This is one of the best books I've read this year--perhaps the coolest. I highly recommend this book. It's chocked full of really great ideas. If you haven't heard of it, Randy Pausch is a professor who gave a last lecture at the prestigious CMU after a terminal diagnosis with cancer.
The lecture was so captivating that he wrote a book which has sold 4.5 million copies and been a NY Times Best Seller.
Furthermore,
- The Pittsburgh City Council declared November 19, 2007 to be "Dr. Randy Pausch Day".
- In May 2008, Pausch was listed by Time as one of the World's Top-100 Most Influential People.
- Randy was named Pittsburgher of the Year 2008.
- On May 30, 2008, Randy received a letter from then President George W. Bush thanking him for his commitment to the Nation's youth.
- On February 4, 2009, The Walt Disney Company dedicated a tribute plaque at Walt Disney World near the "Mad Tea Party" attraction with a quote by Randy that reads "Be good at something; It makes you valuable ... Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome."
- The Walt Disney Company also created the Disney Memorial Pausch Fellowship at Carnegie Mellon University, which will support two graduate students.
- Per Jared Cohon's announcement on the day of the Last Lecture, a raised pedestrian bridge at CMU that connects the Computer Science building and the Center for the Arts is named after Pausch, symbolizing the way he linked the two disciplines.
Official Website
The Last Lecture (live)
1 comment:
ok. ok. I;ll take your word for it and read it sometime. I saw you carrying that around but it didn't excite me at first. But I am glad you are reading this book over some others....teehee. jk loves.
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