Part memoir, part self-help book, this is an excellent overview of an astronaut’s life and the mental attitudes that have made it possible. Chris Hadfield flew into space three times, and manages to share both the excitement and the boredom and attention to detail that allowed him to successfully become an astronaut and crown his career by commanding the International Space Station.

4/5. Finished Sunday 25 May, 2014.

(Originally published on Goodreads.)