The Right Stuff (Broché)

What is it, I wondered, that makes a man willing to sit on top of an enormous roman candle, such as a Redstone, Atlas, Titan, or Saturn rocket, and wait for someone to light the fuse? I decided on the simplest approach possible. I would ask a few of the astronauts and find out... The Right Stuff is the best, the funniest, and the most vivid book ever written about America's manned space program.