The Last Lecture
lessons in living - the international bestseller
$21.49
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
12 December 2016
Summary
The Last Lecture: Living Your Dreams
‘A phenomenon’ SUNDAY TIMES
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 lectur…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780733624261 |
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| ISBN-10: | 073362426X |
| Author: | Randy Pausch |
| Publisher: | Hachette Australia |
| Imprint: | Hachette Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 12 December 2016 |
| Weight: | 180g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 126mm x 17mm |
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Critics Review
Pausch’s last lecture arrives in the form of a book which holds all the potency of his original talk … But this book is something concrete - [Randy’s] heart is in there, and it is the loveliest of gifts. - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
Young people love him, old people love him, academics love him, parents love him, cancer patients love him. - COURIER-MAILthe hottest book in the country now. - THE AGEAn inspiration to millions - GOOD READINGA final message [which] explores the deeper lessons of life. - THE EXAMINERAbout The Author
Randy Pausch
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.
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