The Right Stuff

By: Tom Wolfe

Narrated by: Dennis Quaid

From "America's nerviest journalist" (Newsweek) - a breathtaking 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)

Millions of words have poured forth about man's trip to the moon, but until now few people have had a sense of the most engrossing side of the adventure: namely, what went on in the minds of the astronauts themselves - in space, on the moon, and even during certain odysseys on earth. It is this, the inner life of the astronauts, that Tom Wolfe describes with his almost uncanny empathetic powers that made The Right Stuff a classic.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Tom Wolfe is the author of more than a dozen books, among them such contemporary classics as The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, The Right Stuff, The Bonfire of the Vanities and A Man in Full. A native of Richmond, Virginia, he earned his B.A. at Washington and Lee University and a PhD. in American studies at Yale. He lives in New York City.

ABOUT THE NARRATOR

Dennis Quaid is renowned for his distinct portrayals in both comedic and dramatic roles over the past forty years. Quaid can next be seen in Roadside Attraction's faith-based film I Can Only Imagine which will be released on March 16, 2018.

Dennis most recently stared in Crackle's auctioneering drama The Art of More on which he also served as an executive producer. On the big screen, he was recently seen starring in Universal's A Dog's Purpose as well as in the fact-based drama Truth. He will next begin filming the third season of the BAFTA award-nominated television series Fortitude and recently completed production on Lionsgate's Kin with James Franco.

Quaid began to gain attention in the late 1970s for roles in such films as Breaking Away before gaining public and critical acclaim for his role in the 1983 release The Right Stuff. Other notable credits include The Rookie, The Day After Tomorrow, Traffic, Vantage Point, Frequency, The Parent Trap, and Soul Surfer. For his role in Todd Haynes' Far from Heaven he won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. In 2010 he was nominated for numerous awards including a SAG Award®, an Emmy© and a Golden Globe© for his portrayal of Bill Clinton in the TV Movie, A Special Relationship.

©1979 Tom Wolfe (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

I cringed every time...

Overall a good production of a great book. However, I wish readers/performers would learn the correct pronunciation of words and terms before making the final recording. (Note to the talent, director, and producers: It's pronounced B. O. Q. [like bee-oh-cue], it is not pronounced "bock".) That mistake repeated over, and over, and over again was enough to lose two stars for the performance.

What a History!

My father lived and served through these years first in the AAF then Air Force in WWII,Korea and Vietnam. He won the the DFC and many other medals and would occasionally share only some of his wild experiences in flying. He absolutely loved it. Now I feel I’ve seen a glimmer of what it must have been like in those days of competition and discovery thanks to Tom Wolfe and Dennis Quaid ! Beautifully written and narrated. A slice of history before America turned on itself. A real eye opener for me. Do read this, it’s time well spent.

Wonderful!

I thoroughly enjoyed The Right Stuff. My favorite audio book so far. History writing at its best. It’s factual, even handed and at times very funny. Dennis Quaid did a masterful job narrating. I wish there were more choices like this one

Exceptional!

Fantastic story and made even better, if that’s possible, by the read and the performance of Dennis Quaid. The right stuff. Yes, I just said that.

Terrific!

This might be the best novel I have ever read. Wolfe writes with the cynicism of Vonnegut, the prose of Thompson and yet an emboldened style all of his own. I am grateful to have discovered this contemporary masterpiece.