Randy Pausch

A well-liked computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University who specialized in virtual reality, Pausch was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. A tradition at CMU was for profs to deliver a "last lecture" as if it were the last one they could give before they died. Since he knew he really was going to die, a month after his diagnosis he gave a last lecture so compelling, so full of life, that it attracted millions of views online -- and a book deal. Thanks to otherwise extraordinary health, Pausch lived long enough not only to complete the book, but also to see it published in 29 languages -- and achieve New York Times Bestseller status. His goal was for his lecture to be a time capsule of advice for his three young children. He succeeded beyond his wildest dreams before he died on July 25 from his cancer. He was 47. The video is here: To get a copy of the video on DVD (just $7 for duplication and shipping, direct from Carnegie Mellon): click here. From This is True for 20 July 2008 Suggestions for further reading: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow Amazon Price: $13.97 Customer Review: Still some residue left on the book from some sticker I would assume. Book is smaller than I expected but content is all there (thing that matters). Quality is a little worse than I expected compared to buying a new book from the bookstor...   Learning To Program with Alice (2nd Edition) by Wanda P. Dann, Stephen Cooper, Randy Pausch Amazon Price: $63.00 Customer Review: I really like this book. It's easy to understand with explanation and colorful pictures. Programming is FUN =)   Handbook For Scout Masters 1914 Reprint by Ross Bolton Amazon Price: $14.99 Customer Review: I purchased this as a gift for my Boy Scouting husband. He is thrilled with it! He likes that it is a copy of the original, even the pictures are old Boy Scouts...   The Last Lecture unabridged on 4 CDs in hard, vinyl box by Randy Pausch Amazon Price: Customer Review: No problems with the vendor. Quite caring and attentive. I have already read the book and seen the lecture. This CD was to be a gift. I highly recommend this book for anyone dealing with Pancreatic cancer, their family and caregivers....   La última lección + DVD (Spanish Edition) by Randy Pausch Amazon Price: $17.12 Customer Review: El libro, aunque a mi modo de ver empieza flojo, mejora página a página. Es una buena fuente de consejos e inspiración. El DVD es imprescindible: un buen complemento a lo escrito, que aconsejo ver antes.   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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