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Chris Hadfield: An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth (2013, Little, Brown and Company) 4 stars

Hadfield takes readers into his years of training and space exploration to show how to …

Review of "An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth" on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Life is just a lot better if you feel you're having 10 wins a day rather than a win every 10 years or so.

An enjoyable book that mixes life lessons learned on, and above Earth. In the media Chris Hadfield comes across as a very humble and this book cements that belief. Chris didn't rise to be who he was because he was lucky. He is in his position now because he worked hard, made sacrifices and put himself in situations that would make him an asset. There was a lot of wisdom mentioned here, but none of it was new, but how it was presented helped get the message across. Space is interesting and when an astronaut is telling you why it's better to be a "zero" you take those to heart a bit more because of the experience behind the words.

This book is a solid 3. It was humorous, insightful and an easy read but I may not read it again so that's why it didn't get a higher rating. Overall I liked the read and my respect for Chris Hadfield grew a bit by getting a look inside his life.