Unbroken

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UNBROKEN, the #1 New York Times Bestseller and basis for two major motion pictures, is Laura Hillenbrand’s gripping true story of Louis Zamperini. From a delinquent youth who became an Olympic runner, Zamperini’s World War II odyssey began when his bomber crashed into the Pacific in 1943. He endured 47 harrowing days adrift at sea, battling sharks, thirst, and starvation, only to face brutal captivity and torture as a Japanese POW. Hailed as "extraordinarily moving" (The Wall Street Journal), this Los Angeles Times Book Prize winner and Time magazine's top nonfiction book of the year is an unforgettable testament to human resilience, ingenuity, and the power of the will to survive.