Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption is a 2010 non-fiction book by Laura Hillenbrand. Unbroken is a biography of World War II veteran Louis Zamperini, a former Olympic track star who survived a plane crash in the Pacific Theater, spent 47 days drifting on a raft, and then survived more than two and a half years ...

Jul 29, 2014 · #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The incredible true story of survival and salvation that is the basis for two major motion pictures: Unbroken and Unbroken: Path to Redemption. “Extraordinarily moving . . . a powerfully drawn survival epic.”—

Feb 2, 2012 · Beautifully narrated by Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken tells the moving life story of Louis Zamperini, a young soldier and star runner of the Berlin Olympics, who defies all odds in his struggle to survive war and captivity.

Nov 16, 2010 · Laura Hillenbrand’s book about Louie Zamperini’s life as an Olympian and later as a POW in Japan gives us powerful reminders that some things in life are real cool and some things just basically suck.

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In Torrance, California in the early 1930s, a young boy named Louis “Louie” Zamperini spends his childhood stealing, pulling pranks, and getting into fights. Seeing Louie heading down the wrong path, his older brother Pete helps focus Louie’s unrestrained energies into running track.

Jul 29, 2014 · Laura Hillenbrand’s impressive, inventive Unbroken is six books in one. It starts in the harsh squalor of Depression America and ends with personal renewal at the dawn of the 21st century. This, in a nutshell, is Louie Zamperini’s amazing life.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER hailed by TIME magazine as the best nonfiction book of the year. One of the longest-running New York Times bestsellers of all time, Unbroken spent more than four years on the Times list in hardcover, fifteen weeks at number one.

This gripping, unforgettable survival epic is lauded as the top nonfiction book of the year and winner of multiple awards, including the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for biography. Perfect for high school readers and lovers of powerful storytelling

Nov 16, 2010 · From the 1936 Olympics to WWII Japan's most brutal POW camps, Hillenbrand's heart-wrenching new book is thousands of miles and a world away from the racing circuit of her bestselling Seabiscuit.