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The Last Lecture

Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams - Lessons in Living

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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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This is a really great story about how someone deals with their terminal cancer diagnosis, and it ends up being about how to live a meaningful life. Great listen

Inspiring

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An inspirational book by an inspirational man. An amazing listen that I was recommended to try and will definitely be recommending it to others.

powerful and thought provoking

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I don’t cry. I cried. Such a strongly relatable and meaningful story. It will improve your perspective on life and your loved ones.

Heartbreaking and heartwarming

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Touching, moving and full of great advice on life.



It's been four years since I listened to this and it still touches my heart.



Even such a simple story as when his niece and nephew were worried about making a mess in his new car. He demonstrated that it wasn't a big deal by pouring a can of soda on the seat.

Fantastic

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I really enjoyed listening to this book and learned a lot. What an amazing life and inspiring lecture!

what an amazing life and inspiring lecture!

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