Dr. Edgar Mitchell Knihy

Edgar Mitchell, jeden z dvanácti mužů, kteří stanuli na Měsící, popisuje v této autobiograficky laděné knize nejen obdivuhodné dobrodružství poutě vesmírem, ale i cestu stejně objevitelskou – zkoumání nevýslovného tajemství lidského bytí a vědomí. Byl předevší astronaut-inženýr, vybavený komplexním vzděláním v matematice, kvantové fyzice, astrofyzice. Během své měsíční pouti zažil hlubový duchovní prožitek ne nepodobný savikalpa samádhi, pocitu vzájemné propojenosti vesmíru a lidských bytostí, kde poznávající a poznávané jednou jsou. Neváhá při svém pátrání spojovat současnou vědu s tisíciletými tradicemi mystických systémů. Zkoumá tak kontroverzní hranici objektivního a subjektu, hranici vědy a mys¬tiky, která však v jeho podání existuje pouze jen v naší myšlenkové mapě. Edgar Mitchell nabízí vizi, v níž technologie a intuice se vzájemně harmonizují a snaží o dosažení hlubokého vědomí. Pravá cesta průzkumníka spočívá v tom, že nikdy neodmítne dobrodružství v pátrání po neznámém v kosmu i ve vesmíru našeho nitra.

In the late 1800s, the daring young reporter Elizabeth Cochrane—known by the pen name Nellie Bly—faked insanity so she could be committed to a mental institution and secretly report on the awful conditions there. This and other highly publicized investigative "stunts" laid the groundwork for a new kind of journalism in the early 1900s, called "muckraking," dedicated to exposing social, political, and economic ills in the United States. In Nellie Bly and InvestigativeJournalism for Kids budding reporters learn about the major figures of the muckraking era: the bold and audacious Bly, one of the most famous women in the world in her day; social reformer and photojournalist Jacob Riis; monopoly buster Ida Tarbell; antilynching crusader Ida B. Wells; and Upton Sinclair, whose classic book The Jungle created a public outcry over the dangerous and unsanitary conditions of the early meatpacking industry. Young readers will also learn about more contemporary reporters, from Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein to Amy Goodman, who have carried on the muckraking tradition, and will get excited about the ever-changing world of journalism and the power of purposeful writing. Twenty-one creative activities encourage and engage a future generation of muckrakers. Kids can: · Make and keep a reporter's notebook · Write a letter to the editor · Craft a "great ideas" box · Create a Jacob Riis–style photo essay · And much more

Jefferson Cup Overfloweth TitleRecollections from the sixth man to ever walk on the Moon, for young adult readers.On February 5, 1971, Edgar Mitchell jumped off the last rungs of a ladder connecting him to NASA’s Antares spacecraft and landed with two feet on the Moon. Following the disastrous Apollo 13 mission, Mitchell was one of three astronauts to successfully complete the Apollo 14 journey to the Moon, though it wasn’t without its own alarming moments. In Earthrise , Edgar recalls his spectacular trip to the Moon and the life experiences that got him there, including his early days spent in Roswell, New Mexico, amid nuclear testing and the rumored UFO crash; his first solo airplane flight as a young teen; his time as a navy combat pilot; and becoming a NASA astronaut. With fascinating detail, Edgar describes what it was like to launch into space and land on the Moon, illuminating everything from the practical—eating, sleeping, and going to the bathroom in space—to the mystical, life-changing experience of gazing at Earth from afar. With illuminating sidebars, transcripts of NASA recordings from the historic Apollo 14 mission, and extensive resources including lists of space-related websites, museums, organizations, films, and books, Earthrise is an invaluable addition to any space, astronomy, or science buff’s bookshelf.

"As Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell hurtles Earthward through space, he was engulfed by a profound sense of universal connectedness. He intuitively sensed that his presence and that of the planet in the window were all part of a deliberate, universal process, and that the glittering cosmos itself was in some way conscious. the experience was so overwhelming, Mitchell knew he would never be the same...From Outer Space to Inner Space traces two remarkable journeys--one through space and one through the mind. Together they fundamentally alter the way we understand the miracle and mystery of being, and ultimately reveal humankind's role in its own destiny"--Back cover.