Publisher: Macmillan; Unabridged edition (29 Oct 2013)
Language: Unknown
ISBN-10: 1447257103
ISBN-13: 978-1447257103
Product Dimensions: 15.8 x 2.8 x 24.1 cm
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 counterintuitive 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. Read online An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth book now.
An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth Review
This is a book about ambition. But not the sort of ambition we usually hear or read about – the climb over everyone else ambition of politics and is found in many organisations or the ‘I want it so much’ ambition of X factor. It is about the ‘I’ve got to work hard’ ambition.Chris Hadfield wanted to go into space. But he knew things might not work out and he was not going to define his success in life by whether he got there. As he said (not an exact quote) he wasn’t going to define his life by something that may happen once in 10 years, but by doing 10 good things every day. He valued working with people and not over them. He was happy to do seemingly menial tasks if it helped the greater goal of the team. He would be pleased for other people’s success. And all the time he would go the extra mile to achieve success for himself (that’s hours of hard work) – to be the best at whatever he did. He would work hard. Very hard. And when he got there he would give back.
But if you think this may be an ‘Aren’t I wonderful?’ type book you’d be wrong. Although the book is about him, it certainly isn’t an ego trip. Get online An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth today.
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