{"product_id":"unbroken-laura-hillenbrand-9781400064168","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: \u003ci\u003eUnbroken \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eUnbroken: Path to Redemption\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Extraordinarily moving . . . a powerfully drawn survival epic.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHailed as the top nonfiction book of the year by \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine - Winner of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize for biography \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\u003eLaura 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Hillenbrand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1400064163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400064168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.20w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e144668 \/ Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e L.A. 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