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Deke!: An Autobiography
by Donald K. Slayton, Michael Cassutt
from Forge Books
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
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The Pinnacle of Space Books 
I would have to say that this book, more than any other, is one I have read and referred to many times over. Covering the most astonishing era of science and exploration in our history, this is the story of the man who was not only a superb pilot and astronaut, but as their influential superior forged the careers of others, by determining who would crew crucial missions. It might have been a difficult thing to have said to Deke's face, but if he hadn't been grounded with a minor heart aliment in the early... more info
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The Holy Grail for how the early manned space program happened.
If you want to know how the first person to set foot on the moon was chosen, or any of the other why's that were previously unknown and hidden to outside knowledge, then this is the book that you'll want to read.
Deke Slayton was an astronaut himself with one of the most fascinating personal stories (which we learn in this book). But he was also deeply involved, perhaps more than anyone, in choosing who flew and on which flights.
Before Slayton died at a relatively young age, his name was added to... more info
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Deke!: An Autobiography
The book arrived within the scheduled delivery time in excellent condition.
Thank you,
Mark & Francine Keehnel
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You Can't Argue With Success, But.... 
There is no question about it, Deke Slayton was one of the people
most responsible for the amazing success of the American Space
Program in the 1960's. As Director of Flight Crew Operations, he
chose the astronaut crews that flew the missions. When looking
back at the flights, there is no question that Slayton knew
who to put where in order to get the job done. However, to this
day, there are still a lot of questions in the air which Slayton
did not really address... more info
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