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“Never lose the childlike wonder”

Randy passed away from liver cancer. He is the author of The Last Lecture and the video on YouTube as well. “Never lose the childlike wonder”. Reminds me of Richard Feynman. “Brick walls are there for a reason.”

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Interview with co-author of The Last Lecture

I don’t believe registration is required.

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Hard to find, “The Last Lecture”

I was wondering why Borders didn’t have “The Last Lecture” after having sent out e-mail discount offers. This April 19th Wall Street Journal article (subscription required I believe) sheds some light on things. In a potentially costly miscalculation, the book’s … Continue reading

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Last Lecture update

I was at the Longmont Borders today and noticed they didn’t have The Last Lecture. I overheard a phone call and it appears that either Borders didn’t order enough or the publisher didn’t anticipate the demand. It sounded more like … Continue reading

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The Last Lecture II

Borders is offering Randy Pausch’s book The Last Lecture at 30% off with coupon. There are additional links there as well.

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The Last Lecture

“We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.” –Randy Pausch For those of you who don’t know, Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch has been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. He gave his now famous … Continue reading

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