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24 alternatives to An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

Hadfield takes readers deep into his years of training

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth▲91
About ingenuity, determination & being prepared for anything
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
2
A Man on the Moon▲59
The voyages of the Apollo astronauts
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
3
Earth and Space▲56
Photographs from the Archives of NASA
2015 · chroniclebooks.com · its alternatives →
4
Life at Sea▲62
Observations of a Modern Mariner
2015 · coevalinc.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
5
No Dream Is Too High▲61
Life lessons from a man who walked on the Moon
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
6
The Life of Wernher von Braun ▲56
Dr. Space
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being▲3
An astronaut's tale of his time in space.
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
8
Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth▲60
How will humanity survive?
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
9
Elon Musk Biography▲414
A book on Tesla, SpaceX, & the quest for a fantastic future
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot ▲53
A pilot explores (and explains) the phenomenon of flight
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Martian▲200
An astronaut stranded on Mars fights to survive
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
12
Deep Survival▲62
Science + storytelling to explain the mysteries of survival
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
13
What's It Like in Space?▲67
Real stories from the men and women who have been to space
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
14
A New Earth▲8
Awakening to your life's purpose
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
15
A Field Guide to Getting Lost▲68
A meditation on the pleasures and terrors of getting lost
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
16
Earth: A Primer▲76
A science book/app for playful people
2015 · earthprimer.com · its alternatives →
17
The Pluto Files▲70
Neil deGrasse Tyson talks about Planets
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
18
Kobold's Guide to Worldbuilding▲56
Essays on the creation of worlds, from geology to politics
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
19
Life 3.0▲92
Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Stranger in a Strange Land▲71
Human being raised on Mars returns to Earth
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
21
Vagabonding▲76
Discover and experience the world on your own terms
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
22
The Book of Life▲139
The Bible for how to live in the 21st century
2014 · theschooloflife.com · its alternatives →
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The 20's Chronicles▲54
A guide on how to successfully navigate through life
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Deep▲64
Freediving, renegade science, + the secrets of the ocean
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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