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You Are Here Chris Hadfield

You Are Here By Chris Hadfield

You Are Here by Chris Hadfield


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Summary

The international bestseller: a visually stunning photographic tour of Earth, from the astronaut who made us fall in love with our planet all over again.

You Are Here Summary

You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes by Chris Hadfield

In You Are Here, celebrated astronaut Chris Hadfield gives us the really big picture: this is our home, as seen from space.

The millions of us who followed Hadfield's news-making Twitter feed from the International Space Station thought we knew what we were looking at when we first saw his photos. But we may have caught the beauty and missed the full meaning. Now, through photographs - many of which have never been shared - Hadfield unveils a fresh and insightful look at our planet. He sees astonishing detail and importance in these images, not just because he's spent months in space but because his in-depth knowledge of geology, geography and meteorology allows him to reveal the photos' mysteries.

Featuring Hadfield's favourite images, You Are Here is divided by continent and represents one (idealized) orbit of the ISS. Surprising, thought-provoking and visually delightful, it opens a singular window on our planet, using remarkable photographs to illuminate the history and consequences of human settlement, the magnificence of never-before-noticed landscapes, and the power of the natural forces shaping our world and the future of our species.

About Chris Hadfield

Chris Hadfield O.C., one of the world's most seasoned and accomplished astronauts, is the author of the number one international bestseller, An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth and You Are Here. The top graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School in 1988 and U.S. Navy Test Pilot of the Year in 1991, Hadfield was selected to be an astronaut in 1992. He was Chief CAPCOM at NASA for twenty-five Shuttle missions and served as Director of Operations for NASA in Star City, Russia from 2001-2003, Chief of Robotics for the NASA Astronaut Office in Houston from 2003-2006, and Chief of International Space Station Operations for the NASA Astronaut Office from 2006-2008. Hadfield served as Commander of the International Space Station where, while conducting a record-setting number of scientific experiments and overseeing an emergency spacewalk, he gained worldwide acclaim for his breathtaking photographs and educational videos about life in space. His music video, a zero-gravity version of David Bowie's Space Oddity, received over 10 million views in its first three days online. His TED talk has been viewed over four million times and he judged the BBC TV series Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes?

Additional information

GOR006223217
9781447278603
1447278607
You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes by Chris Hadfield
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Pan Macmillan
20141014
208
N/A
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