An Astronaut s Guide to Life on Earth — Chris Hadfield

Back on the earth after three spaceflights Chris Hadfield s captivating memoir An Astronaut s Guide to Life on Earth reveals extraordinary stories from his life as an astronaut and shows how to make the impossible a reality This edition contains a new afterword Colonel Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astronaut and has logged nearly 4 000 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 been temporarily blinded while clinging to the exterior of an orbiting spacecraft and become a YouTube sensation with his performance of David Bowie s Space Oddity in space The secret to Chris Hadfield s success and survival is an unconventional philosophy he learned at NASA prepare for the worst and enjoy every moment of it In his book An Astronaut s Guide to Life on Earth Chris 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 filled with the adrenaline of launch the mesmerizing wonder of spacewalks and the measured calm responses mandated by crises he explains how conventional wisdom can get in the way of achievement and happiness His own extraordinary education in space has taught him some counter intuitive lessons don t visualize success do care what others think and always sweat the small stuff You might never be able to build a robot pilot a spacecraft make a music video or perform basic surgery in zero gravity like Colonel Hadfield But his vivid and refreshing insights in this book will teach you how to think like an astronaut and will change completely the way you view life on Earth especially your own