**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The incredible true story of
survival and salvation that is the basis for two major motion pictures:
2014's Unbroken and the upcoming Unbroken: Path to Redemption.
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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 carried him to the Berlin Olympics. Then with the
start of World War II, the athlete became an airman. When his Army Air
Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean, against all odds,
Zamperini survived. Driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would
answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and
humor; brutality with rebellion.
Yet Louie's willpower faced its ultimate test upon his heroic return
home after the war when he grappled with PTSD, struggled to come to
terms with the injustices done to him, and was set on the path of
redemption by a momentous encounter with famed reverend Billy Graham.
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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