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...think there is a wide audience for these books," says Linda Grey, Bantam's vice president, publisher and editor in chief. "Ferraro, Yeager, Iacocca all have stories that are unique, and that no one else can tell. Each of these touches on things that many people want to know. In each case, the readership extends beyond the normal book-buying public...
...political, financial, sporting and otherwise--started with Bantam's astonishing sales of Iacocca, more than 2 million copies in hardcover and still the No. 2 nonfiction best seller after eight months as No. 1. Indeed, the only hardcover that is selling better is another autobiographical success story from Bantam, Yeager, by Chuck Yeager and Leo Janos...
...Atlantic, praised by 60 Minutes, touted by ever skeptical Ted Koppel? Not since laying eyes on a '54 T-Bird has the old boy felt such a tingle for a machine. In time, hot, rank desire draws him to Edwards Air Force Base, a copy of Chuck Yeager's autobiography tucked into his kit. He aches to see this needle-nosed supersonic bat in the flesh, touch it. Let us just say that happens...
...Yeager's decision to remain in the Air Force for 34 years rather than take lucrative civilian jobs paid off. There were challenging assignments in Europe and Asia, and the perks were good. He tells of using bombers to airlift him and his cronies to remote hunting and fishing grounds. The military also allowed him to do what he does best: fly fighters. His last combat missions were in Viet Nam, where, he coldly notes, he was credited with killing 50 V.C. on one mission. Yeager sees the world through gunsights. He takes potshots at astronauts ("little more than Spam...
Throughout this autobiography-of-sorts, skillfully shaped by former TIME Correspondent Leo Janos from interviews and transcripts of Government tapes, Yeager strives to be himself: an elite member of the warrior class. To vary the pace and tone, Janos has wisely included commentaries and observations by friends and Yeager's wife Glennis. All contribute to the conclusion that their hero belongs to a breed apart, and it is not hard to understand why. The myth of transcendence inherent in flying separates those who do from those who don't. It is as if Yeager and his comrades evolved from birds...