The Last Lecture

Synopsis
The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.

Size Length: 206 pages
Height: 7.3 in.
Width: 5.5 in.
Thickness: 0.8 in.
Weight: 10.4 oz.
ISBN: 978-1-4013-2325-7

Publisher's Note
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.

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It has been ages since I last read a book. Recently, I am reading this book that I accidentally found in Barns & Noble. Actually it wasn't accidentally, I purposely looking for book under the Self-Encouragement section. And, I found this!

Although I'm just at the first 20 pages, it make me want to continue to read more. I found this a really inspirational and touching true story book seeing this Professor's optimism and strong wish to share and present his last lecture or speech during his terminal stage of pancreatic cancer. This book reminds me how precious it is to have time, health, and love among people you loved and love you. It is like I am attending the real speech.

Well, if you want to know how the entire story goes, then you will have to get a copy of this book! It is cheaper if you get it from ebay or amazon, I got it 30% off from the Barns & Noble. =)