#1 "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER - SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
- 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
On 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.
The 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.
Ahead 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.
In her long-awaited new book, Laura Hillenbrand writes with the
same rich and vivid narrative voice she displayed in "Seabiscuit."
Telling an unforgettable story of a man's journey into extremity,
"Unbroken" is a testament to the resilience of the human mind,
body, and spirit.
Praise for "Unbroken"
"Extraordinarily moving . . . a powerfully drawn survival
epic."--"The Wall Street Journal"
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" 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"
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"A meticulous, soaring and beautifully written account of an
extraordinary life.""--The Washington Post"
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"Ambitious and powerful . . . a startling narrative and an
inspirational book.""--The New York Times Book Review"
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"Marvelous . . . "Unbroken" 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."--"Newsweek"
"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."--Maureen Corrigan, "Fresh Air"
"Hillenbrand . . . tells this] story with cool elegance but at a
thrilling sprinter's pace."--"Time
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""Unbroken" is too much book to hope for: a hellride of a story in
the grip of the one writer who can handle it."--Christopher
McDougall, author of "Born to Run"
"From the Hardcover edition."
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