Описание: _________________________*The* puzzle book of 2018, 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 Agencys 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 Peakes first-hand experience of applying to be an astronaut in 2008, when he and five others were chosen - out of over 8,000 applications
Weve 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...
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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 Princes Trust charity.
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Engrossing... a brain buster of a book... Youll learn plenty about space and what it takes to be an astronaut, but youll also sharpen up your broader knowledge. For anyone interested in the space race and the imminent journey to Mars, heres the perfect stocking filler. - STARBURST
Its 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)
Its such a good idea... this is a very good thing for Christmas Day - GRAHAM NORTON, BBC RADIO 2
Everybody, get this book... its 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, 2018s Biggest Books
