In 2001 Hillenbrand inspired America with "Seabiscuit." Now she brings us Louis Zamperini, a brawling, delinquent youth who channeled his teenage energy into running — carrying him to the Berlin Olympics. But then World War II swept him up, and in 1943 his plane went down in the Pacific. He survived sharks and exposure for 47 days, only to be captured by the Japanese. Enduring unimaginable misery as a POW, Louie returns home a very troubled man. But this is the story of an extraordinary "survival, resilience and redemption," as stated in the subhead, told by a master writer.
