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Unbroken; An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive; Adapted for Young Adults

Unbroken; An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive; Adapted for Young Adults

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Unbroken; An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive; Adapted for Young Adults

by Laura Hillenbrand

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0385742517
ISBN 13
9780385742511
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New York, NY: Delacorte Press, 2014 Delacorte Press, New York. 2014. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: As New. DJ: As New. Blue boards with green overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on spine and embossed airplane on front board. 307 pp 8vo. In this captivating young adult edition the author tells the story of Zamperini's almost unbelievable odyssey, the courage and cunning he used to survive, and the fortitude he found to endure his tortures and captors and survive the ordeal physically and mentally. More than 100 photographs and an exclusive interview with Zamperini will introduce a new generation to one of history's most thrilling survival epics. A clean pristine copy.

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Laura Hillenbrand is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Seabiscuit: An American Legend, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, won the Book Sense Book of the Year Award and the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award, landed on more than fifteen best-of-the-year lists, and inspired the film Seabiscuit, which was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Hillenbrand’s New Yorker article, “A Sudden Illness,” won the 2004 National Magazine Award, and she is a two-time winner of the Eclipse Award, the highest journalistic honor in Thoroughbred racing. She and actor Gary Sinise are the co-founders of Operation International Children, a charity that provides school supplies to children through American troops. She lives in Washington, D.C.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
007530
Title
Unbroken; An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive; Adapted for Young Adults
Author
Laura Hillenbrand
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
New As New
Jacket Condition
As New
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st Edition
ISBN 10
0385742517
ISBN 13
9780385742511
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Date Published
2014
Size
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords
Louis Zamperini, Olympics, distance runner, United States Army, World War II, Japanese Navy, Prisoner of War, POW, survival at sea, Berlin Olympics, Army Air Force, torture, starvation, survival, shark attacks, juvenile delinquent,
Bookseller catalogs
Prisoner of War; Biographies;

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