{"product_id":"the-last-lecture-hardcover","title":"The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, Illustrated Hardcover, 224 Pages","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAn illustrated hardcover, 224 pages, by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePausch was a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon who had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer when he was asked to give a talk in the university's Last Lecture series. The talk he gave, titled Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams, was about overcoming obstacles, helping other people reach their goals, and making use of the time you have. This book grew out of it. Zaslow, whose Wall Street Journal column brought the lecture wide attention, worked with Pausch on the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWinner of the Books for a Better Life Award in 2008, and the Virginia Readers Choice and Grand Canyon Reader Awards in 2010. Written at a reading level accessible to older teenagers as well as adults.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHardcover, 5.1 by 7.1 inches, 1 inch thick. Published April 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePlease note this book was written by someone facing a terminal diagnosis and deals directly with mortality and legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48948804714679,"sku":"9781401323257","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0716\/7551\/0967\/files\/hhLDb2o0X89781401323257.webp?v=1785703098","url":"https:\/\/www.saltohealth.com\/products\/the-last-lecture-hardcover","provider":"Salto Health","version":"1.0","type":"link"}