No doubt you’ve heard of Randy Pausch and seen at least part of his “last lecture“. Pausch is a 47 year old computer science professor, husband, and father of three small children. In August, 2007, Pausch found out he was dying of pancreatic cancer. In September, he delivered a lecture called Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams, a moving and winsome chronicle of his life and career, along with lessons he wants his children to learn one day.

Pausch has been on Oprah and the nightly news, and you can see his talk online for free (at the link above), but I just bought and downloaded his new book in audio format. It’s the contents of the lecture plus some background on his life and other general purpose life wisdom. I’m finding it extremely valuable and enjoyable to listen to.