I worried that I would be the last person to read this title due to the crowds of people wanting to read it. Don't fear, libraries have been buying extra copies to meet demand and it is a short, quick, but meaningful read. Randy was a computer science professor who was asked to give a "Last Lecture" speculating on what matters most in his life if he were to die soon, except that when Randy gave his lecture he knew he would die soon of pancreatic cancer. So this is not just an exercise in imagination but a very real recounting of his childhood dreams and how they came true in his life.
My favorite quote: "Tommy...says that he learned not just about virtual reality programming from me...but also about how work colleagues need to be like a family of sorts....The kind of people I want on my research team are those who will help everyone feel happy to be here." p.118. Favorite chapters: "Don't complain, just work harder" and "Start by sitting together", "Look for the best in everybody".......well it is really hard to pick just a few. Read them all and then feel a sense of joy for your own life. JES
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