10/17/08

"The Last Lecture" By Randy Pausch

This book is something to consider... He knows he's dying very soon, and he's trying to leave something for the world and his children .. dont we all need to leave that legacy?

This can be considered an inspiring book in terms of the idea behind it. Leaving a Legacy and making sure there is enough of his experience left for his children and others .. as well as transferring values and concepts he hold dear after his death .. Immortalizing some of the landmarks of his life .. Randy didnt create a literary miracle or original advice .. but i dont think he was trying to .. afterall, he clearly says .. " I LIKE CLICHES " ... and he could be very right about that, among other things.
Alot of the book's value comes from a central hidden idea .. the subjectivity of everyone's achievements and life path ..more obviously the strong relation with childhood dreams .. and this is again indirectly stressed through the writers exaggeration on certain specifics that might not be the same for everyone ... A head fake is transferring many of the values instilled in him by his parents...

Touching .. Warm .. Subjective ..

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