Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and

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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
- Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
- Unbroken Large print Laura Hillenbrand
- unbroken large print edition
- Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand
- Biographies & Memoirs > Leaders & Notable People > Military
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER â€¢ The incredible true story of survival and salvation that is the basis for two major motion pictures: 2014â€™s Unbroken and the upcoming Unbroken: Path to Redemption.

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 planeâ€™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 lieutenantâ€™s name was Louis Zamperini. In boyhood, heâ€™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 manâ€™s journey into extremity, Unbroken is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit.

Praise for Unbroken
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â€œExtraordinarily moving . . . a powerfully drawn survival epic.â€â€”The Wall Street Journal
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â€œ[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.â€â€”New York
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â€œStaggering . . . mesmerizing . . . Hillenbrandâ€™s writing is so ferociously cinematic, the events she describes so incredible, you donâ€™t dare take your eyes off the page.â€â€”People
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â€œA meticulous, soaring and beautifully written account of an extraordinary life.â€â€”The Washington Post
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â€œAmbitious and powerful . . . a startling narrative and an inspirational book.â€â€”The New York Times Book Review
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â€œMarvelous . . . Unbroken is wonderful twice over, for the tale it tells and for the way itâ€™s told. . . . It manages maximum velocity with no loss of subtlety.â€â€”Newsweek
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â€œMoving and, yes, inspirational . . . [Laura] Hillenbrandâ€™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.â€â€”Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air
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â€œHillenbrand . . . tells [this] story with cool elegance but at a thrilling sprinterâ€™s pace.â€â€”Time

â€œUnbroken is too much book to hope for: a hellride of a story in the grip of the one writer who can handle it.â€â€”Christopher McDougall, author of Born to Run

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Random House Large Print
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780375435010
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2010-11-16
UnitCount	1
Format	Large Print
EANs	9780375435010

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

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