A highly objective autobiography of one of the real giants of the aerospace world.

Poor but not in spirit -- A good move -- Becoming an engineer -- A growing airplane company -- The good-looking young paymaster -- Wiley, Amelia, and others -- A family of aircraft -- War and mass production -- Into the unknown -- The big time -- The jet age--and the first "skunk works" -- Lessons from Korea -- Working with "spooks" -- Blackbirds fly stealthily--three times the speed of sound -- In sickness and health -- It's no secret -- Farewell, sweetheart -- Defending ourselves -- Technology and tomorrow -- A good life.