Руководство астронавта по жизни на Земле

Great autobiography with lots of wit, wisdom, and of course space stuff. I'm a NASA nerd, so no surprise I'd like it, but I was surprised at how much I got out of it. Not too technical or hard to read, with lots of insights as well as insider-info about the space program over time, and how astronauts are trained (and how their families deal, how much preparation's needed--mentally and physically, how opportunity knocks, etc).

inspirational book

**An astronaut’s guide to the life of an astronaut. An in-depth walkthrough/autobiography of balancing training, health, international and language prep, family life, time in space, and gaps in between possible missions.

One of the most competitive and difficult to achieve jobs is interesting to learn about. You can prepare all of your life and arrive with a stacked resume, but be disqualified for having slightly high blood pressure or treating a medical examiner or secretary poorly.

There’s a lot of interesting bits on things you’d never think of, like their measures to avoid sickness before launch and using pepper in oil while on the ISS.

There are good passages on preparation, fear, and competence. There's no structured guide, it's just an autobiography. Surprised at no mention of the Overview Effect, but there’s a good moment on looking out from the ISS.

A fascinating look into the life of one of the most well-known astronauts and full of great lessons to apply to our daily life on Earth.

Practical, (ironically) down-to-earth description of Col. Hadfield's experiences in space and on earth. A poignant, touching testament to his experiences and useful by providing earthlings with some sense of wonder at his own experiences.

A cross between a memoir and a self-help book, interspersing details of how exactly you function in a weightless environment with advice on how to achieve your dreams.  Work your butt off, pull your own weight and help others out, don't be an asshole.  

This one was a very two-sided read for me. It took me a long time to get into the "you have to do this", "you need to be that", "you'll never make it as an astronaut" phrases and it made me feel very useless that I don't have Hadfield's determination to plan everything and decide on a career at the age of 9.
I started to enjoy the book only after roughly half of it, when the preparations to go to space were done. There was less "you're useless for space travel" talk, which I'm well aware of, but still isn't nice being told repeatedly.
Information wise, it was very interesting to see that there is so much more to space travel than just getting on a rocket and being launched. All the people working together to expand the borders of human knowledge even just a little is really inspiring.

Excellent book. It really captures the wonder and excitement of going to space as well as all the hard work getting there. In addition, Cmdr. Hadfield presents his life philosophy: sweat the small stuff, be prepared, and savour all aspects of life, big or small. Recommended.

If you've ever been curious about space travel and all the work that goes into it, then you'll find this to be a well-written, interesting true story by a recently retired astronaut. Hadfield is at his best when he's describing the experience since it's as close as I'll ever come to space. The "life lessons" imparted throughout don't really strengthen the story and make it a bit preachy. I think he would've been better served if he'd simply focused on his bio without the take-aways. That said, it's still a great read. It made this week's launch of the Soyuz (and its delay in connecting with ISS) really come to life for me.

Col. Hadfield does an excellent job describing both what was like and what it took to be an astronaut. His writing is definitely maintains a sense of pragmatic wonder that is quite compelling. If you ever dreamed of (but didn't) becoming an astronaut; I'd highly recommend reading this book.