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Defying Limits - Lessons from the Edge of the Universe (Hardcover, Canadian Origin)
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Defying Limits - Lessons from the Edge of the Universe (Hardcover, Canadian Origin)
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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 sub-orbital 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 that most people only dream of. 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 twelve 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 earth-bound terrestrials, we can all live an
infinite, fulfilled life by relishing the value and importance of
each moment. The greatest fear that we all face is not the fear of
dying, but the fear of never having lived. Each of us is greater
than we believe. And, together, we can exceed our limits to soar
farther and higher than we ever imagined.
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