53, wrote the Moving On column, which focused on life transitions and relationships, for the Wall Street Journal at the time of his death. But he was most famous for authoring or co-authoring several best-sellers, including The Last Lecture with the...

Pausch wrote the book "The Last Lec­ture" after he gave a speech in front of 400 people at Carnegie Mellon University. During the speech, Pausch told the audience about his pancreatic can­cer and how he only had a few months to live. Pausch expressed to...

Randy Pausch, the subject of Jeff's internationally best-selling book, The Last Lecture, tutored us about how he achieved his childhood dreams: floating in zero gravity, publishing an article in the World Book encyclopedia and designing theme park...

Zaslow was driving on a snow-covered highway in northern Michigan when he lost control of his vehicle and it was hit by a truck. A journalist for more than three decades, Zaslow wrote three books before breaking into the best-seller ranks with The Last...

Then, in his more visible hours, he would be one of Michigan's most celebrated authors. A columnist with the Wall Street Journal, he first hit the shelves as co-author of "The Last Lecture," with dying university professor Randy Pausch. "Last Lecture"...

Room: A Story About the Love We Wish for Our Daughters,” about the clientele of a bridal store. Zaslow became a best-selling author in the last few years with books such as, "The Girls from Ames," about 10 women who have been friends for decades, and...