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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.
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New York Times bestseller, nyt:hardcover_advice=2009-07-11, Patients, Death, Cancer, Psychological aspects, Computer scientists, Biography, Death and burial, Psychology, Attitude to Death, Aspectos psicológicos, Terminally Ill, Filosofía, Personal Narratives, Muerte, Biografía, Lebensführung, Cáncer, Neoplasms, Éxito, Científicos de la computación, Pacientes, Success, Philosophy, Farewells, Self-realization, Cancer, patients, biography, Death, psychological aspects, Conduct of life, Terminally ill, Terminally ill parents, Family relationships, Life, Bereavement, Last years, New york times bestseller, Nyt:hardcover_advice=2009-07-11, Attitude to death, Personal narrativesShowing 3 featured editions. View all 3 editions?
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The Last Lecture
April 9, 2008, Hyperion, Hyperion Books
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1401323251 9781401323257
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First Sentence
"I have an engineering problem."
Table of Contents
THE LAST LECTURE
Page 1
An Injured Lion Still Wants to Roar
My Life in a Laptop
The Elephant in the Room
REALLY ACHIEVING YOUR CHILDHOOD DREAMS
Page 19
The Parent Lottery
The Elevator in the Ranch House
Getting to Zero G
I Never Made It to the NFL
You'll Find Me Under "V"
A Skill Set Called Leadership
Winning Big
The Happiest Place on Earth
ADVENTURES ... AND LESSONS LEARNED
Page 55
The Park is Open Until 8 p.m.
The Man in the Convertible
The Dutch Uncle
Pouring Soda in the Backseat
Romancing the Brick Wall
Not All Fairy Tales End Smoothly
Lucy I'm Home
A New Year's Story
"In Fifty Years, It Never Came Up"
Jai
The Truth Can Set You Free
ENABLING THE DREAMS OF OTHERS
Page 105
I'm On My Honeymoon, But If You Need Me ...
A Recovering Jerk
Training a Jedi
They Just Blew Me Away
The Promised Land
IT'S ABOUT HOW TO LIVE YOUR LIFE
Page 129
Dream Big
Earnest Is Better Than Hip
Raising the White Flag
Let's Make a Deal
Don't Complain, Just Work Harder
Trust the Disease, Not the Symptom
Don't Obsess Over What Other People Think
Start By Sitting Together
Look for the Best in Everybody
Watch What They Do, Not What They Say
If at First You Don't Succeed ...
Be the First Penguin
Get People's Attention
The Lost Art Of Thank-You Notes
Loyalty Is a Two-Way Street
The Friday Night Solution
Show Gratitude
Send Out Thin Mints
All You Have Is What You Bring With You
A Bad Apology Is Worse Than No Apology
Tell the Truth
Get in Touch With Crayon Box
The $100,000 Salt and Pepper Shaker
No Job Is Beneath You
Know Where You Are
Never Give Up
Be A Communitarian
All You Have to Do Is Ask
Make a Decision : Tigger or Eeyore
A Way to Understand Optimism
The Input of Others
FINAL REMARKS
Page 189
Dreams for My Children
Jai and Me
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