The Right StuffFrom "America's nerviest journalist" (Newsweek)--a breath-taking epic, a magnificent adventure story, and an investigation into the true heroism and courage of the first Americans to conquer space. "Tom Wolfe at his very best" (The New York Times Book Review) |
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THE RIGHT STUFF
Ulasan Pengguna - KirkusYes: it's high time for a de-romanticized, de-mythified, close-up retelling of the U.S. Space Program's launchingâ€"the inside story of those first seven astronauts. But no: jazzy, jivey, exclamation ... Baca ulasan lengkap
The Right Stuff
Ulasan Pengguna - Not Available - Book VerdictWolfe's 1979 volume chronicled the handful of adrenaline-junkie military test pilots who became the Mercury astronauts. Their story is juxtaposed against that of Chuck Yeager, the ace of aces pilot ... Baca ulasan lengkap
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III Yeager | 33 |
IV The Lab Rat | 61 |
V In Single Combat | 85 |
VI On the Balcony | 102 |
VII The Cape | 127 |
VIII The Thrones | 141 |
X Righteous Prayer | 190 |
XI The Unscrewable Pooch | 214 |
XII The Tears | 238 |
XIII The Operational Stuff | 283 |
XIV The Club | 312 |
XV The High Desert | 331 |
Epilogue | 349 |
IX The Vote | 169 |