Hardback, 207 pages, published 2008. Excellent pre-owned condition. A hint of scuffing from having been shelved, but otherwise this copy is like new. "A lot of professors give talks titled "The Last Lecture." 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 was asked to give such a lecture, he didn't have to imagine it as his last, since he had recently been diagnosed. The Last Lecture is renowned for its wit, inspiration, and intelligence, despite encompassing Pausch's farewell to his loved ones due to his terminal pancreatic cancer. Pausch attempts to lend advice to his children that they may need once he has passed, and the lecture he gave--"Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams"--wasn't about dying. It was about the importance of overcoming obstacles, of enabling the dreams of others, and of seizing every moment. It was a summation of everything Randy had come to believe. It was about living." 💗