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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 Paperback – April 14, 2015

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"Hadfield is a genius, a man of science and technology and no first-timer to the universe."-New York Post

Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astronaut and has logged nearly 4000 hours in space. During this time he has broken into a Space Station with a Swiss army knife, disposed of a live snake while piloting a plane, and been temporarily blinded while clinging to the exterior of an orbiting spacecraft.

In his bestselling An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, Hadfield takes readers deep into his years of training and space exploration to show how to make the impossible possible. Through eye-opening, entertaining stories, his vivid and refreshing insights will teach you how to think like an astronaut, and will change, completely, the way you view life on Earth-especially your own.

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"A very human glance into a rarified world.... The vacuum of space is unforgiving and brutal. Life on earth isn't easy, either. Mr. Hadfield has genuinely and refreshingly increased our understanding of how to thrive in both places."―The Wall Street Journal

"Hadfield is a genius, a man of science and technology and no first-timer to the universe."―New York Post

"A satisfying behind-the-scenes look at the life of an astronaut.... A page-turning memoir of life as a decorated astronaut."―Kirkus Reviews

"Houston, we have a superstar."―Washington Post

"This memoir is part fascinating view, part Boy Scout manual."―New York Times

"A satisfying behind-the-scenes look at the life of an astronaut.... A page-turning memoir of life as a decorated astronaut."―Kirkus

"Hadfield proves himself to be not only a fierce explorer of the universe, but also a deeply thoughtful explorer of the human condition, capable of articulating those most universal of inquiries in simple yet profound language.... The book itself is absolutely spectacular."―Brain Pickings

"Lessons from his new book, AN ASTRONAUT'S GUIDE TO LIFE, are so inspiring that it's hard to decide which one to tell you about."―USA Today

"Our planet's one-man ambassador to the universe."―Gothamist

About the Author

Chris Hadfield is one of the most seasoned and accomplished astronauts in the world. In May 2013, Hadfield returned to Earth after serving as Commander of the International Space Station, where he and his crew lived for five months (his third mission). The top graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School in 1988 and U.S. Navy Test Pilot of the Year in 1991, Hadfield was selected to be an astronaut in 1992.

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Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Back Bay Books; Reprint edition (April 14, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316253030
ISBN-13: 978-0316253031
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Megan R McConnell

Not your average autobiography

October 15, 2016

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I'm a Chris Hadfield fan - I will admit that first up. I bought this because of that initially. However, it was absolutely not what I was thinking it would be. Part motivational, part life lessons, part autobiography, this book is eminently readable and written in easy to read language and easy to digest sentences.

Hadfield gets his message across telling the story of his career as an Astronaut - and what he did to get there. I have to say that from this, now I am absolutely a fan of his wife, who must surely be the most supportive woman around!

Humour flows through the book, but he doesn't gloss over how dangerous situations he has been in were, nor does he gloss over the pain of loosing friends in space missions.

This book will appeal to a wide range of people - from those who want to know what being an astronaut is like (and your eyes will be opened wide - I know mine were) to those looking for a creed to live their life by.

If you enjoyed Chris Hadfield's tweets and reports from the ISS, then I can guarantee you will enjoy this book. There are a heap of photos at the back of the kindle edition of the book (instead of scattered through it) - so don't assume that the last chapter is the end of the book!

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Omar Luqmaan-harris

Be a zero not a hero

November 4, 2017

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I had the opportunity to see Col. Chris Hadfield speak recently and he was so compelling, eloquent, and inspiring that I bought his book during the talk and began reading it right after. There are so many nuggets of wisdom in this book but what will stick with me the most is the idea that in a profession (and in life) there are minus 1’s (people who take away and detract from whatever is going on), 0’s (people who neither detract nor add value), and plus 1’s (true value creators). The path to becoming a plus one lies in knowing when and how to be a great zero. This is an elegant example of what makes a team work and will be my new ambition when entering new situations moving forward.

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The luckiest people off Earth -- and the lucky readers still on it

August 6, 2016

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If I’d ever get to go to space, Col. Chris Hadfield is the human I’d want to go with. But as this is not quite likely to ever happen (the orbital mechanics of my life seems to have placed me on a different trajectory), reading his book “An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth” is probably my best, realistic option to go for a journey with Commander Hadfield.
And what a journey it is! The genre is a familiar one, the combination of an intimate, personal voyage with a grand story of human exploration. People have been at this, and able to write their memoirs, for centuries already. This terrain is thus a familiar one: yet Hadfield – of course – takes us to places where few have reached so far, and even fewer have written about in such a touching way: sincere, funny, and humble.
Somewhere along the ride Hadfield mentions the feeling, together with his crew on the ISS, that “we were the luckiest people off Earth”. Humbly, I consider myself a very lucky human being to be living at a time when the story of such an off-Earth expedition can be written – and that I had a chance to read it. I’m a lucky person, on Earth.
When the book’s part III (“Coming Down to Earth”) finally started to exert its gravity, I’ve tried to linger on for another orbit or two, by considerably slowing down my pace of reading. It’s hard to let go of this book: Hadfield not only commanded the ISS, but also the skills of a gifted storyteller.
And, of course, a singer. Thank you, Chris Hadfield.

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Should be required reading for school aged kids...

November 27, 2016

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This book should probably be required reading for every middle-school aged child.

The life-lessons this amazing man describes would assist many kids through life successfully and happily, understanding that they don't need to be astronauts to achieve these things. They need to understand how to believe in themselves, how to prepare for life's vagaries, and to never stop learning, irrespective of what they do.

The stories about Col. Hadfield's time in the space program and time spent in space itself are engrossing. But it's his stories about being ready for all of it, including letting it all go, that are the most compelling and impactful.

There is no doubt that men and women of his ilk will be the exploring spirits who make way, in a big way, for whatever future awaits humanity. However, it's his assertion herein, that it's not the scale that matters but rather the Attitude, for every individual to achieve their goals and appreciate their own total experience.

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For a more fun and a little more detail

April 6, 2016

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I was impressed with Chris Hadfield's outreach he made while on station (i.e. his "Major Tom" video), so I picked this up. You can sort of judge this book by its cover, at least its contents, that is. This is not a detailed account of how to be an astronaut and/or the space program. It does have enough detail about the program and vehicles to begin to excite the average space nerd, but as soon as it starts to hit a stride, Chris dives back into a life lesson of sorts about how he managed to succeed. I appreciate the lessons and will hopefully apply some to my life as a bound-to-earth citizen. For a more fun and a little more detail, I highly recommend Mike Mullane's book "Riding Rockets." It's a good contrast between two different types of astronauts and their respective points of view (and notably, what they're willing to talk about).

Certainly not a bad book, just not the best astronaut point of view book I've read.

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