內容簡介
內容簡介 本書不僅曾登上紐約時報暢銷排行榜,並且將由知名演員安潔莉娜裘莉執導,翻拍成電影《永不屈服》,於今年年底登上大銀幕。若想在電影上映之前一睹精采內容,千萬別錯過本書。在Louis Zamperini小時候,他曾是個無可救藥的小混混。長大成為青少年之後,他將過剩的精力投注在跑步上頭,因此發現了自己的天賦,甚至因此前往柏林參加奧運。但當二次大戰開始,他被迫成為駕駛飛機的飛行員,並在一場戰役中被敵人擊落墜毀。他奇蹟似地生還下來,在太平洋上漂流,而真正的挑戰,接下來才要開始…本書的作者是Laura Hillenbrand,這是她的代表作品,先前曾進入National Book Critics Circle Award的決選名單,並贏得Book Sense Book of the Year Award和William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award。她和演員Gary Sinise是慈善機構Operation International Children的共同創辦人,目前居住在美國的華盛頓特區。
作者介紹
作者介紹 Laura Hillenbrand is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Seabiscuit: An American Legend, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, won the Book Sense Book of the Year Award and the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award, landed on more than fifteen best-of-the-year lists, and inspired the film Seabiscuit, which was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Hillenbrand’s New Yorker article, “A Sudden Illness,” won the 2004 National Magazine Award, and she is a two-time winner of the Eclipse Award, the highest journalistic honor in Thoroughbred racing. She and actor Gary Sinise are the co-founders of Operation International Children, a charity that provides school supplies to children through American troops. She lives in Washington, D.C.