Pausch, Randy creator Pausch, Randy Zaslow, Jeffrey text New York : Hyperion 2008 monographic eng

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x, 206 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family. - Publisher. "Much of my lecture at Carnegie Mellon focused on the professional side of my life--my students, colleagues and career. The book is a far more personal look at my childhood Foreword / Jai Pausch -- Introduction -- The last lecture -- Really achieving your childhood dreams -- Adventures ... and lessons learned -- Enabling the dreams of others -- It's about how to live your life -- Final remarks -- Acknowledgments. / Randy Pausch Computer science, information & general works Data processing & computer science autobiography Computer scientists -- United States -- Biography Cancer -- Patients Cancer -- Patients -- Biography Terminally Ill -- Psychology -- Personal Narratives Death -- Psychological aspects 004.092 PAU 9780340977736 190626 20190626102109.0