I found a gem.
Go read The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. Pausch is a professor at Carnegie Mellon when asked to give his last lecture---not because he's retiring from work, but because he's diagnosed with terminal cancer. This book is his lecture, and his thoughts, about his life and living.
Perhaps it's because my father-in-law just passed away that reading this book came at the perfect time for me.
It's good. Funny. Upbeat. Sincere. I laughed during the book, I bawled at the end. Not that emotional response necessarily an indicator of good writing, but in this case, this book got to me.
Not as heavy as Tuesdays with Morrie, but along the same lines. I think you'll like it.
