Tim Ferriss
Barack Obama
Ray Dalio
Read by Tim Ferriss, Barack Obama, Ray Dalio and 18 others
The Right Stuff
by Tom Wolfe · 1979 · 436 pages
Peter Thiel
4.2 (65K ratings)
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Peter Thiel
About This Book
A detailed account of the early U.S. space program and the lives of the military test pilots who became the Mercury Seven astronauts. The book examines the psychological and physical characteristics required to face the extreme risks of space exploration during the Cold War. It contrasts the quiet bravery of pilots like Chuck Yeager with the intense public celebrity surrounding the first NASA spaceflights.
Book Details
Published
1979
Pages
436
Language
en
ISBN
9780553381351
Awards & Recognition
American Book Award for Nonfiction (1980)National Institute of Arts and Letters Harold Vursell AwardColumbia Journalism Award
Audiobook Available
15h 43m
Narrated by Dennis Quaid
