
The biography of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner turned WWII bombardier who survived a plane crash in the Pacific, 47 days adrift on a raft in shark-infested waters, and years of brutal torture in Japanese prisoner-of-war camps. Laura Hillenbrand's meticulously researched book is a classic of narrative non-fiction, detailing a life defined by defiance, survival, and eventually, forgiveness.
And then I read um Unbroken, Louis Zampirini... he like meets Hitler at the Olympics and he goes through all of this stuff.
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"The speakers discuss Zamperini's story as an 'epic' example of the human spirit and the ability to survive the impossible."