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Title	:	The Right Stuff
Author	:	Tom Wolfe
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 352 pages
Published	:	October 30th 2001 by Bantam (first published 1979)
Categories	:	Nonfiction. History. Science. Space. Biography

The Right Stuff

Tom Wolfe

Paperback | Pages: 352 pages

Rating: 4.24 | 41829 Users | 1476 Reviews

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When the future began... The men had it. Yeager. Conrad. Grissom. Glenn. Heroes ... the first Americans in space ... battling the Russians for control of the heavens ... putting their lives on the line. The women had it. While Mr. Wonderful was aloft, it tore your heart out that the Hero's Wife, down on the ground, had to perform with the whole world watching ... the TV Press Conference: "What's in your heart? Do you feel with him while he's in orbit?" The Right Stuff. It's the quality beyond bravery, beyond courage. It's men like Chuck Yeager, the greatest test pilot of all and the fastest man on earth. Pete Conrad, who almost laughed himself out of the running. Gus Grissom, who almost lost it when his capsule sank. John Glenn, the only space traveler whose apple-pie image wasn't a lie.

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Original Title:	The Right Stuff
ISBN:	0553381350 (ISBN13: 9780553381351)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Pete Conrad
Literary Awards:	National Book Award for General Nonfiction (Hardcover) (1980), National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for General Nonfiction (1979), Columbia Journalism Award (1980)

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A quite good read, but not really what I would expect from Wolfe. The tone is very informal and the narrative almost unstructured conversational. This makes the first third a bit slow and drawn out as we're repeatedly hammered by the problem with the start of the Mercury program being that the pilot-cum-astronauts would not be required, or even able to, use their flying skills. The race with Russia was full on from the start and the feats being accomplished under their program, with little

How could I turn down an offer to Buddy-read The Right Stuff- with the Pant-less wonders....when they asked so nicely?Ɗẳɳ 2.☊, Ron Swanson is my spirit animal (Jun 19, 2019 09:32AM)-Well, what I'd like is to see you (Becky) and Licha team up on Delee, and convince her to read The Right Stuff. I bet you could trick her into opening the door to her boat by using a trained raccoon to create some sorta commotion. Then when she steps over the threshold, grab her arm and twist it behind her back,

I tried. I made it to p 100.The concept is actually pretty interesting. I did learn quite a few things about the test pilots, there were some laughs as well as a few cringes. I just suck at reading this genre. Wolfe is not holding my attention and every time I sit down to read this book I find some way of getting a different book into my hands. I wont rate this one because I read less than half. I would honestly give it three stars. It is just not the right time for me.I suck.

There are few modern writers as talented as Tom Wolfe, who manages to create his own style, in addition to a depth of thought and characters, while writing in a vernacular understandable to his readers.  In fact, after reading The Right Stuff, I decided that Mr. Wolfe has earned the spot of my favorite living author.The novel opens where navy pilots push the science of flight beyond the envelope, just prior to the advent of the US Space Program.  These daredevils were men of talent, grit and

Alright... well... how do I say this?I didn't hate it but this is a case (for me) where the book did not live up to the movie. Sure there are many MANY more details but for sheer entertainment value?All. Day. Baby.I liked that Yeager played a larger role than he didn't even in the movie and that the book encompasses the Apollo astronauts briefly. There was also much more context given in relation to the geopolitical events of the day and how those impacted the space program. I also had NO IDEA

Poetic, historical, with a wry humor. A few too many exclamation points!I really enjoyed this overview of the early days of the space race - all of the Mercury program, plus some of what led up to it and also what came after. Chuck Yeager plays a major part. The writing style is breezy and conversational, while somehow touching on most of the facts. I also enjoyed the pilot's humor.Sometimes the prose went past poetic and into repetitious. While I don't always understand why the NASA

Way back in 1979, Tom Wolfe packaged together an exciting story about the initial fleeting moments of the space race, as well as a delightful sense of humor, within the two covers of a non-fiction book. But dont let the narratives 33 year-old publishing fool you. The Right Stuff aged well, managing in this recent read to deliver relevant and insightful commentary about an intensely fascinating historical period amidst the Cold War. From Edwards Air Force Base in the high desert of southern