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An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything?
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Chris Hadfield is my favorite astronaut from recent times. I HIGHLY recommend his book An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth. It's one of my favorite reads from recent years.
Yeah, they're not just the only ones either. I read about quite a few deaths in An Astronauts Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield. You get a good idea of how dangerous it actually is.
Good book though, I definitely recommend it. Some parts feel like the exposition is bragging, which I 100% don't mind since the writer is a motherf'kin astronaut.
I really suggest you to read Chris Hadfield's book, "An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth", it's a really good book explaining all the sacrifices and requirement he did to become an astronaut, but that everything was well worth it in the end.
A really amazing book !
Maybe /u/ColChrisHadfield could help?
P.S. I am reading his book Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth and I've been learning a lot more about space and the program than I would imagine! It's not a manual on how to get yourself on the path to space, but it has some great things you'd might note in considering the space program in there! It debunks certain misconceptions that people have about space travel. Definitely a recommend if you haven't read it!
I think he has two, but one is more of a photo book? Not sure. Here's the one I'm reading:
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You're a little vicious in your critique, but I don't think you're wrong. I thought this was going to be the manga version of Primitive Technology; I loved watching them go into detail on how they were building up from 0.
But... then the village came up and I thought 'oh, maybe some of them got out of their shells early? Decided that technology was to blame for their predicament and decided to 'start anew' instead?' 'Oh... it's from his father. Who's an astronaut. Who puts his faith in his child who is turned into stone, and has no way of knowing whatsoever if it's possible to reverse the process.'
^(ensuing rant... ye have been warned...)
Like they couldn't have started trying to reverse the process themselves? The technological retrieval would have bean an awesome idea. You've just established the opportunity to completely reboot society to be more aware of the earth, the affects technology & society has on it, you've just completely stopped all carbon emissions, and allowed the animal kingdom to flourish (invasive species notwithstanding), and establish a society with all the benefits of the last 200k years.
Starting from 0 with some of the most intelligent minds on the planet who are literally trained constantly to face insane scenarios. Anyone who's read Chris Hadfield's book knows the amount of crazy situations they come up with D&D style just to play out how to survive. (eg: you're on the ISS, someone has just broken their leg and is losing blood... roll dice okay, a fire just broke out. You can't handle both. What do you do?)
They are problem solvers to the nth degree, who stare down the absolute worst case scenario, plan for it, and are always moving forward. No one in their right mind would rely on a child who may or may not be alive to 'rebuild society' when you have that much talent at your fingertips.
There really is so much I'm happy to accept (3700 year old trees; the complete absence of structures; the massively changed landscape... even if Japan does live near a fault) for the sake of watching these characters deal with a tough situation. I'll be curious to see where it goes (maybe someone in their team or folks who survived underground did try to make a mainland society). But... now it feels cheapened.
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Col. Chris Hadfield. Seriously. Read it. It has helped me immensely.
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