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Press On!
From flying daredevil combat missions over Nazi Germany and shattering records as test pilot to his annual trip into California's rugged sierras, General Chuck Yeager has always been a restless adventurer in search of new challenges. Now General Yeager is back in the cockpit in a book that exemplifies his special brand of living--full out and straight ahead.
Like Yeager, his record-breaking best-selling autobiography, Press On! is chock-full of the general's own brand of rugged individualism. In Press On! you'll roam the world with Chuck Yeager in search of adventure: from a close brush with death in a remote corner of New Zealand to backpacking at 14,000 feet in the high sierras and flycasting in Scotland to deer hunting in Texas and catching a 267-pound Alaskan halibut--on a forty-pound test line! And you'll travel back with him to his roots among the rough-hewn, honest mountain folk of West Virginia and the remarkable people and experiences that influence him to this day.
Here is life as only Chuck Yeager can live it, with anecdotes and insights from his best friends, flying buddies, family, and his wife of more than forty years. Here is the real Chuck Yeager, a man in his sixties who still lives life on the edge, facing new challenges and risks with an indefatigable spirit of adventure that can be summed up in one simple phrase: Press on!
Like Yeager, his record-breaking best-selling autobiography, Press On! is chock-full of the general's own brand of rugged individualism. In Press On! you'll roam the world with Chuck Yeager in search of adventure: from a close brush with death in a remote corner of New Zealand to backpacking at 14,000 feet in the high sierras and flycasting in Scotland to deer hunting in Texas and catching a 267-pound Alaskan halibut--on a forty-pound test line! And you'll travel back with him to his roots among the rough-hewn, honest mountain folk of West Virginia and the remarkable people and experiences that influence him to this day.
Here is life as only Chuck Yeager can live it, with anecdotes and insights from his best friends, flying buddies, family, and his wife of more than forty years. Here is the real Chuck Yeager, a man in his sixties who still lives life on the edge, facing new challenges and risks with an indefatigable spirit of adventure that can be summed up in one simple phrase: Press on!
324 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1988
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About the author
Chuck Yeager
18 books28 followersBrigadier General Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager, USAF.
Veteran of WWII and the Vietnam War. Achieved "ace" status during WWII, and post-war became the first pilot to break the sound barrier.
His decorations include the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Air Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Veteran of WWII and the Vietnam War. Achieved "ace" status during WWII, and post-war became the first pilot to break the sound barrier.
His decorations include the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Air Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Displaying 1 - 16 of 16 reviews
September 29, 2025
Press On! is a follow-up on Yeager's autobiography and covers his life after he stopped with his test flying job and left the air force. Yes, there are still a number of aviation related stories in here, but the book is more about his adventures with friends and family in the wild and while on the road. We also get to learn some more about his family background and that of Glennis.
Never a dull moment with Yeager! The stories are well written often really funny and easy to read. While reading you can really see what's taking place and see the faces of the people, sometimes 'victims', involved. One that I found really funny was a trip through the mountains riding 'Tote-Gotes'.
Great read!
Never a dull moment with Yeager! The stories are well written often really funny and easy to read. While reading you can really see what's taking place and see the faces of the people, sometimes 'victims', involved. One that I found really funny was a trip through the mountains riding 'Tote-Gotes'.
Great read!
September 21, 2018
I grew up with a great deal of honor and respect for Chuck Yeager. I assumed he was an all around badass and a good role model.
After reading this book I sorta hate him. He comes off as an arrogant, stupid asshole who gleefully admits he views the world in black & white and refuses to search for anything deeper than that. His life philosophy is to be stupid. He is the antithesis of 'The unexamined life is not worth living.'
And to a degree I certainly still appreciate his resourcefulness and resolve and I do find myself asking 'What if he really does have it all figured out?' ultimately his chutzpah ruins it all for me.
After reading this book I sorta hate him. He comes off as an arrogant, stupid asshole who gleefully admits he views the world in black & white and refuses to search for anything deeper than that. His life philosophy is to be stupid. He is the antithesis of 'The unexamined life is not worth living.'
And to a degree I certainly still appreciate his resourcefulness and resolve and I do find myself asking 'What if he really does have it all figured out?' ultimately his chutzpah ruins it all for me.
July 28, 2010
More stories from the man who broke the sound barrier, but concentrating more on trekking in the great outdoors than his flying exploits. A good follow up to Yeager - the Autobiography, but not as riviting.
May 7, 2020
Yes "Press On: Further Adventures in the Good Life" is Chuck Yeager's second autobiography about the last half of his life, but my favorite character wasn't Chuck. It was Glennis, his wife. She was by his side through most of his travels and crazy times. She was his foundation,his compass always pointing him the right way. Whoever said "behind every great man stands a woman rolling her eyes" must of been talking about Glennis Yeager.
Review by Becky Brinkley, author of Whatever Happened to Lil' Bobby Burton?: A True Adventure
Review by Becky Brinkley, author of Whatever Happened to Lil' Bobby Burton?: A True Adventure
September 22, 2018
Yeager's second book about how great he is.
March 31, 2021
More great adventures of a tru American hero, great read you will enjoy.
October 18, 2023
I’m guessing his first book (which I loved) was a surprise success and this was rushed out. Random stories with varying degrees of interest, mostly hunting with his buddies, and lots of padding.
April 10, 2008
This is the follow up book to his best selling life story. It focuses less on his military career and more on his day to day life. I actually enjoyed this book more than his first. It's formatted just like his first one in that it has his story and the story of his associates. If you are even a little curious about Chuck Yeager or simply interested in aviation this is a must read!
August 12, 2009
More adventures with america's premier pilot, on the ground and in the air.
May 11, 2009
Further adventures of a larger-than-life hero. Language alert.
February 15, 2015
excellent book.
August 16, 2015
Just as it states, a series of stories about "Pressing on", and "doing things the Yeager way". Not too bad though.
January 28, 2023
The sequel to "Yeager," this continues with Gen. Chuck Yeager's life and is just as engaging as his first book.
August 23, 2023
Too much Yeager on Yeager
October 15, 2011
What a colorful man! Makes West Virginia proud!
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