Tom Wolfe

Broschiertes Buch

The Right Stuff

Beschreibung

"What does it take to be an astronaut? First published in 1979, Tom Wolfe's astounding book The Right Stuff answers this question and more, exploring both the mental and the physical sacrifices that must be made by individuals entering space. Wolfe tells the stories of the pilots, engineers, and astronauts involved in Project Mercury (1958 1963), the United States' first human spaceflight program."--

Autor

Tom Wolfe (1930-2018) was one of the founders of the New Journalism movement and the author of such classics as The Right Stuff and Radical Chic & Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers, along with several novels including The Bonfire of the Vanities, A Man in Full, and I Am Charlotte Simmons. His numerous honors include the National Book Award, the John Dos Passos Prize, the Washington Irving Medal, the National Humanities Medal, and the National Book Foundation Medal. He lived in New York City.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: St Martins Pr
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 205mm x 136mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 338g
• ISBN-13: 9781250338358
• ISBN-10: 1250338352
• Artikelnr.: 69674393