Bibliograph

An astronaut's guide to life on earth, what going to space taught me about ingenuity, determination, and being prepared for anything, Chris Hadfield

Type

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An astronaut's guide to life on earth, what going to space taught me about ingenuity, determination, and being prepared for anything, Chris Hadfield

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

An astronaut's guide to life on earth

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

863153282

Responsibility statement

Chris Hadfield

Sub title

what going to space taught me about ingenuity, determination, and being prepared for anything

Summary

Hadfield takes readers into his years of training and space exploration to show how to make the impossible possible. He developed an unconventional philosophy at NASA: Prepare for the worst-- and enjoy every moment of it. By thinking like an astronaut, you can change the way you view life on Earth-- especially your own

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Mission impossible -- Pre-launch. The trip takes a lifetime ; Have an attitude ; The power of negative thinking ; Sweat the small stuff ; The last people in the world ; What's the next thing that could kill me? -- Liftoff. Tranquility Base, Kazakhstan ; How to get blasted (and feel good the next day) ; Aim to be a zero ; Life off Earth ; Square astronaut, round hole -- Coming down to Earth. Soft landings ; Climbing down the ladder

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