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作者：LAURAHILLENBRAND
出版社：HarperCollinsUK
出版时间：2014-12-4
AmazonBestBooksoftheMonth,November2010:FromLauraHillenbrand,thebestsellingauthorofSeabiscuit,comesUnbroken,theinspiringtruestoryofamanwholivedthroughaseriesofcatastrophesalmosttooincredibletobebelieved.Inevocative,immediatedescriptions,HillenbrandunfurlsthestoryofLouieZamperini--ajuveniledelinquent-turned-Olympicrunner-turned-Armyhero.DuringaroutinesearchmissionoverthePacific,Louie’splanecrashedintotheocean,andwhathappenedtohimoverthenextthreeyearsofhislifeisastorythatwillkeepyougluedtothepages,eagerlyawaitingthenextturninthestoryandfearingitatthesametime.You’llcheerforthemanwhosomehowmaintainedhisselfhoodandhumanitydespitethemonumentaldegradationshesuffered,andyou’llwanttosharethisbookwitheveryoneyouknow.--JulietDisparte
TheStoryofUnbrokenbyLauraHillenbrand
Eightyearsago,anoldmantoldmeastorythattookmybreathaway.HisnamewasLouieZamperini,andfromthedayIfirstspoketohim,hisalmostincomprehensiblydramaticlifewasmyobsession.
Itwasahorse--thesubjectofmyfirstbook,Seabiscuit:AnAmericanLegend--wholedmetoLouie.AsIresearchedtheDepression-eraracehorse,IkeptcomingacrossstoriesaboutLouie,a1930strackstarwhoenduredanamazingodysseyinWorldWarII.Iknewonlyalittleabouthimthen,butIcouldn’tshakehimfrommymind.AfterIfinishedSeabiscuit,ItrackedLouiedown,calledhimandaskedabouthislife.Forthenexthour,hehadmetransfixed.
GrowingupinCaliforniainthe1920s,Louiewasahellraiser,stealingeverythingediblethathecouldcarry,stagingelaboratepranks,gettinginfistfights,andbedevilingthelocalpolice.Butasateenager,heemergedasoneofthegreatestrunnersAmericahadeverseen,competingatthe1936BerlinOlympics,whereheputonasensationalperformance,crossedpathswithHitler,andstoleaGermanflagrightofftheReichChancellery.Hewaspreparingforthe1940Olympics,andclosinginonthefabledfour-minutemile,whenWorldWarIIbegan.LouiejoinedtheArmyAirCorps,becomingabombardier.StationedonOahu,hesurvivedharrowingcombat,includinganepicairbattlethatendedwhenhisplanecrash-landed,somesixhundredholesinitsfuselageandhalfthecrewseriouslywounded.
OnaMayafternoonin1943,Louietookoffonasearchmissionforalostplane.SomewhereoverthePacific,theenginesonhisbomberfailed.Theplaneplummetedintothesea,leavingLouieandtwoothermenstrandedonatinyraft.Driftingforweeksandthousandsofmiles,theyenduredstarvationanddesperatethirst,sharksthatleaptaboardtheraft,tryingtodragthemoff,amachine-gunattackfromaJapanesebomber,andatyphoonwithwavessomefortyfeethigh.Atlast,theyspottedanisland.Astheyrowedtowardit,unbeknownsttothem,aJapanesemilitaryboatwaslurkingnearby.Louie’sjourneyhadonlyjustbegun.
ThatfirstconversationwithLouiewasapivotpointinmylife.Fascinatedbyhisexperiences,andthemysteryofhowamancouldovercomesomuch,Ibeganaseven-yearjourneythroughhisstory.Ifounditindiaries,lettersandunpublishedmemoirs;inthememoriesofhisfamilyandfriends,fellowOlympians,formerAmericanairmenandJapaneseveterans;inforgottenpapersinarchivesasfar-flungasOsloandCanberra.Alongtheway,therewerestaggeringsurprises,andLouie’sunlikely,inspiringstorycamealiveforme.Itisataleofdaring,defiance,persistence,ingenuity,andtheferociouswillofamanwhorefusedtobebroken.
Theculminationofmyjourneyismynewbook,Unbroken:AWorldWarIIStoryofSurvival,Resilience,andRedemption.IhopeyouareasspellboundbyLouie’slifeasIam. |
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