书名:The Last Lecture
作者:Randy Pausch
标签:英语、自传
"The Last Lecture" made its way into my TBR through my reading group rec a while ago, but I had not picked it up until last week, when a reverent relative of mine passed away and I decided that reading this book could be a part of the remembrance.
My choice pays off well in multiple ways. Both Prof. Pausch and my passed relative were of the academic type; his VR and computer expertise, although only sparsely mentioned, intrigues me a lot, also providing a glimpse of VR technology in its incipient age; his wisdoms toward his students and his children are very enlightening in my relationship with my kid.
Prof. Pausch is a fun person, a distinguished scientist, a responsible husband and father, a vocal lecturer, as well as a competent writer. This book adds a plethora of thoughts and anecdotes besides his actual lecture, making the points richer. Unfortunately, given his condition, not every section is written in an optimal way, which is totally understandable. Some book reviews point out that this book is better read piecemeal rather than in one sitting, which I tend to concur and happened to have actually done so (I was reading a tome which is inconvenient to carry with me, so I read this e-book when I was out).
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