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

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York Little Brown and Company 2013Edition: First editionDescription: 295 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780316253017 (hc. : alk. paper)
  • 0316253014 (hc. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 629.450 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 --
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Books Books Fairmount Public Library General Stacks 629.450 HAD (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T 59017

Includes index.

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.

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 --

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