{"product_id":"dont-give-up-dont-give-in-lessons-from-an-extraordinary-life-isbn-9780062368331","title":"Don't Give Up, Don't Give In: Lessons from an Extraordinary Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore than 100,000 copies in print\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompleted just two days before Louis Zamperini’s death at age ninety-seven, \u003cem\u003eDon’t Give Up, Don’t Give In\u003c\/em\u003e shares a lifetime of wisdom, insight, and humor from “one of the most incredible American lives of the past century” (\u003cem\u003ePeople\u003c\/em\u003e). Zamperini’s story has touched millions through Laura Hillenbrand’s biography \u003cem\u003eUnbroken\u003c\/em\u003e and its blockbuster movie adaptation directed by Angelina Jolie. Now, in his own words, Zamperini reveals with warmth and great charm the essential values and lessons that sustained him throughout his remarkable journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was a youthful troublemaker from California who turned his life around to become a 1936 Olympian. Putting aside his track career, he volunteered for the army before Pearl Harbor and was thrust into World War II as a B-24 bombardier. While on a rescue mission, his plane went down in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, where he survived against all odds, drifting two thousand miles in a small raft for forty-seven days. His struggle was only beginning: Zamperini was captured by the Japanese, and for more than two years he courageously endured torture and psychological abuse in a series of prisoner-of-war camps. He returned home to face more dark hours, but in 1949 Zamperini’s life was transformed by a spiritual rebirth that would guide him through the next sixty-five years of his long and happy life. Louis Zamperini’s \u003cem\u003eDon’t Give Up, Don’t Give In\u003c\/em\u003e is an extraordinary last testament that captures the wisdom of a life lived to the fullest.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eChampion. \u003cbr\u003eSurvivor.\u003cbr\u003eHero. \u003cbr\u003eLegend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompleted just two days before Louis Zamperini's death at age 97, \u003cem\u003eDon't Give Up, Don't Give In\u003c\/em\u003e shares a lifetime of wisdom, insight, and humor from one of America's most inspiring lives. Zamperini's story has touched millions through Laura Hillenbrand's biography \u003cem\u003eUnbroken\u003c\/em\u003e, soon to be a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie. Now, in his own words, Louis Zamperini reveals, with warmth and great charm, the essential values and lessons that sustained him throughout his remarkable journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was a youthful troublemaker from California who turned his life around to become a 1936 Olympian and a world-class miler at the University of Southern California. Putting aside his superstar track career, Louis Zamperini volunteered for the army before Pearl Harbor and was thrust into the violent combat of World War II as a B-24 bombardier. While on a rescue mission, his plane went down in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, where he survived, against all odds, drifting two thousand miles in a small raft for forty-seven days. His struggle was only beginning: Zamperini was captured by the Japanese and, for more than two years, he courageously endured torture and psychological abuse in a series of prisoner-of-war camps. He returned home to face more dark hours, but in 1949 Zamperini's life was transformed by a spiritual rebirth that would guide him through the next sixty-five years of his long and happy life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCowritten with longtime collaborator David Rensin, Louis Zamperini's \u003cem\u003eDon't Give Up, Don't Give In\u003c\/em\u003e is an extraordinary last testament that captures the wisdom of a life lived to the fullest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA son of Italian immigrants, Louis Zamperini (1917–2014) was a U.S. Olympic runner, World War II bombardier, and POW survivor. After the war, he returned to the United States to found the Victory Boys Camp for at-risk youth and became an inspirational speaker. Zamperini's story was told in his 2003 autobiography Devil at My Heels, as well as in Laura Hillenbrand's 2010 biography Unbroken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Rensin worked closely with Louis Zamperini for many years and cowrote Devil at My Heels, as well as fifteen other books, including five New York Times bestsellers.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“One of the most incredible American lives of the past century.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople, on Louis Zamperini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Louis Zamperini’s life is a story that befits the greatness of the country he served.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn McCain, on Louis Zamperini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Not simply another rehasing of Zamperini’s incredible history, this second memoir, dictated to co-author Rensin during the last year of the author’s life, brims with sage wisdom, learned advice and fond observations from his adventurous 97 years. ... Inspirational, and [Zamperini’s] words will offer a relective refreasher course for those receptive to it. ... Stuffed with bolstering, life-affirming reinforcement, Zamperini’s legacy lives on. ... The inspirational odyssey of an American hero.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Not simply another rehashing of Zamperini’s incredible history, this second memoir, dictated to co-author Rensin during the last year of the author’s life, brims with sage wisdom, learned advice and fond observations from his adventurous 97 years. ... Inspirational.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A fitting capstone to the Zamperini legend. ... This valedictory book reflects the charm and colorful authority he brought to the world.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Louis Zamperini is a modern miracle. 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