The Last Lecture: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams

Description: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow A New York Times bestseller with over 8 million copies sold, Professor Randy Pauschs moving and inspirational book is based on his extraordinary Last Lecture. We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The phenomenal international bestseller - with over 8 million copies sold.What legacy would you choose to leave behind for your children?When Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon, was asked to give a last lecture lecture, he didnt have to imagine it as his last, since he had recently been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic 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.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?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. Notes This is based on Professor Randy Pauschs inspirational final lecture on achieving childhood dreams, which he gave shortly before his death from cancer. A New York Times bestseller, with over 5 million copies sold, this will appeal to fans of Tuesdays Wtih Morrie. Pausch was an award winning computer science teacher and researcher. Author Biography Randy Pausch was a professor of Computer Science, Human Computer Interaction, and Design at Carnegie Mellon University. From 1988 to 1997, he taught at the University of Virginia. An award-winning teacher and researcher, he worked with Adobe, Google, Electronic Arts (EA), and Walt Disney Imagineering, and pioneered the Alice project. He died in 2008, two years after his diagnosis. Review Inspiring * The Guardian *Incredibly moving * Daily Record * Promotional A New York Times bestseller with over 5 million copies sold, Professor Randy Pauschs moving and inspirational book is based on his extraordinary Last Lecture. We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand. Details ISBN0340978503 Author Jeffrey Zaslow Year 2010 ISBN-10 0340978503 ISBN-13 9780340978504 Media Book Publication Date 2010-06-24 Pages 224 Format Paperback Publisher John Murray Press UK Release Date 2010-06-24 Imprint Two Roads Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations 10-12 B&W photos AU Release Date 2010-06-24 NZ Release Date 2010-06-24 Subtitle Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams - Lessons in Living DEWEY 158.1 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:25789059;

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