{"product_id":"unbroken-a-world-war-ii-story-of-survival-resilience-and-redemption-hardcover","title":"Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaura Hillenbrand\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - The incredible true story of survival and salvation that is the basis for two major motion pictures: 2014's \u003ci\u003eUnbroken \u003c\/i\u003eand the upcoming \u003ci\u003eUnbroken: Path to Redemption\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane's bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Second World War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe lieutenant's name was Louis Zamperini. In boyhood, he'd been a cunning and incorrigible delinquent, breaking into houses, brawling, and fleeing his home to ride the rails. As a teenager, he had channeled his defiance into running, discovering a prodigious talent that had carried him to the Berlin Olympics and within sight of the four-minute mile. But when war had come, the athlete had become an airman, embarking on a journey that led to his doomed flight, a tiny raft, and a drift into the unknown. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAhead of Zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, a foundering raft, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her long-awaited new book, Laura Hillenbrand writes with the same rich and vivid narrative voice she displayed in \u003ci\u003eSeabiscuit\u003c\/i\u003e. Telling an unforgettable story of a man's journey into extremity, \u003ci\u003eUnbroken\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eUnbroken\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Extraordinarily moving . . . a powerfully drawn survival epic.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \" 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.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--New York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"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.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A meticulous, soaring and beautifully written account of an extraordinary life.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Ambitious and powerful . . . a startling narrative and an inspirational book.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Marvelous . . . \u003ci\u003eUnbroken\u003c\/i\u003e is wonderful twice over, for the tale it tells and for the way it's told. . . . It manages maximum velocity with no loss of subtlety.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Moving and, yes, inspirational . . .  Laura] Hillenbrand's unforgettable book . . . deserve s] pride of place alongside the best works of literature that chart the complications and the hard-won triumphs of so-called ordinary Americans and their extraordinary time.\"\u003cb\u003e--Maureen Corrigan, \u003ci\u003eFresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Hillenbrand . . . tells  this] story with cool elegance but at a thrilling sprinter's pace.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eTime\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eUnbroken\u003c\/i\u003e is too much book to hope for: a hellride of a story in the grip of the one writer who can handle it.\"\u003cb\u003e--Christopher McDougall, author of \u003ci\u003eBorn to Run\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Hillenbrand\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis the author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eSeabiscuit: An American Legend, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, won the Book Sense Book of the Year Award and the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award, landed on more than fifteen best-of-the-year lists, and inspired the film \u003ci\u003eSeabiscuit, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Hillenbrand's \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e article, \"A Sudden Illness,\" won the 2004 National Magazine Award, and she is a two-time winner of the Eclipse Award, the highest journalistic honor in Thoroughbred racing. She and actor Gary Sinise are the co-founders of Operation International Children, a charity that provides school supplies to children through American troops. She lives in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.4 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 16, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e L.A. 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