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Williams, Dave (Dafydd Rhys), 1954-
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Williams, Dave (Dafydd Rhys), 1954-
Astronauts -- Canada -- Biography.
Physicians -- Canada -- Biography.
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Williams, Dave (Dafydd Rhys), 1954-
Williams, Dave (Dafydd Rhys), 1954-
Astronauts -- Canada -- Biography.
Physicians -- Canada -- Biography.
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Defying
limits
:
lessons
from the
edge
of the
universe
/ Dave Williams.
by
Williams, Dave (Dafydd Rhys), 1954-
Simon and Schuster, c2018.
Call #:
629.450092 W722d
Subjects
Williams, Dave (Dafydd Rhys), 1954-
Astronauts -- Canada -- Biography.
Physicians -- Canada -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781501160950 (hc.)
Edition:
Simon and Schuster Canada ed.
Description:
xv, 224 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Summary:
"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."--From publisher.
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Autobiographies.
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