Unbroken [a World War II airman's story of survival, resilience, and redemption]
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- ISBN: 0739319698
- ISBN: 9780739319697
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11 sound discs (14 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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CD-Unabridged - Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: [United States] : Random House, p2010.
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General Note: | Subtitle from container. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Edward Herrmann. |
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- Baker & Taylor
Relates the story of a U.S. airman who survived when his bomber crashed into the sea during World War II, spent forty-seven days adrift in the ocean before being rescued by the Japanese Navy, and was held as a prisoner until the end of the war. - Baker & Taylor
Tells the gripping true story of a U.S. airman who was the soul survivor when his bomber crashed into the sea during World War II and had to face thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, a foundering raft, thirst and starvation, enemy aircraft, and, beyond, a trial even greater. Simultaneous. Hardcover available. - Random House, Inc.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠The incredible true story of survival and salvation that is the basis for two major motion pictures: 2014âs 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 planeâs 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 lieutenantâs name was Louis Zamperini. In boyhood, heâd 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 manâs journey into extremity, Unbroken is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit.
Praise for Unbroken
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âExtraordinarily moving . . . a powerfully drawn survival epic.ââThe Wall Street Journal
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â[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.ââNew York
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âStaggering . . . mesmerizing . . . Hillenbrandâs writing is so ferociously cinematic, the events she describes so incredible, you donât dare take your eyes off the page.ââPeople
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âA meticulous, soaring and beautifully written account of an extraordinary life.ââThe Washington Post
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âAmbitious and powerful . . . a startling narrative and an inspirational book.ââThe New York Times Book Review
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âMarvelous . . . Unbroken is wonderful twice over, for the tale it tells and for the way itâs told. . . . It manages maximum velocity with no loss of subtlety.ââNewsweek
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âMoving and, yes, inspirational . . . [Laura] Hillenbrandâs 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.ââMaureen Corrigan, Fresh Air
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âHillenbrand . . . tells [this] story with cool elegance but at a thrilling sprinterâs pace.ââTime
âUnbroken is too much book to hope for: a hellride of a story in the grip of the one writer who can handle it.ââChristopher McDougall, author of Born to Run