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Product Identifiers

PublisherWorkman Publishing Company, Incorporated

ISBN-101523509619

ISBN-139781523509614

eBay Product ID (ePID)20038386538

Product Key Features

Book TitleHow to Astronaut : an Insider's Guide to Leaving Planet Earth

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicSpace Science, General, Astronomy

Publication Year2020

IllustratorYes

GenreTransportation, Science

AuthorTerry Virts

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight22.9 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2020-937957

Reviews"There's something intriguing to be learned on practically every page... This book captures the details of an extraordinary job, and turns even the mundane aspects of space travel into something fascinating." -- Publishers Weekly " How to Astronaut is an amusing and enlightening insight into an astronaut's work life.... This is an eye-opening insider's view on what it's really like to be an astronaut: the joys, the dangers, the fear, and the day-to-day reality of it. Virts' writing is humorous, playful, down to earth, and often wise." -- Booklist "Virts' firsthand accounts are richly detailed and often snort-milk-out-of-your-nose hilarious." -- Discover, "There's something intriguing to be learned on practically every page... This book captures the details of an extraordinary job, and turns even the mundane aspects of space travel into something fascinating." -- Publishers Weekly " How to Astronaut is an amusing and enlightening insight into an astronaut's work life.... This is an eye-opening insider's view on what it's really like to be an astronaut: the joys, the dangers, the fear, and the day-to-day reality of it. Virts' writing is humorous, playful, down to earth, and often wise." -- Booklist, "There's something intriguing to be learned on practically every page... This book captures the details of an extraordinary job, and turns even the mundane aspects of space travel into something fascinating." -- Publishers Weekly

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal629.450092

SynopsisFormer NASA astronaut Terry Virts offers an insider's guide to astronauting--a behind-the-scenes look at the training, the basic rules, lessons, and procedures of space travel, including how to deal with a dead body in space, what it's like to film an IMAX movie in orbit, what exactly to do when nature calls, and much more, in 51 brief chapters., "There's something intriguing to be learned on practically every page... How to Astronaut ] captures the details of an extraordinary job and turns even the mundane aspects of space travel into something fascinating."-- Publishers Weekly Ride shotgun on a trip to space with astronaut Terry Virts. A born storyteller with a gift for the surprising turn of phrase and eye for the perfect you-are-there details, he captures all the highs, lows, humor, and wonder of an experience few will ever know firsthand. Featuring stories covering survival training, space shuttle emergencies, bad bosses, the art of putting on a spacesuit, time travel, and much more, "There's something intriguing to be learned on practically every page... [ How to Astronaut ] captures the details of an extraordinary job and turns even the mundane aspects of space travel into something fascinating."-- Publishers Weekly Ride shotgun on a trip to space with astronaut Terry Virts. A born storyteller with a gift for the surprising turn of phrase and eye for the perfect you-are-there details, he captures all the highs, lows, humor, and wonder of an experience few will ever know firsthand. Featuring stories covering survival training, space shuttle emergencies, bad bosses, the art of putting on a spacesuit, time travel, and much more!, "There's something intriguing to be learned on practically every page... [How to Astronaut] captures the details of an extraordinary job and turns even the mundane aspects of space travel into something fascinating." Publishers Weekly Ride shotgun on a trip to space with astronaut Terry Virts. A born storyteller with a gift for the surprising turn of phrase and eye for the perfect you-are-there details, he captures all the highs, lows, humor, and wonder of an experience few will ever know firsthand. Featuring stories covering survival training, space shuttle emergencies, bad bosses, the art of putting on a spacesuit, time travel, and much more!, Former NASA astronaut Terry Virts offers a "travel guide" to space travel, explaining the basic rules, lessons, and procedures of space travel--how to deal with a dead body in space, what it's like to film an IMAX movie in space, what exactly to do when nature calls, and much more, in 50 brief chapters.

LC Classification NumberTL789.85.V57 2020