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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.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316253017 (hc. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0316253014 (hc. : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: 295 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2013.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | $t Introduction: Mission impossible -- $t Pre-launch. $t The trip takes a lifetime ; $t Have an attitude ; $t The power of negative thinking ; $t Sweat the small stuff ; $t The last people in the world ; $t What's the next thing that could kill me? -- $t Liftoff. $t Tranquility Base, Kazakhstan ; $t How to get blasted (and feel good the next day) ; $t Aim to be a zero ; $t Life off Earth ; $t Square astronaut, round hole -- $t Coming down to Earth. $t Soft landings ; $t Climbing down the ladder. |
| Target Audience Note: | 1190L Lexile |
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| Subject: | Hadfield, Chris. Space flight. Self-help books. Astronauts > Biography. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Meyersdale Public Library | BIOGRAPHY 92 HADFIELD (Text) | 30512000493542 | MEYM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
