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 enlarge | Authors: Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow
Publisher: Hyperion
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  863 reviews
Sales Rank: 19
Format: Roughcut
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 1401323251
Dewey Decimal Number: 004.092
EAN: 9781401323257
ASIN: 1401323251
Publication Date: April 8, 2008
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 The Last Lecture January 6, 2009
eh...it's okay. I guess I had more expectations from seeing Randy on TV and all the hype...etc. Fell short. Great guy, though.
 Deep thinking for shallow people January 5, 2009
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
The Boss tortued us with the video of this clown (oh - so sorry - I know he's dead) with all of the deep thinking of a drunk at 2 am.
gee - dream big dreams. how original.
gee - I love my kids. BIG DEAL. everyone loves their kids.
gee - I am going to die. I figured that out when i was about, 9 or 10 years old, kind of freaked me out.
I got over it.
this was the biggest waste of an hour and 18 minutes of my entire life.
there was NOTHING in the lecture that anyone with a brain cell did not figure out when they were a teenager.
Unless they were really dumb and self absorbed.
Touching story but nothing original January 5, 2009
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
The author's story is very sad and I was touched by many parts of the book. Would this book be so popular or even be published if the author did not have a terminal illness? I found it interesting that in the beginning, the author stated that he did not want to write about dying or his illness, but that is exactly what he should have written/lectured about. After all, the stuff that he talked about has been said countless times. There was nothing original in his lecture/book. Dr. Pausch is a very intelligent and likeable person. He could have added value to readers by conveying his experiences of dying. That is something that we all do not experience or experience very briefly at the end of our lives. I wish that the author had used his humor, eloquence, great writing skills in telling us his story of dying. That would have made it an original book.
I read it & was not moved January 4, 2009
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I found no excitement or insite in the cronical of this guys life & death.
 A Thoughtful and Meaningful Book of Life Lessons January 4, 2009
I have the utmost respect and admiration for how Randy Pausch lived his life in the face of his death. This was what was most impactful and inspirational for me. I am also greatly saddened by his death, with enormous sympathy for his family.
I did not see his last lecture, and based on what others have said about it, I think I should. I did not love this book, though I wanted to, but I did like it. While I think that he makes many excellent points about life lessons he's learned, it fell a bit short of my expectations, and, especially in the beginning, he comes across as somewhat arrogant.
He writes that he is "an acquired taste," and I found this to be true for me. By the end of the book, I saw through what I initially experienced as arrogance and found myself deeply saddened that his wife and children must live without him. I admire the lengths he went to in creating memories and memorabilia for his children. He took full advantage of the advanced notice of his death to ensure that his children would know who he was and how much he loved them. He lived his life to the fullest. Others who have seen his lecture say that he does not seem arrogant at all, but is funny, charming, and smart.
The book does offer many words of advice and wisdom and I think everyone has something to be gained from reading it. I also think the book can be used as a terrific teaching tool, particularly with children, and can generate thoughtful discussions. It may not be profound, but it is admirable and meaningful.
I think the best quote from the book is:
"We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand." This is so true and words that we can live by daily.
My condolences to his family; they lost a great man.
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