Laura Hillenbrand

Tells the gripping true story of a U.S. airman who was the soul surviver when his bomber crashed into the sea during World War II and had to face thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, a foundering raft, thirst and starvation, enemy aircraft, and, beyond, a trial even greater. By the #1 best-selling author of Seabiscuit. 200,000 first printing.

A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

Unbroken

True story of how three men and a great racehorse captivated the world.

The True Story of Three Men, a Great Racehorse, and the Will to Win

Seabiscuit

On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared. Only one crew member survived: a young lieutenant named Louis Zamperini. So began one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Second World War, as Zamperini is driven to the limits of endurance.

Unbroken. Film Tie-In

Sea-Biscuit

Biografie van de Amerikaanse hardloper (1917- ) die tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog als bemanningslid van een bommenwerper neerstortte in de Stille Oceaan, door de Japanners krijgsgevangen werd en later een heldenstatus kreeg.

van olympisch kampioen tot oorlogsheld

De Zamperini legende / druk 1

Biografie van de Amerikaanse hardloper (1917-2014) die tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog als bemanningslid van een bommenwerper neerstortte in de Stille Oceaan, door de Japanners krijgsgevangen werd en later een heldenstatus kreeg.

Unbroken / druk 2

Chris Cooper

Tobey Maguire

Audio Described Version

Seabiscuit TB.

An American Legend

CLASSICS Seabiscuit

Seabiscuit (Special Illustrate

In 1936, the habits of 19th-century America were finally consigned to history just as Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind was published. In their place, modern America was born. But what defined this new era? Nothing more than the story of Seabiscuit, a stunted colt with asymmetrical knees that had for two years been hacked around no-good race tracks which led to permanent leg damage.

The Making of a Legend

The author retraces the journey of Seabiscuit, a horse with crooked legs and a pathetic tail that made racing history in 1938, thanks to the efforts of a trainer, owner, and jockey who transformed a bottom-level racehorse into a legend.

The true story of three men and their dreams for a racehorse - Seabiscuit - that symbolised a pivotal moment in American history, as the twentieth century's greatest nation found the courage to bet on itself to win against the odds. Now a major motion picture directed by Gary Ross and starring Toby Maguire and Jeff Daniels. In 1936 the habits of 19th-century America were finally consigned to history just as Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind was published. In their place, modern America was born. But what defined this new era? Nothing more than the story of Seabiscuit, a stunted colt with asymmetrical knees that had for two years been hacked around no-good race tracks which led to permanent leg damage. Yet by 1937 Seabiscuit could draw crowds of 60,000 and had more newspaper column inches devoted to him than Mussolini, Hitler or Roosevelt, his popularity peaking during his appearances at the Santa Anita Handicap. America had gone to the races for the first time since the Depression and fallen in love with a misshapen colt of great character. Now it wanted a winner. Seabiscuit is aslo the story of three men: Tom Smith, a former Wild West Showman was the trainer; Red Pollard, abandoned by his poverty stricken family at a race track became the rider; and Charles Howard, a pioneer car manufacturer in San Francisco in the 1920s was the owner and financier. These three combined to create the legend of Seabiscuit and epitomise a dream for the emerging new America.

The True Story of Three Men and a Racehorse

A gripping true story of human endurance and the resilience of one remarkable individual during WWII from Laura Hillenbrand (author of 'Seabiscuit'). On a May afternoon in 1943, a US bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean. After an agonising delay, a young lieutenant finally bobbed to the surface and struggled aboard a life raft. So begins one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Second World War. The lieutenant's name was Louis Zamperini. As a boy, he turned to petty crime until he discovered a remarkable talent for running, which took him to the Berlin Olympics. But as war loomed, he joined up and was soon embroiled in the ferocious battle for the Pacific. Now Zamperini faced a journey of thousands of miles of open ocean on a failing raft, dogged by sharks, starvation and the enemy. Driven to limits of endurance, Zamperini's fate, whether triumph or tragedy, would depend on the strength of his will...

A World War II Airman's Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

Nel maggio del 1943 un bombardiere americano precipita nel mezzo dell'Oceano Pacifico. Dell'equipaggio si salvano soltanto tre membri, uno dei quali è Louis Zamperini, figlio di immigrati italiani. Comincia così, con un minuscolo canotto alla deriva mitragliato dagli aerei giapponesi, una delle più straordinarie odissee della Seconda guerra mondiale.

Sono ancora un uomo

Hillenbrand's riveting about underdog racehorse Seabiscuit is now a major motion picture from Universal, starring Tobey Maguire, Chris Cooper, Jeff Bridges, and William H. Macy. Directed by Gary Ross ("Pleasantville").

Seabiscuit - An American Legen

Maio de 1943: um bombardeiro americano despenha-se, deixando atrás de si apenas destroços, manchas de óleo e sangue. Pouco depois um jovem tenente iça-se para uma balsa salva vidas. Começa aí uma das mais extraordinárias odisseias da II Guerra Mundial. O tenente Louie Zamperini, em criança, tinha sido um delinquente, mas foi salvo pela paixão pela corrida. Chegou a correr nas Olimpíadas de Berlim - onde Hitler lhe apertou a mão. Mal sabia que, por causa do ditador nazi, viria a sofrer o acidente que o deixou perdido no Pacífico. Vagueou 7 semanas na balsa salva vidas, percorreu 3.500 quilómetros num oceano infestado de tubarões. Resistiu a tudo, com engenho, tenacidade, humor. Mas o pior estava para vir. Finalmente em terra, caiu nas mãos dos japoneses e tornou-se a presa favorita de um sádico oficial nipónico. Zamperini tem hoje 93 anos. É um herói. Sobreviveu à guerra, à monstruosidade dos homens. E sobreviveu a si mesmo, aos seus fantasmas, ao desejo insano de vingança, ao alcoolismo, a uma vida destroçada pela memória do Horror.

Invencível

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of the runaway phenomenon Unbroken comes a universal underdog story about the horse who came out of nowhere to become a legend. Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving more coverage than FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini. But his success was a surprise to the racing establishment, which had written off the crooked-legged racehorse with the sad tail. Three men changed Seabiscuit’s fortunes: Charles Howard was a onetime bicycle repairman who introduced the automobile to the western United States and became an overnight millionaire. When he needed a trainer for his new racehorses, he hired Tom Smith, a mysterious mustang breaker from the Colorado plains. Smith urged Howard to buy Seabiscuit for a bargain-basement price, then hired as his jockey Red Pollard, a failed boxer who was blind in one eye, half-crippled, and prone to quoting passages from Ralph Waldo Emerson. Over four years, these unlikely partners survived a phenomenal run of bad fortune, conspiracy, and severe injury to transform Seabiscuit from a neurotic, pathologically indolent also-ran into an American sports icon. BONUS: This edition contains a Seabiscuit discussion guide and an excerpt from Unbroken. Praise for Seabiscuit “Fascinating . . . Vivid . . . A first-rate piece of storytelling, leaving us not only with a vivid portrait of a horse but a fascinating slice of American history as well.”—The New York Times “Engrossing . . . Fast-moving . . . More than just a horse’s tale, because the humans who owned, trained, and rode Seabiscuit are equally fascinating. . . . [Laura Hillenbrand] shows an extraordinary talent for describing a horse race so vividly that the reader feels like the rider.”—Sports Illustrated “REMARKABLE . . . MEMORABLE . . . JUST AS COMPELLING TODAY AS IT WAS IN 1938.”—The Washington Post

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