num_pages: 371
description: From "Americaâ€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 )
language: English
title: The Right Stuff
titlecomplete: The Right Stuff
characters: Chuck Yeager, Pete Conrad, John Glenn, Gus Grissom
genres: Biography, Adventure, Science, Nonfiction, Space, American History, Classics, Journalism, Aviation, History
ratings_count: 51876
awards: awardedAt: 315561600000
name: National Book Award
category: General Nonfiction (Hardcover), awardedAt: 284025600000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: General Nonfiction, awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Columbia Journalism Award
publisher: Bantam Books