{"product_id":"unbroken-a-world-war-ii-story-of-survival-resilience-and-redemption-9780375435010","title":"Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - The incredible true story of survival and salvation that is the basis for two major motion pictures: 2014's \u003ci\u003eUnbroken \u003c\/i\u003eand the upcoming \u003ci\u003eUnbroken: Path to Redemption\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAhead 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her long-awaited new book, Laura Hillenbrand writes with the same rich and vivid narrative voice she displayed in \u003ci\u003eSeabiscuit\u003c\/i\u003e. Telling an unforgettable story of a man's journey into extremity, \u003ci\u003eUnbroken\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eUnbroken\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Extraordinarily moving . . . a powerfully drawn survival epic.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \" 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.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--New York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"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.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A meticulous, soaring and beautifully written account of an extraordinary life.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Ambitious and powerful . . . a startling narrative and an inspirational book.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Marvelous . . . \u003ci\u003eUnbroken\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"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.\"\u003cb\u003e--Maureen Corrigan, \u003ci\u003eFresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Hillenbrand . . . tells  this] story with cool elegance but at a thrilling sprinter's pace.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eTime\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eUnbroken\u003c\/i\u003e is too much book to hope for: a hellride of a story in the grip of the one writer who can handle it.\"\u003cb\u003e--Christopher McDougall, author of \u003ci\u003eBorn to Run\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Large Print Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375435010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/27\/2010 pg. 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e144668 \/ Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.7 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Laura Hillenbrand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43049422553269,"sku":"9780375435010","price":28.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4bd32756-3064-4499-8cb9-b455b2dbc8f5.jpg?v=1689689464","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/unbroken-a-world-war-ii-story-of-survival-resilience-and-redemption-9780375435010","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}