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 enlarge | Authors: Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow
Brand: Pausch, Randy
Category: Book
List Price: $32.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  793 reviews
Sales Rank: 46790
Format: Large Print
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 285
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.7 x 1
ISBN: 141040711X
Dewey Decimal Number: 004.092
EAN: 9781410407115
ASIN: 141040711X
Publication Date: May 16, 2008
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 Very inspiring October 22, 2008
This book is a true treasure. It is inspirational and heartfelt. I highly recommend anyone to pick up this book. It is an easy read. It had me laughing and crying. I am seriously thinking about giving this book out as gifts this year for Christmas.
 A Lasting Lecture October 22, 2008
This wonderful, emotional, thought-provoking, and inspiring book was a very honest look inside the mind and life of a very extraordinary ordinary man, and how he lived with a terminal illness.
In sixty-one short chapters, which seemed more like mini-lectures or brief discussions of Pausch's dreams, life lessons, philosophies, and experiences, I found many useful ideas about parenting, being a husband, and living as a man of value, action, and character. Knowing that I was reading the words of a dying man, I felt compelled to reflect on my own mortality in ways I had not done before. I honestly do not know how I would be, but I truly hope that should I ever be faced with the same terminal illness situation as Randy Pausch, I will respond to it with the same degree of love, grace, courage, and dignity as he did. My main 'take-away' from the book is to focus more earnestly on what I can share with my son every day, because, as Pausch said, "Time is all you have. And you may find one day that you have less than you think."
Randy Pausch wrote this book, gave a one-of-a-kind lecture, and made a moving video to leave wisdom, memories, and experiences behind for his wife and his very young kids. He has also left behind inspiration for me: If he can do all that he did, knowing he had only months to live, imagine all that I can do throughout my life (however long or short it may be) if I remain conscious every day to the fact that I have small and large opportunities, if I choose to see them, to build a loving, lasting legacy for my son.
Item "The Last Lecture" October 22, 2008
This product was shipped promptly and arrived in great condition. Thank you so much. I would recommend this seller to anyone.
good book October 21, 2008
I myself lost my father at a very young age he was 47 when he died of heart attack.I thought the book was beautifully written esp the part when he is talking about him feeling sorry for his kids loss,to imagine them growing up without a dad.I believe that God does test his special people.I pray for his family may God give them strength.People say time is a healer but I personally think when you loose a parent or a child ones life is changed forever you miss them everypart of the day.
I really liked this book October 21, 2008
This book is a quick read but I really enjoyed it. Rather than trying to analyse the author to pieces like a lot of the 1 star reviewers, I was moved by what Randy was going through. Dealing with one's mortality really puts life in perspective. There are lots of little 'life lessons' that can be taken from this book - as obvious as some of them may be, it doesn't hurt to be reminded!!
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