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The Right Stuff

Name: The Right Stuff
ISBN: 0312427565

From "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 Yor

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“When a plane gets out of control, there's only one thing you could let yourself think about: What do I do next? The mark of a good fighter pilot is that when it all goes to shit, what is he yelling in the microphone? It isn't a prayer, it's: 'I've tried A! I've tried B! I've tried C! I've tried D! T…”

— Tom Wolfe, amazon.com

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