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Lessons from the Edge of the Universe
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Dr. Dave Williams
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An inspirational, uplifting, and life-affirming memoir about passion, resilience, and living life to the fullest from Dr. Dave Williams, one of Canada’s most accomplished astronauts.
I had dreamt about becoming an astronaut from the time I watched Alan Shepard launch on the first American suborbital flight on May 5, 1961. Eleven days before my seventh birthday, I committed to a new goal: One day, I would fly in outer space.
Dr. Dave has led the sort of life of which most people only dream. He has set records for spacewalking. He has lived undersea for weeks at a time. He has saved lives as an emergency doctor, launched into the stratosphere twice, and performed surgery in zero gravity.
But if you ask him how he became so accomplished, he’ll say, “I’m just a curious kid from Saskatchewan.” Curious indeed.
Dr. Dave never lost his desire to explore nor his fascination with the world. Whether he was exploring the woods behind his childhood home or floating in space at the end of the Canadarm, Dave tried to see every moment of his life as filled with beauty and meaning. He learned to scuba dive at only 12 years old, became a doctor despite academic struggles as an undergraduate, and overcame stiff odds and fierce competition to join the ranks of the astronauts he had idolized as a child.
There were setbacks and challenges along the way - the loss of friends in the Columbia disaster, a cancer diagnosis that nearly prevented him from returning to space - but through it all, Dave never lost sight of his goal. And when he finally had the chance to fly among the stars, he came to realize that although the destination can be spectacular, it’s the journey that truly matters.
In Defying Limits, Dave shares the events that have defined his life, showing us that whether we’re gravity-defying astronauts or earthbound terrestrials, we can all live infinite, fulfilled lives by relishing the value and importance of each moment. The greatest fear we all face is not the fear of dying but the fear of never having lived. Each of us is greater than we believe. Together, we can exceed our limits to soar farther and higher than we ever imagined.
©2018 Dr. Dave Williams (P)2018 Simon & SchusterLos oyentes también disfrutaron...
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Much has been written about Neil Armstrong, America's modern hero and history's most famous space traveler. Yet, shy of fame and never one to steal the spotlight, Armstrong was always reluctant to discuss his personal side of events. Here for the first time is the definitive story of Neil's life of flight he shared for five decades with a trusted friend - Jay Barbree.
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A Profound Personal Impact
- De Michael en 08-21-14
De: Jay Barbree
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Sully
- My Search for What Really Matters
- De: Chesley B. Sullenberger, Jeffrey Zaslow
- Narrado por: Michael McConnohie, Chesley B. Sullenberger
- Duración: 8 h y 44 m
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On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed a remarkable emergency landing when Captain "Sully" Sullenberger skillfully glided US Airways flight 1549 onto the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 passengers and crew. His cool actions not only averted tragedy but made him a hero and an inspiration worldwide. His story is now a major motion picture from director/producer Clint Eastwood and starring Tom Hanks, Laura Linney, and Aaron Eckhart.
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Really Dull.
- De Nick en 09-14-16
De: Chesley B. Sullenberger, y otros
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Inside Marine One
- Four U.S. Presidents, One Proud Marine, and the World's Most Amazing Helicopter
- De: Lee Kelley, Ray L'Heureux
- Narrado por: David Drummond
- Duración: 7 h y 11 m
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Inside Marine One is Colonel L'Heureux's inspiring story of a young man who dreamed of flying, trained, studied, and worked hard to become the pilot who ended up serving four US Presidents - George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama. It's also a personal guided tour inside the world's most famous helicopter by a man who knows that flying machine better than any other. Inside Marine One is a great American success story of a young boy who dreamed big, worked hard, and finally flew the President of the United States as his number one passenger.
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A great book
- De John A. en 01-05-23
De: Lee Kelley, y otros
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The Devil Dragon Pilot
- Ford Stevens Military-Aviation Thrillers, Book 1
- De: Lawrence Colby
- Narrado por: Christopher Raab
- Duración: 15 h y 4 m
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Concealed deep within China's inland borders is one of the most secret airplanes ever flown, known as Devil Dragon. She's sleek, unbelievably fast, and mysterious - her test pilots have one mission in mind: make her test flights successful for operational use as soon as possible. Or sooner. But when strange transmissions of pilots are recorded without an aircraft appearing on radar and bizarre cell phone signals are detected at towers hundreds of miles apart, Ford Stevens is asked to take on the most dangerous assignment of his life.
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Book seems written by an amateur writer.
- De Kelly en 04-18-18
De: Lawrence Colby
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Chasing Space
- An Astronaut's Story of Grit, Grace, and Second Chances
- De: Leland Melvin
- Narrado por: Ron Butler
- Duración: 7 h y 14 m
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Leland Melvin is the only person in human history to catch a pass in the National Football League and in space. Though his path from the gridiron to the heavens was riddled with setbacks and injury, Leland persevered to reach the stars. While training with NASA, Melvin suffered a severe injury that left him deaf. Leland was relegated to earthbound assignments but chose to remain and support his astronaut family. His loyalty paid off. Recovering partial hearing, he earned his eligibility for space travel.
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A Must Listen to for any Space Enthusiast!
- De B.A. Lopez en 01-11-20
De: Leland Melvin
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First Man
- The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
- De: James R. Hansen
- Narrado por: Jeremy Bobb
- Duración: 16 h y 26 m
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When Apollo 11 touched down on the Moon’s surface in 1969, the first man on the Moon became a legend. In First Man, author James R. Hansen explores the life of Neil Armstrong. Based on over 50 hours of interviews with the intensely private Armstrong, who also gave Hansen exclusive access to private documents and family sources, this "magnificent panorama of the second half of the American twentieth century" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) is an unparalleled biography of an American icon.
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Not really 'unabridged'
- De A Reader en 06-06-18
De: James R. Hansen
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High Calling
- The Courageous Life and Faith of Space Shuttle Columbia Commander Rick Husband
- De: Evelyn Husband, Donna VanLiere
- Narrado por: Evelyn Husband
- Duración: 4 h y 42 m
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February 1, 2003. A light flashed over a Texas sky and twisted metal rained across the countryside. As images of the wreckage from the Space Shuttle Columbia streamed across the nation's television screens, they became forever burned into our memories. But behind those images were stories that remained untold...until now.
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An inspiring story of a life cut short
- De Debby Parker en 11-16-15
De: Evelyn Husband, y otros
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Sally Ride
- America's First Woman in Space
- De: Lynn Sherr
- Narrado por: Pam Ward
- Duración: 13 h y 26 m
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A member of the first astronaut class to include women, NASA chose her for the seventh shuttle mission, inspiring several generations of women. After a second flight, Ride served on the panels investigating the Challenger explosion and the Columbia disintegration that killed all aboard. In both instances, she faulted NASA's rush to meet mission deadlines and its organizational failures. She also cofounded a company promoting science and education for children, especially girls.
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Captivating
- De Jean en 06-12-14
De: Lynn Sherr
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The Right Stuff
- De: Tom Wolfe
- Narrado por: Dennis Quaid
- Duración: 15 h y 42 m
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Millions of words have poured forth about man's trip to the moon, but until now few people have had a sense of the most engrossing side of the adventure: namely, what went on in the minds of the astronauts themselves - in space, on the moon, and even during certain odysseys on earth. It is this, the inner life of the astronauts, that Tom Wolfe describes with his almost uncanny empathetic powers that made The Right Stuff a classic.
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Righteous Book, Righteous Narrator, Righteous MEN!
- De Gillian en 02-08-18
De: Tom Wolfe
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Come Up and Get Me
- An Autobiography of Colonel Joe Kittinger
- De: Joe Kittinger, Craig Ryan
- Narrado por: Christian Rummel
- Duración: 9 h y 26 m
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A few years after his release from a North Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp, in 1973, Colonel Joseph Kittinger retired from the Air Force. Restless and unchallenged, he turned to ballooning, a lifelong passion as well as a constant diversion for his imagination during his imprisonment. His primary goal was a solitary circumnavigation of the globe, and in its pursuit he set several ballooning distance records, including the first solo crossing of the Atlantic in 1984. But the aeronautical feats that first made him an American hero had occurred a quarter of a century earlier....
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A rewarding read
- De Andrew Braddick en 03-25-13
De: Joe Kittinger, y otros
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Why Planes Crash
- An Accident Investigator's Fight for Safe Skies
- De: David Soucie, Ozzie Cheek
- Narrado por: Mike Chamberlain
- Duración: 8 h y 5 m
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Boarding an airplane strikes at least a small sense of fear into most people. Even though we all have heard that the odds of being struck by lightning are greater than the odds of perishing in a plane crash, it still doesn't feel that way. Airplane crashes might be rare, but they do happen, and they’re usually fatal. David Soucie insists that most of these deaths could be prevented. He’s worked as a pilot, a mechanic, an FAA inspector, and an aviation executive. He’s seen death up close and personal - deaths of colleagues and friends that might have been prevented if he had approved certain safety measures in the aircrafts they were handling.
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Me, Me, Me
- De WakeNCAgent en 09-13-19
De: David Soucie, y otros
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Moon Shot
- The Inside Story of Man's Greatest Adventure
- De: Dan Parry
- Narrado por: John Chancer
- Duración: 10 h y 56 m
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‘It didn’t matter that they were now three miles beyond their target site, that communications were dropping out and that they were running low on fuel. All that mattered to Neil as he searched for a safe spot to land was that boulders littered the surface below. “Thirty seconds,” called mission control. In truth, the flight controllers were now no more than spectators, just like everybody else. No more needed to be said. It was down to Armstrong
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Wow.
- De Shellbin en 02-04-12
De: Dan Parry
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On My Own Two Feet
- From Losing My Legs to Learning the Dance of Life
- De: Amy Purdy, Michelle Burford
- Narrado por: Amy Purdy, Jorjeana Marie
- Duración: 7 h y 53 m
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In this poignant and uplifting memoir, Dancing with the Stars sensation Amy Purdy reveals the story of how losing her legs led her to find a spiritual path. When the Las Vegas native was just nineteen, she came down with bacterial meningitis and was given less than a two percent chance of survival. In a near-death experience, she saw three figures who told her: “You can come with us, or you can stay. No matter what happens in your life, it's all going to make sense in the end." In that moment, Amy chose to live.
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A Powerful Memoir of Truimph over Tragedy
- De ElizOF en 01-31-22
De: Amy Purdy, y otros
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Flight to Heaven
- A Plane Crash...a Lone Survivor...a Journey to Heaven - and Back
- De: Dale Black
- Narrado por: Dale Black
- Duración: 6 h y 42 m
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At age 19, pilot Dale Black miraculously survived an airplane crash that killed the other two pilots on board. Hovering between life and death for three days, he had a breathtaking experience of heaven. Against all odds and with insurmountable injuries, Capt. Black recovered from his injuries and returned to fly airplanes as a professional pilot. For 40 years he kept the story to himself at the urging of his grandfather to "live" his experience rather than talk about it.
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Great Story of Recovery and Faith
- De John en 01-12-13
De: Dale Black