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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Dec 5, 2010
Pros: Inspirational, Useful Information, Bravery
Cons: Boring, Sterile, Lack of emotional Connection
Summary: Cliches are one thing that the late Randy Pausch and I have in common. I couldn't agree with him more, that "cliches are important, because of their relevance." My favorite, "Don't cry over spilt milk", is a reminder not to sweat the small details. ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 19, 2012
Pros: Inspiring, Life changing, Touches you, Easy to Read.
Cons: None
Summary: I just read this book not to long ago, and I have to say, it is the best book I have ever read. One of my friends recommended it to me, at first I was not to thrilled about it, but when you read the first couple chapters, I promise, you will be ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 30, 2011
Pros: Avoids being maudlin, does not avoid the elephant in the room
Cons: Cliches
Summary: Randy Pausch, one of co-authors of the book, was a professor of Computer Science, Computer Human Interaction and Design at Carnegie Mellon University. When asked to give a “last lecture” in a traditional series, it wasn't a mere abstraction ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 4, 2010
Pros: Great book, many life lessons, and very insightful.
Cons: Randy is a dying man, very sad, and not the actual lecture.
Summary: About a year ago my father told me about a book that really changed the way he looked at things. This book is the Last Lecture by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow. Not seeing the lecture myself, I didn't think much of it. However I did decide to read it ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 5, 2010
Pros: Good stuff, great advice in some cases.
Cons: I don't get a sense of objectivity on the part of the author.
Summary: I hate it when a book doesn't live up to the hype. Then again, when a book has as much hype built up as this one did, maybe I can cut it a little slack; that's the kind of hype you can't realistically expect ANY book to live up to. I saw ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 3, 2009
Pros: One has to be kind and compassionate with a dying man
Cons: Even when he writes the worst book ever written....
Summary: Last year I promised that next time I move I will shed 5% my book collection. I know it will be difficult, because I love my books. This book, however, is already on the list. This work, which can be read in a couple of hours, is based on Randy ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 23, 2008
Pros: enjoyable read with great insight given; pictures throughout
Cons: ending was particularly sad
Summary: Wearing a Disney logo and name badge from his work as a Disney Imagineer, Randy Pausch gives, literally, his last lecture to his Carnegie Mellon University colleagues, students and friends just a month after receiving the news that he had but six months ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 20, 2008
Pros: easy reading that can make a positive change
Cons: sometimes it's unbelievable that a guy had this much good fortune, even if cancer stricken
Summary: A string of 61 brief chapters make up this fabulous, inspirational book advising on how life is best lived. It comes from the eyes, words, thoughts, and experiences of a very intelligent man who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer at a time when, even ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 6, 2008
Pros: easy to read, not too long, very moving
Cons: none except I wish it were longer!
Summary: Randy Pausch is many things: witty, funny, kind, compassionate, smart, and charming. He is also a father, a brother, a son, a dad, someone’s cousin, and a pretty amusing uncle. Randy Pausch is also a computer science professor at Carnegie ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 11, 2008
Pros: The book was easy to read, real and thought provoking.
Cons: I was saddened thinking of such a good man with such little time left.
Summary: I saw Randy Pausch on Oprah. The rest of that evening, I could not stop thinking of this man. The manner in which he was facing his terminal illness, with such total love and concern for his family and bravery really grabbed my attention. When I watched ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 24, 2008
Pros: contains many useful life lessons and truths, broken into short chapters, easy to read
Cons: reading the words of a dying man
Summary: Although I usually stick to chick-lit and cheesy romance novels for my summer reading, I was fresh out of books and willing to grab just about anything on the latest trip to Target. My husband said that he had heard about The Last Lecture on the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 23, 2008
Pros: An emotional, touching story of one man's life. It is about living, not dying.
Cons: Keep a tissue box nearby.
Summary: ... Update below, July 2008 What would you do if you were told you had three months to live..?? ...six months to live..?? What if you had three young children, all under five years of age..?? ...and a loving wife..?? What would you do..?? ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 20, 2008
Pros: Meaning. Relevance. Heartbreaking and Uplifting.
Cons: None.
Summary: Preamble It's been awhile since anyone or anything (or any product) has moved me enough to want to write about it and share it with all of you. But here it is and if there's only one book that your purchase this year, then let it be this one - ... read more
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Sep 11, 2009
Pros: The book is funny, inspirational, uplifting, and addicting.
Cons: I don't have any complaints. I loved every minute.
Summary: This has become one of my favorite books. It is a well written story about the author who is dying of pancreatic cancer. He basically writes the story giving life advice that he hopes one day his very young children will follow. It is a
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Jul 25, 2009
Pros: Every page in this book has something valuable to offer the reader.
Cons: When the book ended I felt I had lost a dear friend.
Summary: I have always believed that a life well-lived alleviates regrets. Randy Pausch reaffirmed this for me. He set goals for himself, wrote them down, and went about living his life with intent and purpose. When it same to dying he continued his
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Mar 20, 2009
Pros: I loved it. Never lost my attention.
Cons: I wish I could have read this sooner. I will definately be living life different.
Summary: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch is written as a last bit of advice for his children for when he is gone. Randy is given 3-6 months to live when he is diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer and his three children are all under the age of 5. They
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