| Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed |  | Authors: Ben R. Rich, Leo Janos
Publisher: Little Brown & Co (T)
List Price: $24.95
Buy Used: $0.70
as of 7/31/2010 23:20 MST details
You Save: $24.25 (97%)
New (8) Used (44) from $0.70
Seller: betterworldbooks_
Rating:  87 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Pages: 370
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 6.3 x 1.5
ISBN: 0316743305
Dewey Decimal Number: 338.76237460973
EAN: 9780316743303
ASIN: 0316743305
Publication Date: October 1994
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
| |
| Also Available In:
|
| Similar Items:
| |
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
The onetime director of Lockheed's Skunk Works, the top-secret facility that developed the U-2 spy plane and the stealth fighter, reveals the behind-the-scenes drama involved in the development of the military's aerial technology. 50,000 first printing.
|
| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 87
 Skunk Works June 9, 2010
Kenneth M. Lunceford (Seattle, Wa USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
What a great story! Well written and from a man who was there and lived a great adventure every day of his incredible career. I bought copies for my each of my sons and my father. This is a tale that should to be told to a much wider audience. Too bad more American corporations aren't run on the basic principles that the Lockheed Skunk Works lived by.
Wonderful Gift for the Airplane Enthusiast March 25, 2010
Bright Eyes (California, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this as gift for my boyfriend, as he has always found the aircraft industy to be fascinating. He absolutely loved it. I would reccommend this as gift to anyone interested in learning about Lockheed or the aircraft industry in general.
Fantastic book October 22, 2009
Purple Grimmus (Valencia, CA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great memoir of Ben Rich's years at Skunk Works. I would give it the highest recommendation. I read in the book in a few days time and then loaned it to another guy at work who was going to serve jury duty. He finished the book in 2 days time. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who has in interest in the SR-71, the stealth fighter, or how Skunk Works operated during America's aerospace hayday.
Amazing Book September 10, 2009
RT100 (Minnesota, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is one of the best non-fiction book I've read this year.
It was beyond interesting, with a touch of sadness at the end. I am looking to get a job in this industry someday, and this book energized me and excited me about the opportunities
Interesting expose on the Skunk Works and the CIA (back when it worked) June 16, 2009
MICHAEL J. SANCHEZ
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Ben Rich's tome on his organization (Lockheed Skunk Works) is told from his perspective - as employee, subordinate and eventual head of one of the most brilliant technological organizations ever. Not only do we learn about the projects the Works took on, but we get a first-hand glimpse of the genius that was Kelly Johnson - and of what the CIA could have been today if it hadn't been for Bay of Pigs (and the pencil-pushers and lawyers hadn't taken over). We also are offered a window into the motivations of the Lockheed employees, who were driven by Cold War realities not present today. Highly recommended.
Showing reviews 1-5 of 87
|
|
|
CERTAIN CONTENT THAT APPEARS ON THIS SITE COMES FROM AMAZON SERVICES LLC. THIS CONTENT IS PROVIDED ‘AS IS’ AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR REMOVAL AT ANY TIME.
Disclaimer | Privacy Policy
Powered by Bytewise
| |
