You won’t regret listening to this audiobook. Laura Hillenbrand, the author of Seabiscuit (a 2001 best seller which has six million books in print and became a hit movie), has written a beautiful and thoroughly researched book that captivates from start to finish. Unbroken is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit. As luck would have it, I stumbled across a story that ranks as one of my all-time favorites. This audiobook caught my attention because of its high ratings and status as a New York Times Best Seller (it is also now a major motion picture). Is the narrator any good?Įdward Herrmann, an award-winning actor with a number of popular audiobooks to his name, is the narrator of the Unbroken audiobook. What happened to him over the next three years of his life is a story that will keep you spellbound. In 1943 Louie’s plane crashed into the ocean during a routine search mission over the Pacific. When World War II started Louie joined the Army Air Corps, becoming a bombardier. The heart of the story, though, is Louie’s experiences while serving in the Pacific during World War II. But as a teenager, Louie turned his life around by channeling his defiance into running, a talent which would take him to the Berlin Olympics and within sight of the four-minute mile. As a kid, Louie was a hellraiser breaking into houses, brawling, and running away from home to ride the rails. And unlike the other hardcover best sellers for little kids, it doesn't have illustrations – just lots of fun words that double as artwork.Unbroken tells the incredible and inspiring true story of Louie Zamperini. One children's best seller breaks the mold, in a couple of ways: B.J. 34) and 2009's Little Blue Truck Board Book (No. 32), 2013's The Day the Crayons Quit (No. Other picture books selling for kids, and none of them published this year: 2002's Snowmen at Night (No. 1, in 2004, the year of the movie adaptation). One – The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg – is a holiday perennial at No. Though all three men faced the same hardship, their differing perceptions of it appeared to be shaping their fates. Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption,. some men may be wired for optimism, others for doubt. Picture this: Children's picture books (and one with no pictures) are crowding USA TODAY's top 50, no surprise the week before Christmas. Unbroken Quotes And Page Numbers Chapter 14. A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption. 61.Īccording to publisher Random House, more than 5.5 million copies of Unbroken have sold in all formats and editions. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand Books on Tape. A young-adult version of Unbroken published last month is also selling: it cracks the top 50 for the first time, at No. 30), as interest in the movie began to build. The book returned to the top 50 earlier this year, on Feb. The non-fiction account has spent 183 weeks on the list and twice has been as high as No. Unbroken, the true story of World War II hero Louis Zamperini, was an instant best seller, landing at No. (The full USA TODAY best-seller list will publish on Thursday.) The top ranking comes a week before Jolie's movie adaptation (snubbed in the Golden Globe nominations) arrives in theaters, on Christmas Day. 1 on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list for the first time. Four years after it was published, Hillenbrand's Unbroken hits No. The incredible true story of Louis Zamperini, now a major motion picture directed by. Going for broke: Laura Hillenbrand, say thanks to Angelina Jolie. Start a free 30-day trial today and get your first audiobook free.
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