieving childhood dreams, which became a huge online hit. This book expands on its lessons with help from Jeffrey Zaslow.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who want a short, uplifting book about what matters.
What you will get
A brief and heartfelt book. It is emotional but not heavy.
Behind the book
It grew out of a lecture Pausch gave at Carnegie Mellon University in September 2007 and was written with Jeffrey Zaslow.
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The Last Lecture Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Nonfiction · Life lessons · Mortality · Legacy
Length
206 pages · ≈ 6 h
More about this book
Characters
Randy Pausch and his family.
Setting
Pittsburgh, a university campus and a family home.
What makes it different
It is a farewell written for his children as well as for the public.
Feel
Warm, funny and inspiring.
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