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If you are purchasing a book as a gift, ask us and we can give you more information. Some books may be Remainder Marked (this is a small texta mark on the base of the book).Learned, cheeky, risky, touching, tough, compassionate, nostalgic, worshipful, jingoistic.The Right Stuff is superb' New York Times Book Review WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY US ASTRONAUT SCOTT KELLY 'What is it,' asks Tom Wolfe, 'that makes a man willing to sit on top of an enormous Roman Candle.and wait for someone to light the fuse?' Arrogance? Stupidity? Courage? Or, simply, that quality we call 'the right stuff'? A monument to the men who battled to beat the Russians into space, The Right Stuff is a voyage into the mythology of the American space programme, and a dizzying dive into the sweat, fear, beauty and danger of being on the white-hot edge of history in the making. In the novel The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe, the first chapter perfectly sets.

The Right Stuff is the best, the funniest, and the most vivid book ever written about America's manned space program A wonderful novel and perfect book club choice, The Right Stuff is a wildly vivid and entertaining chronicle of America's early space programme. This doesnt just apply to first impressions of people, but of literature as well.

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