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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.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,... more
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- #29 in 11th Grade
- #29 in 16-Year-Old
- #3 in 2010
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- #4 in American History
- #47 in Audible
- #26 in Audio
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- #11 in Bestseller
- #7 in Bibliography
- #2 in Biography
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- #20 in California
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- #6 in Courage
- #3 in Dad
- #14 in Documentaries
- #10 in Effective Communication
- #21 in Factual
- #23 in Game Changer
- #38 in Gay
- #12 in Good Read
- #7 in Hawaii
- #19 in Heroes
- #4 in History
- #3 in Hope
- #23 in Insightful
- #43 in Inspiration
- #11 in Inspiring
- #5 in Japan History
- #17 in Japanese
- #5 in Japanese History
- #35 in Kindle
- #21 in Lesbian
- #2 in Military
- #3 in Military History
- #5 in Modern History
- #20 in Mom
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- #42 in Movie
- #2 in Movie Biography
- #49 in Movies
- #11 in Nonfiction
- #35 in Nook
- #4 in Operations Management
- #3 in PTSD
- #12 in Perspective
- #64 in Popular
- #4 in Prison
- #27 in Real Life
- #10 in Recent
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- #5 in Redemption
- #4 in Resilience
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- #35 in Self Discovery
- #64 in Social
- #24 in Social Skills
- #4 in Sports Biography
- #45 in Summer Reading
- #2 in Survival
- #64 in Thought-Provoking
- #37 in To-Read
- #20 in Top Ten
- #4 in True Story
- #8 in US History
- #10 in Used
- #7 in Vacation
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- #19 in War Fiction
- #4 in Wars
- #4 in World
- #16 in World History
- #1 in World War II