Unbroken Resources
Websites
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Laura Hillenbrand's website has a spiffy interactive map that you can use to track Louie's miraculous journey across half the world.
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Louie may be from your great grandfather's generation, but that doesn't mean he hasn't kept up with the times.<em> </em>Yup—he has a website too.
Movie or TV Productions
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A story this incredible is perfect for the big screen.
Articles and Interviews
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<em>Unbroken </em>has such broad appeal, we're able to link to <em>Sports Illustrated, </em>something we're not usually able to do when discussing popular literature.
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<em>Superlative Pack Rats </em>isn't as catchy a title as <em>Hoarders, </em>but in this case, Louie's tendency to save <em>everything </em>is what allowed Laura Hillenbrand to write such a well-researched book.
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Hillenbrand never even met Louie face-to-face while researching her book. Homebound herself by chronic illness, she was able to relate to Louie's years of confinement.
Video
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We're talking about the Bird here, believe it or not. Bob Simon was shocked to discover that Watanabe seemed like "a perfectly nice guy" during his interview with the war criminal.
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JOUR380 was the best college class of 2011 when Louie Zamperini came to visit.
Audio
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We wish we'd come up with <em>that </em>headline, which Scott Simon uses on <em>Weekend Edition</em> when introduction Laura Hillenbrand.
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Get an earful of the <em>Unbroken </em>audiobook sample here.
Images
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One of the few men <em>not </em>pictured in the book is Glenn Cunningham. Here he is for your viewing pleasure.
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Louie catches a pilot fish to bait a shark, which is the animal kingdom equivalent of someone kidnapping Phil to bait Louie.
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Here's the blimp seen 'round the world: the Graf Zeppelin