TY - BOOK AU - Hadfield,Chris TI - An astronaut's guide to life on Earth SN - 9781447257516 AV - TL789.85.H34 A3 2013 U1 - 629.450092B 23 PY - 2013/// CY - New York PB - Little, Brown and Company KW - Hadfield, Chris, KW - United States KW - National Aeronautics and Space Administration KW - History KW - Astronauts KW - Canada KW - Biography KW - Manned space flight N1 - 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 N2 - 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 -- ER -