Unbroken

by Laura Hillenbrand
p 473

This fascinating story of Louis Zamperini, Olympic athlete, WWII bomber and Japenese POW proves once again that fact is if not stranger, at least more compelling than fiction. Told by expert non-fiction story-teller, Laura Hillenbrand is a page turner front the beginning to end. With unbelievable detail, she weaves a tale of one of the most amazing lives in modern history that has never been told - or at least to this generation of readers. Living with Louie from troubled youth, to Olympic runner (1936), to Army bomber in the pacific to his unbelievable survival of 43 days lost at sea only to be captured by the Japanese and imprisoned under the most brutal of conditions, is a testament to the worst and best of human experience. I found this history lesson to be not only unforgettable but ultimately inspiring. This is a must read!!!
Giving it a full blown ROCK, CHALK, JAY, HAWK.