Today’s Free Book is:
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
ISBN 9781400064168, Hardcover
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.
(Please note: While this is a brand new book, there are is a bit of shelf wear to the dust jacket)
We will choose a winner at random from comments we receive here on the Blog from PBS members.
You have until Sunday, May 12, 2013 at 12 noon EDT, to leave a comment.
Good Luck to everyone!
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Tags: Book Recommendations, Book Suggestions, Contests, PBS Market
I love WWII books! This sounds like a great story!
My father is a holocaust survivor and I read everything about WWII
Sound very interesting!
Me please!!!!
please!!!!
I would love this!
WOW, it sounds really interesting. I want to read it now. Please pick me. thanks
I would love to give this book to my mom. She loves reading stories about World War II.
Sounds like a great book! How do you win it?
sounds great. would love a copy!
Sounds interesting.
Sounds interesting. I love WWII history as well!
This is on my wish list! Please, please, please!
This sounds like a great story! I’m always looking for new authors to try and Hillenbrand sounds like a keeper. My grandfather served in WWII, and my mother and I both would love to read this book. Thank you for Free Book Friday!
Would love to read this.
I would love this book to give to my dad.
Would love to read this one.
I’ve been waiting a long time to read this. Thanks for offering it.
If I should be lucky enough to win I’ll definitely swap it here as soon as possible.
Love PBS and would love to read this book. Thanks to Barbara Snyder for posting this so I could see it!
My grandpa was a WWII POW captured at the Battle of the Bulge, so I’ve always been fascinated with WWII stories. He wouldn’t talk much about his time over there.
This sounds interesting.
Want.
I’ve heard this book is amazing! Can’t wait to read it!
Have been wanting to read this one and I LOVE WWII books!
I have heard good reviews for this book and I’d love to read it. Thanks —
I enjoy WWll books and would love to have this one. One of my favorites is a true story written by a dear friend of mine, Francis J Angier. “Ready or Not – Into the Wild Blue” This is a true story of how he was raised by his aunt & uncle after his mother died, his interest in flying from a very young age, his military career of being a bomber pilot, being shot down on his 33rd mission and being a POW. Mr Angier will be 90 years young on June 11th. This book will not disappoint you.
I would love to read this and then pass it along to my father-in-law who is a war vet! Thanks for the opportunity!
Sounds like a great story. Would like to read it and pass it onto my family. Husband’s father was in Dutch Harbor during WWII, and my sister’s father in law was pilot during WWII also. Thank you!
Sounds like very interesting reading!
This sounds like a great story. I’d love to read it and then pass it on to my Dad, a Korean War Veteran.
Sounds good!
My husband isn’t much of a reader but asked me to put this book on my PaperbackSwap wish list for him. We’ve both heard good things about it.
I enjoyed Seabiscuit – Laura Hillenbrand is a great writer.
I don’t think I’ve read anything by this author before so it would be a new and different kind of story to read.
I’ve heard this book is amazing!!!
I have heard nothing but good things about this book. Everyone I know who has listened to it, loved it. I would prefer to read it.
history is one of my favorite genres
Count me in, please!
I would love to have a chance to read and own this book.
Sounds like a good one
I read her book about Seabiscuit and thoroughly enjoyed it. The story was well researched and very engaging. I am sure this book will be as well researched and just as well written. I look forward to reading it.
Great story! I love this book! The story was sooooo inspiring I passed my book along to a friend but would love to read it again!!
Send it to ME! (please)
Sounds like a very interesting book! My husband would love it too!
Pick me, pick me!
Me too!!
Sounds like a great story
Would love a copy of this!
This is a great read! An unbelievable story! Good luck everyone! Thanks, PBS, for sharing this book with one lucky member 🙂