Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
By Laura Hillenbrand
Read by Edward Herrmann
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ISBN: 9780739319703
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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 had carried him to the Berlin Olympics. But when World War II began, the athlete became an airman, embarking on a journey that led to a doomed flight on a May afternoon in 1943. When his Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean, against all odds, Zamperini survived, adrift on a foundering life raft. Ahead of Zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, 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. Made into an award-winning Oscar-nominated film in 2014 by director Angelina Jolie, Unbroken is an unforgettable testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit, brought vividly to life by author Laura Hillenbrand.
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A #1 New York Times bestseller
New York Times audio bestseller
A 2012 Audie Award Finalist for Best Nonfiction Narration
A #1 Los Angeles Times bestseller
Winner of the 2010 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography
A 2010 Time Magazine Top 10 Book for Nonfiction
Winner of the 2011 Indies Choice Book Award for Nonfiction
Selected for the December 2010 Indie Next List
Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award, December 2010
Winner of the 2011 Christopher Award for Adult Books
Winner of the 2012 ALA Notable Book Award for Nonfiction
A 2013 Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee for Teen
A 2012 RUSA Notable Book for Nonfiction
A Library Journal bestseller
In boyhood, Louis Zamperini was an incorrigible delinquent. As a teenager, he channeled his defiance into running, discovering a prodigious talent that had carried him to the Berlin Olympics. But when World War II began, the athlete became an airman, embarking on a journey that led to a doomed flight on a May afternoon in 1943. When his Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean, against all odds, Zamperini survived, adrift on a foundering life raft. Ahead of Zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, 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.
Made into an award-winning Oscar-nominated film in 2014 by director Angelina Jolie, Unbroken is an unforgettable testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit, brought vividly to life by author Laura Hillenbrand.
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Available Formats : | Digital Download, CD |
Category: | Nonfiction/Biography & Autobiography |
Runtime: | 13.95 |
Audience: | Adult |
Language: | English |
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