An astronaut's guide to life on Earth / Chris Hadfield.

By:

Hadfield, Chris, 1959- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Edition: First editionDescription: 295 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 25 cmContent type:

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780316253017 (hc. : alk. paper)
0316253014 (hc. : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

629.4/ B 23 HAD

LOC classification:

TL789.85.H34 A3 2013

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.

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 -- Source other than Library of Congress.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	SUN - Main Library General Shelves	Text Books	629.4/ HAD (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		2018-7285

Includes index.

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 -- Source other than Library of Congress.

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