An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

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Astronaut Chris Hadfield's "enthralling" (Slate) *An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth* distills decades of training and nearly 4000 hours in space into an unconventional philosophy for success and survival. Through thrilling stories—from breaking into a space station with a Swiss army knife to navigating crises in orbit—Hadfield shares counterintuitive lessons like preparing for the worst and sweating the small stuff, demonstrating how to make the impossible possible. Readers will learn to think like an astronaut, gaining profound insights that promise to change their perspective on life on Earth, as Hadfield proves "a deeply thoughtful explorer of the human condition" (Maria Popova, Brain Pickings).