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In boyhood, Louis Zamperini was an incorrigible delinquent. As a
teenager, he channeled his defiance into running, discovering a
prodigious talent that had carried him to the Berlin Olympics. But when
World War II began, the athlete became an airman, embarking on a journey
that led to a doomed flight on a May afternoon in 1943. When his Army
Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean, against all odds,
Zamperini survived, adrift on a foundering life raft. Ahead of Zamperini
lay thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, thirst and
starvation, enemy aircraft, and, beyond, a trial even greater. Driven to
the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with
ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor; brutality with
rebellion. His fate, whether triumph or tragedy, would be suspended on
the fraying wire of his will.
Appearing in paperback for the first time--with twenty arresting new
photos and an extensive Q&A with the author--Unbroken is an
unforgettable testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and
spirit, brought vividly to life by Seabiscuit author Laura
Hillenbrand.
Hailed as the top nonfiction book of the year by Time magazine -
Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for biography and the
Indies Choice Adult Nonfiction Book of the Year award
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"Extraordinarily moving . . . a powerfully drawn survival epic."--The
Wall Street Journal**
"[A] one-in-a-billion story . . . designed to wrench from
self-respecting critics all the blurby adjectives we normally try to
avoid: It is amazing, unforgettable, gripping, harrowing, chilling, and
inspiring."--New York
"Staggering . . . mesmerizing . . . Hillenbrand's writing is so
ferociously cinematic, the events she describes so incredible, you don't
dare take your eyes off the page."--People
"A meticulous, soaring and beautifully written account of an
extraordinary life."--The Washington Post
"Ambitious and powerful . . . a startling narrative and an inspirational
book."--The New York Times Book Review
"Magnificent . . . incredible . . . [Hillenbrand] has crafted another
masterful blend of sports, history and overcoming terrific odds; this is
biography taken to the nth degree, a chronicle of a remarkable life
lived through extraordinary times."--The Dallas Morning News
"An astonishing testament to the superhuman power of
tenacity."--Entertainment Weekly
"A tale of triumph and redemption . . . astonishingly detailed."--O:
The Oprah Magazine
"[A] masterfully told true story . . . nothing less than a
marvel."--Washingtonian
"[Hillenbrand tells this] story with cool elegance but at a thrilling
sprinter's pace."--Time
"Hillenbrand [is] one of our best writers of narrative history. You
don't have to be a sports fan or a war-history buff to devour this
book--you just have to love great storytelling."--Rebecca Skloot,
author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks*
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