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No other American car carries the mystique of the Corvette, and early in 1997, General Motors unveiled the stunning fifth-generation Corvette to universal acclaim. But GM's triumph was hard-won -- the legendary sports car had nearly fallen victim to internal company politics and a squeeze on profits. In this candid and compelling book, journalist James Schefter reveals the inside story of the people who saved and reinvented the Corvette, from the drawing board to the assembly line.
For eight years, Schefter enjoyed unprecedented access to every part of GM, including areas off-limits to...

"Indispensable to anyone interested in the space race."--Houston Chronicle
In 1963, a young reporter for Time-Life named James Schefter was given a dream job: cover America's race to the moon.Since the astronauts were under contract to Life for their stories, Schefter was given complete access to the biggest players at NASA.But at the time, his primary role was to excite the public about the new, expensive, experimental space program, and he couldn't write about everything he saw.In The Race, he does.
From drunken astronaut escapades to near disasters to...

No achievement defines the second half of this century more than America's historic moon landing in July 1969. This book gives a full account of the space race, from the end of World War II to that epoch-making moment.