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Between the lines.(BEHIND the NEWS)(The Last Lecture)(Brief article)(Book review)
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University Business
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June 1, 2008
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- Herrmann, Michele
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The Last Lecture
By Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow
Hyperion, 2008; 206 pp.; $21.95
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SHORTLY AFTER RANDY PAUSCH DELIVERED his "last lecture" at Carnegie Melton University (Pa.) in September 2007, his talk became an instant online sensation. Now it has been turned into a best seller. The Last Lecture tells the story behind Pausch's lecture, given around the time Pausch was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and told he had only a few months to live. Pausch, a computer science professor, decided that the lecture, "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams," would reflect on the lessons he learned along his life journey.
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