Seabiscuit

18. January 2011 | 03:19

Author of ‘Seabiscuit’ returns with World War II tale of American POW

World War II bombardier Louie Zamperini’s journey into extremity is retold in a captivating new book by Laura Hillenbrand, the best-selling author of “Seabiscuit.” (News Source: Beaches Leader/Ponte Vedra Leader - 03:00:33)

Book Review: Unbroken: a World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

Unbroken, by Seabiscuit author Laura Hillenbrand, tells the unbelievable and unforgettable story of Louie Zamperini, a one-time world-class runner. As a World War II officer, he endured amazing hardships both during combat and after his plane crashed in the Pacific, yet he not only survived … (News Source: seattlepi.com - 10:17:21)

It’s never too late

David Rensin: This morning I opened the Los Angeles Times — which I’ve frankly been doing more often lately (web overload?)… (News Source: LA Observed - 06:33:34)

Laura Hillenbrand’s book about Olympian and POW Louis Zamperini heart-wrenching and inspirational

Think back to the worst experience of your life. Chances are, it pales in comparison to what Louis Zamperini went through during World War II. (News Source: The Jackson Citizen Patriot - 16:06:54)

SAG Noms: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

Welcome to Back Stage’s exclusive guide to this year’s Screen Actors Guild Award nominees in film and television. Here, you will find a write-up of every nominee for SAG Awards in 2011. Be sure to look for continued coverage of the awards race at our awards blog, “Behind the Scenes,” at BackStage.com/bts . (News Source: Backstage.com - 03:39:34)

Library’s book sale draws voluminous crowd

Evanston resident Cesar Garcia was more than pleased with how the last library book sale worked out. Garcia, a history buff, picked up some nice volumes for his home library, paying the $2, $3 and $4 going rate at which the library prices books at the quarterly sales. He was enthralled when he heard the library was holding a second sale this weekend — a clearance book sale with all books going … (News Source: Evanston Review - 05:29:15)

Off to the races

Racing slang comes naturally after reading Jaimy Gordon’s extraordinary National Book Award-winning novel “Lord of Misrule,” about a down-on-its-luck racetrack and its denizens. (News Source: City Pulse - 18:21:14)

‘Unbroken’ and still inspiring

Louis Zamperini thought a man could run a mile in less than four minutes, and he was pretty sure he was the guy to do it, although Finnish mathematicians and studies on human anatomy already had calculated that it was impossible for a man to push his body that hard for that long. (News Source: The News & Observer - 04:56:49)

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