2010, ISBN: 1400064163

[EAN: 9781400064168], Used, very good, [SC: 23.41], [PU: Random House, New York], WWII, POW'S, PACIFIC THEATER, LOUIS ZAMPERINI, GREEN HORNET B-24, OFUNA, INTERROGATION, TORTURE, MATSUHI … Mehr…

[EAN: 9781400064168], Used, very good, [SC: 23.41], [PU: Random House, New York], WWII, POW'S, PACIFIC THEATER, LOUIS ZAMPERINI, GREEN HORNET B-24, OFUNA, INTERROGATION, TORTURE, MATSUHI WATANABE, PRISONER OF WAR, LONG-DISTANCE RUNNER, 1936 OLYMPICS, ENDURANCE, SURVIVAL, Jacket, xviii, 473, [5] pages. Map. Illustrations. Notes. Index. The true story of a forgotten hero, Lt. Louis Zamperini, a World War II prisoner-of-war survivor. After his B-24 bomber crashed in the Pacific in 1941, he was captured by the Japanese, held at Ofuna, and severely beaten and mistreated by the sadistic Mutsuhiro Watanabe until the end of the war. Laura Hillenbrand (born May 15, 1967) is an American author of books and magazine articles. Her two best-selling nonfiction books, Seabiscuit: An American Legend (2001) and Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption (2010), have been adapted for film. Her writing style is distinct from New Journalism, dropping 'verbal pyrotechnics' in favor of a stronger focus on the story itself. Her books were written while she was disabled by that illness. In a 2014 interview, Bob Schieffer said to Laura Hillenbrand: "To me your story - battling your disease. is as compelling as his (Louis Zamperini's) story." Hillenbrand's essays have appeared in The New Yorker, Equus magazine, American Heritage, The Blood-Horse, Thoroughbred Times, The Backstretch, Turf and Sport Digest, and other publications. Her 1998 American Heritage article on the horse Seabiscuit won the Eclipse Award for Magazine Writing. In 2015, she was interviewed by James Rosen, about how she had written Unbroken; She mentioned how her subject, Louis Zamperini, inspired her in facing her own life problems, with his unfailing optimism. Zamperini had read her essay about her own illness, which was partly why he opened up about his life so thoroughly. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The incredible true story of survival and salvation. 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 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. The 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. 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 man's journey into extremity, Unbroken is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit., Books<

2001, ISBN: 9781400064168

[ED: hardcover], [PU: Random House], Gebraucht - Gut - ungelesen,als Mängelexemplar gekennzeichnet, mit leichten Mängeln an Schnitt oder Einband durch Lager- oder Transportschaden - #1 NE… Mehr…

[ED: hardcover], [PU: Random House], Gebraucht - Gut - ungelesen,als Mängelexemplar gekennzeichnet, mit leichten Mängeln an Schnitt oder Einband durch Lager- oder Transportschaden - #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The incredible true story of survival and salvation that is the basis for two major motion pictures: 2014's 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 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.The 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.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 man's journey into extremity, Unbroken is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit.Praise for Unbroken 'Extraordinarily moving . . . a powerfully drawn survival epic.'-The Wall Street Journal '[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.'-New York '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.'-People 'A meticulous, soaring and beautifully written account of an extraordinary life.'-The Washington Post 'Ambitious and powerful . . . a startling narrative and an inspirational book.'-The New York Times Book Review 'Marvelous . . . Unbroken 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.'-Newsweek '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.'-Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air 'Hillenbrand . . . tells [this] story with cool elegance but at a thrilling sprinter's pace.'-Time'Unbroken is too much book to hope for: a hellride of a story in the grip of the one writer who can handle it.'-Christopher McDougall, author of Born to R, DE, [SC: 1.19], leichte Gebrauchsspuren, gewerbliches Angebot, 243x165x41, 496, [GW: 810g], Banküberweisung, PayPal<

2015, ISBN: 9781400064168

New York: Random House, 2010. Sixth Printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xviii, 473, [5] pages. Map. Illustrations. Notes. Index. The true story of a forgotten hero, Lt. L… Mehr…

New York: Random House, 2010. Sixth Printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xviii, 473, [5] pages. Map. Illustrations. Notes. Index. The true story of a forgotten hero, Lt. Louis Zamperini, a World War II prisoner-of-war survivor. After his B-24 bomber crashed in the Pacific in 1941, he was captured by the Japanese, held at Ofuna, and severely beaten and mistreated by the sadistic Mutsuhiro Watanabe until the end of the war. Laura Hillenbrand (born May 15, 1967) is an American author of books and magazine articles. Her two best-selling nonfiction books, Seabiscuit: An American Legend (2001) and Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption (2010), have been adapted for film. Her writing style is distinct from New Journalism, dropping 'verbal pyrotechnics' in favor of a stronger focus on the story itself. Her books were written while she was disabled by that illness. In a 2014 interview, Bob Schieffer said to Laura Hillenbrand: "To me your story - battling your disease... is as compelling as his (Louis Zamperini's) story." Hillenbrand's essays have appeared in The New Yorker, Equus magazine, American Heritage, The Blood-Horse, Thoroughbred Times, The Backstretch, Turf and Sport Digest, and other publications. Her 1998 American Heritage article on the horse Seabiscuit won the Eclipse Award for Magazine Writing. In 2015, she was interviewed by James Rosen, about how she had written Unbroken; She mentioned how her subject, Louis Zamperini, inspired her in facing her own life problems, with his unfailing optimism. Zamperini had read her essay about her own illness, which was partly why he opened up about his life so thoroughly. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER · The incredible true story of survival and salvation. 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 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. The 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. 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 man's journey into extremity, Unbroken is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit., Random House, 2010, 3<