Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Astronaut Selection Test BookCondition: NewEAN: 9781529124149ISBN: 9781529124149Publisher: CenturyFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 10/31/2019Item Height: 234mmItem Length: 153mmItem Width: 20mmItem Weight: 348gAuthor: Tim PeakeLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: Do You Have What it Takes for Space?ISBN-10: 152912414XDescription: _________________________*The OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD puzzle book, as featured in the Times, Daily Telegraph, BBC Radio 4, and BBC Breakfast, and a Guardian Book of the Year pick. Have YOU got what it takes to be an astronaut?This book will help readers of all ages find out. Featuring 100 real astronaut tests and exercises from the European Space Agency's rigorous selection process, ranging from easy to fiendishly hard, The Astronaut Selection Test Book goes where no puzzle book has gone before. Including puzzles and tests on:· visual perception and logic· mental arithmetic and concentration· psychological readiness· teamwork and leadership· survival, physical and medical skills· foreign languages (every astronaut has to know Russian!)and much more, this richly illustrated book draws on Tim Peake's first-hand experience of applying to be an astronaut in 2008, when he and five others were chosen - out of over 8,000 applications!We've all dreamed of being an astronaut, though of the estimated 100 billion people who have ever lived, only 557 people have travelled to space. But with this unprecedented look into real astronaut selection, you might just find out your dreams can become reality..._________________________HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM SOLVER...Tim Peake and the ESA will receive no royalties from this book; instead, they will be donated to the Prince's Trust charity._________________________'Engrossing... a brain buster of a book... You'll learn plenty about space and what it takes to be an astronaut, but you'll also sharpen up your broader knowledge. For anyone interested in the space race and the imminent journey to Mars, here's the perfect stocking filler.' - STARBURST'It's a brain work-out on steroids, stuffed with authentic selection tests... Entertaining and engaging... innovative, earnest, soulful and exhilarating' - BBC SKY AT NIGHT MAGAZINE (5 STARS, Book of the Month)'It's such a good idea... this is a very good thing for Christmas Day' - GRAHAM NORTON, BBC RADIO 2'Everybody, get this book... it's a fascinating read' - CHRIS MOYLES, RADIO X'A fantastic gift... more than just a quiz' - WI LIFE'The perfect [book] for big thinkers' - BBC ARTS, 2018's Biggest BooksCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: Indoor Games & Puzzle BooksTopic: Home Garden & Pets, Science Nature & MathRelease Year: 2019 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: The Astronaut Selection Test Book
Title: The Astronaut Selection Test Book
EAN: 9781529124149
ISBN: 9781529124149
Release Date: 10/31/2019
Release Year: 2019
Subtitle: Do You Have What it Takes for Space?
ISBN-10: 152912414X
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Book Title: Astronaut Selection Test Book : Do You Have What It Takes for Space?
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Publication Year: 2020
Item Height: 0.8 in
Topic: Quizzes, Puzzles, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Astronomy, Science & Technology
Genre: Technology & Engineering, Games & Activities, Science, Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 12.8 Oz
Author: Tim Peake, The European Space Agency
Item Length: 9.1 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Uk-Trade Paper