Cmdr Chris Hadfield
Season 1, Episode 6On the day that Brit Tim Peake begins his journey to the International Space Station, the Book Shambles crew wondered what sort of books he might want to read while he’s up there and what sort of books might inspire an astronaut. So who better to ask than Chris Hadfield, author, musician and former Commander of the ISS. Chris joins Josie and Robin for the final episode of Book Shambles, Series 1.
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Reading List
Chris recommends:
The work of Edgar Rice Burroughs
The work of Isaac Asimov
Mysterious Island by Jules Verne
The work of Arthur C. Clarke
The work of Robert A. Heinlein
An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield
Shit My Dad Says by Justin Halpern
Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
The work of Carl Sagan
You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes by Chris Hadfield
Darwin’s Ghosts by Rebecca Stott
The Darkest Dark by Chris Hadfield
Robin recommends:
The Scottie Book of Space Travel by Arthur C Clarke
World Beyond: The Everlasting Frontier edited by Larry Geis
Almost Like a Whale by Steve Jones
Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan
First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells
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