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The mission of a lifetime : lessons from the men who went to the moon / Basil Hero.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc., 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: First editionDescription: xx, 277 pages : illustrations ; 19 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
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  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781538748510
  • 1538748517
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Contents:
Preface: Finding the eagles -- The real right stuff : selecting the eagles -- The techniques for conquering fear -- The wives : braver than the eagles -- Leadership lessons and doing the impossible -- Changed by a view : the cosmic lighthouse -- The eagles and the god question -- Paradise found : and on the brink -- Gradatim ferociter : the future of space travel -- The noblest journey of all -- Appendix: Biographies of the twenty-four eagles.
Summary: Only twenty-four human beings have travelled to the Moon. Theirs were the most daring voyages in mankind's history and their view of Earth from the moon changed them and the way we see our home planet. Now in their emeritus years, the twelve remaining lunar explorers for the first time reveal the true source of courage, leadership, and the quiet patriotism that it took to accomplish their missions. Their voyages to the Moon led them to the most incredible discovery of all: our home planet and its precious place in the universe. "The Eagles," as author Basil Hero calls them, fear for Earth's future and offer sensible solutions to its mounting crises and the path to future space exploration. In The Mission Of A Lifetime, the Eagles share their wisdom and urge us to reframe our view of Earth to theirs: no identifiable nations, borders, or races; just Earthlings working together as a collective civilization. Hero begins each chapter with key life lessons that readers can gain from these honorable men-from overcoming fear to finding gratitude and practicing humility in all that you do.
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Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 629.4097 H559 Available 33111009348190
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Award-winning former investigative reporter Basil Hero chronicles the life lessons humanity can learn from the twelve remaining Apollo astronauts who went to the Moon.

In rare in-depth interviews, the twelve remaining lunar explorers, for the first time, talk at length about the real right stuff; the true source of courage, leadership, and the quiet patriotism that it took to risk their lives going to the moon. Hero begins each chapter with key life lessons that readers can gain from these honorable men whom he calls the Eagles. He describes how they mastered their emotions and learned to conquer their fears through techniques that can be used from the classroom to the boardroom.

More importantly their voyages to the Moon led them to the most incredible discovery of all: our home planet and its precious place in the universe. They fear for Earth's future and offer sensible solutions to its mounting crises and the path to future space exploration.

In The Mission Of A Lifetime , the Eagles share their wisdom and urge us to reframe our view of Earth to theirs: no identifiable nations, borders, or races; just Earthlings working together as a collective civilization.




Only twenty-four human beings have travelled to the Moon. Theirs were the most daring voyages in mankind's history and their view of Earth from the moon changed them and the way we see our home planet. Now in their emeritus years, the twelve remaining lunar explorers for the first time reveal the true source of courage, leadership, and the quiet patriotism that it took to accomplish their missions. Their voyages to the Moon led them to the most incredible discovery of all: our home planet and its precious place in the universe. "The Eagles," as author Basil Hero calls them, fear for Earth's future and offer sensible solutions to its mounting crises and the path to future space exploration. In The Mission Of A Lifetime, the Eagles share their wisdom and urge us to reframe our view of Earth to theirs: no identifiable nations, borders, or races; just Earthlings working together as a collective civilization. Hero begins each chapter with key life lessons that readers can gain from these honorable men-from overcoming fear to finding gratitude and practicing humility in all that you do.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-263) and index.

Preface: Finding the eagles -- The real right stuff : selecting the eagles -- The techniques for conquering fear -- The wives : braver than the eagles -- Leadership lessons and doing the impossible -- Changed by a view : the cosmic lighthouse -- The eagles and the god question -- Paradise found : and on the brink -- Gradatim ferociter : the future of space travel -- The noblest journey of all -- Appendix: Biographies of the twenty-four eagles.

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