Project Gutenberg 2021-10-26 Public domain in the USA. 96 Robinson, Frank M. 1926 2014 Robinson, Frank Malcolm Terry, W. E. 1921 1992 Terry, Willis E. Terry, Bill Wanted: One Sane Man Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy June 1955 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Wanted: One Sane Man" by Frank M. Robinson is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story unfolds in a future where the demand for personnel is managed by a centralized agency, Personnel Incorporated, which claims it can provide the right person for any job. The book explores themes of sanity, human capability, and the psychological complexities involved in space travel, focusing on the search for a qualified pilot for the first lunar mission. The narrative centers around two main characters, George Burger, a director at Atlantic Motors, and Frank Maxwell, a government representative. They visit Personnel Incorporated to find a suitable pilot for their ambitious rocket project, but soon realize the task is more complicated than anticipated. Whiteford, the head of Personnel, prides himself on the corporation's efficiency, yet when he attempts to find a psychologically stable pilot for the mission, he discovers that the majority of applicants are mentally unfit. As the story unfolds, Whiteford becomes the pilot himself, grappling with isolation, mental strain, and the question of what truly qualifies a person to undertake such a dangerous journey. Ultimately, it’s revealed that a degree of neurosis and obsession—traits Whiteford exhibits—might be essential for the type of person willing to brave the unknown of space. The novel cleverly critiques the metrics by which society judges capability and success. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Space flight to the moon -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 76312 2025-07-26T09:56:50.801877 text/html 53104 2024-10-18T16:50:18 text/html 424744 2025-07-26T09:56:53.006933 application/epub+zip 423569 2025-07-26T09:56:51.274883 application/epub+zip 95743 2025-07-26T09:56:51.007897 application/epub+zip 366062 2025-07-26T09:56:54.424912 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357821 2025-07-26T09:56:52.758920 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 132151 2022-09-29T22:14:14.287966 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 69397 2025-07-26T09:56:50.654912 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 49571 2024-10-18T16:50:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17263 2025-07-26T09:56:54.752874 application/rdf+xml 23833 2025-07-26T09:56:51.118876 image/jpeg 4337 2025-07-26T09:56:51.061887 image/jpeg 516598 2025-07-26T09:56:50.818916 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia