{"product_id":"2940169235395","title":"Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER ¿ \u003cb\u003eNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE ¿ \u003c\/b\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 and the Indies Choice Adult Nonfiction Book of the Year award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47161140314352,"sku":"2940169235395","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169235395_p0.jpg?v=1763768988","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169235395","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}