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: $12.99 Customer Review: I really enjoyed the insights shared by Randy. I thought about Randy's proverbs on better living and found them to be pragmatic and appealed to my common sense and rationale. However, I think the reason Randy's lectures were so impactful is because...   Learning To Program with Alice (2nd Edition) by Wanda P. Dann, Stephen Cooper, Randy Pausch Amazon Price: $70.31 Customer Review: The book arrived days before it was suppose to and the book itself is really easy to understand!   The Comet & the Tornado: Reflections on the Legacy of Randy Pausch, The Last ... by Donald Marinelli Amazon Price: $13.57 Customer Review: The Comet & the Tornado presents a compelling insightful vision in two friends Don Marinelli and Randy Pausch relationship that I have ever read. He explains his relationship with Randy, it demonstrates very clearly the link between their fierce loya...   La última lección + DVD (Spanish Edition) by Randy Pausch Amazon Price: $14.93 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.   Adonis On the Go: A Guidebook to Becoming Irresistible by Renee Ricci, Jen Ashton Amazon Price: Customer Review: I bought this book for my boyfriend thinking that he needed to get a refresher course on how to treat a lady. I was really surprised to find out that I also learned how I wanted to be treated. After reading this book I could not belive how our relati...   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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