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Summary of Randy Pausch & Jeffrey Zaslow's The Last Lecture
Author: Everest Media,
language: en
Publisher: Everest Media LLC
Release Date: 2022-03-26T22:59:00Z
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 I had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but I was optimistic. I knew I could cancel the lecture, but I wanted to do it. I was energized by the idea of delivering a last lecture that was really a last lecture. #2 I had come to see the lecture as the last moment of my career, a way to say goodbye to my work family. I had always liked the final scene in The Natural, when the aging, bleeding ballplayer Roy Hobbs miraculously hits that towering home run. #3 I knew I didn’t want the lecture to focus on my cancer, as I’d already been over it and over it. I wanted to focus on living, and figure out what made me unique. #4 I had a sudden flash of insight in the waiting room of the hospital. I realized that my uniqueness came from the specific dreams that defined my 46 years of life. I had lived out these dreams because of things I had learned from extraordinary people.
Silanus the Christian
In "Silanus the Christian," Edwin Abbott Abbott presents a compelling narrative that intricately weaves themes of faith, morality, and social justice within the context of early Christianity. Set against the backdrop of the Roman Empire, Abbott employs a rich, evocative prose style that reflects the influences of both the Victorian moral framework and classical literature. The novel deftly explores the complexities of belief and the struggles Christians faced during persecutions, offering a poignant commentary on human nature and empathy, inviting readers to engage with profound philosophical inquiries about the nature of truth and redemption. Edwin Abbott Abbott, a renowned educator and theologian, draws on his extensive background in scholarship and Christian thought to craft this work. His experiences in the Church of England, coupled with his interest in social reform, likely informed his depiction of the moral dilemmas faced by his characters. Abbott's multifaceted pursuits—including his commitment to education and advocacy for social change—imbue the narrative with depth, as he adeptly navigates the intersection of contemporary issues and timeless spiritual questions. This novel is highly recommended for readers interested in the interplay of literature and theology, as well as those seeking a thought-provoking examination of faith under duress. Abbott's skillful storytelling invites reflection and challenges the reader to contemplate their own beliefs, making "Silanus the Christian" a meaningful addition to both historical fiction and Christian literature.
Foucault's Last Decade
On 26 August 1974, Michel Foucault completed work on Discipline and Punish, and on that very same day began writing the first volume of The History of Sexuality. A little under ten years later, on 25 June 1984, shortly after the second and third volumes were published, he was dead. This decade is one of the most fascinating of his career. It begins with the initiation of the sexuality project, and ends with its enforced and premature closure. Yet in 1974 he had something very different in mind for The History of Sexuality than the way things were left in 1984. Foucault originally planned a thematically organised series of six volumes, but wrote little of what he promised and published none of them. Instead over the course of the next decade he took his work in very different directions, studying, lecturing and writing about historical periods stretching back to antiquity. This book offers a detailed intellectual history of both the abandoned thematic project and the more properly historical version left incomplete at his death. It draws on all Foucault’s writings in this period, his courses at the Collège de France and lectures elsewhere, as well as material archived in France and California to provide a comprehensive overview and synthetic account of Foucault’s last decade.