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Let\\u2019s close off our fourth year of 3 Books by sitting down with Chris Hadfield at his kitchen table. His five-month old puppy New Henry is sniffling and occasionally barking on his lap. Fat snowflakes slowly drift down outside the big window above the shelf full of succulents. And lying between us is a stack of Christmas cards that Chris is signing along with my copy of his brand new bestselling thriller The Apollo Murders \\u2026 as well, of course, as his three most formative books.

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Commander Chris Hadfield has lived in outer space for six months. Six months! He was named Top Test Pilot in both the US Air Force and the US Navy and has flown on three space missions, helped build two space stations, and commanded the International Space Station.

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While hanging out in space Chris wasn\\u2019t just doing experiments. He was also serving as a global educator. Teaching people through YouTube and social media how to cook in space, sleep in space, and even clip your nails in space. He sent us pictures of Earth from low orbit and helped us see our planet and ourselves in a new light. And while circling Earth over two thousand times \\u2014 once about every hour and a half, he says \\u2014 he also made time to create the first ever music video shot in space. You\\u2019ve probably seen his cover of David Bowie\\u2019s \\u201cSpace Oddity\\u201d which has now been viewed over 100 million times.

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So: he\\u2019s an astronaut and a rock star? Yes, but that\\u2019s not all. Chris has given one of the most popular TED Talks of all time and is also a hugely bestselling author.

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In 2013 he put out An Astronaut\\u2019s Guide to Life, one of the most popular memoirs in the past decade and an international bestseller for over five years. He followed that up with a photo book called You are Here and then followed that up with a lovely children\\u2019s book called The Darkest Dark. And now? Well, never content to rest on his laurels and always interested in exploring new terrain, Chris has just put out his first ever novel.

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Is there anything Chris Hadfield can\\u2019t do??

I suppose NASA only selects the most perfect specimens on earth but how does somebody learn how to just \\u2026 write a novel? How exactly does he think about studying the art and then creating it? What can we all learn from his combined passions for curiosity, self-learning, and self-discipline?

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Plus, since Chris is one of the most decorated astronauts in the world, we also get to discuss what space travel might look like in our lifetime and our children\\u2019s lifetimes. Chris will tell us how 70,000 years ago some thought it was foolish to leave Africa \\u2026 and yet some did. How 18,000 years ago some thought it was foolish to walk over ice to North America \\u2026 and yet some did. How 50 years ago some thought it was foolish to blast ourselves into outer space \\u2026 and yet some did. How today and in the near future some will say it\\u2019s foolish to settle on the moon or Mars \\u2026 and yet some will.