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^ Read * Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption (Random House Large Print) by Laura Hillenbrand Ý eBook or Kindle ePUB. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption (Random House Large Print) It manages maximum velocity with no loss of subtlety.”—Newsweek “Moving and, yes, inspirational Laura Hillenbrand’s unforgettable book deserves 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 spri
| Title | : | Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption (Random House Large Print) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.43 (626 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0375435018 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 800 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-19 |
| Language | : | English |
It manages maximum velocity with no loss of subtlety.”—Newsweek “Moving and, yes, inspirational Laura Hillenbrand’s unforgettable book deserves 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“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 RunFrom the Hardcover edition.. 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 d
But as a teenager, he emerged as one of the greatest runners America had ever seen, competing at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, where he put on a sensational performance, crossed paths with Hitler, and stole a German flag right off the Reich Chancellery. I knew only a little about him then, but I couldn’t shake him from my mind. At last, they spotted an island. Stationed on Oahu, he survived harrowing combat, including an epic air battle that ended when his plane crash-landed, some six hundred holes in its fuselage and half the crew seriously wounded.On a May afternoon in 1943, Louie took off on a search mission for a lost plane. I found it in diaries, letters and unpublished memoirs; in the me
One of the most stunning books of the year Liat2768 I read this book in two days flat and I know that, had I had the time, I would have read it in one sitting. This is a book that grips you, draws you in and leaves you feeling a slightly better person for having read it.The story is that of Louie Zamperini - a track and field star of the. Another masterpiece by the author of "Seabiscuit" Wulfstan This is the long (500 pages) extremely detailed, meticulously researched and extremely moving story of a Hero. And yes, the caps on "hero" was intentional.In the first half of the book we get a detailed biography of Louis Zamperini- bad boy, then track and field star and Olympic contend. "A well written, thoroughly researched story of survival" according to Archie M.. No one can accuse Laura Hillenbrand, author of Seabiscuit: An American Legend, of ever doing a half-effort job of research when she writes narrative nonfiction. Spending seven years on this effort, the Author has produced one of the most detailed stories of an American POW being held by
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