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Tutus, Fries & Dead Guys

Author : Jennifer Fischetto
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1005461651

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Tutus, Fries & Dead Guys

Author : Jennifer Fischetto
Publisher : Gemma Halliday Publishing
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2022-07-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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From USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Fischetto comes the next hauntingly entertaining Gianna Mancini mystery! Ghost whisperer, Gianna Mancini, has been communicating with the dearly departed since she was a child. It’s been a lonely gift that she’s kept hidden from everyone other than family and a few close friends. As far as the rest of the world knows, ghosts aren’t real. Until now… When dance instructor, Nadia Petrov, is killed and falls into a mirror during her collapse, her spirit seeps into the glass and can be seen by anyone who passes. Much like Bloody Mary, she jumps from mirror to mirror, but unlike the urban legend, Nadia delights in scaring and then cackling at those unfortunate enough to be around—earning her new nickname, Screama Ballerina. Gianna has no intention of getting involved in solving Nadia’s death until the police question Gianna’s fifteen-year-old niece, who’s clearly lying about something. Now, Gianna must figure out who had it in for the controlling dancer in order to clear her niece’s name and help Screama Ballerina move on. But the killer will stop at nothing to shut Gianna up for good... Gianna Mancini Mysteries: Lipstick, Lies & Dead Guys (book #1) Miniskirts, Mai Tais & Dead Guys (book #2) Cupcakes, Butterflies & Dead Guys (book #3) Stilettos, Bow Ties & Dead Guys (book #4) Diamonds, Pies & Dead Guys (book #5) Ghosts, Private Eyes & Dead Guys (book #6) Balloons, Allies & Dead Guys (book #7) Tutus, Fries & Dead Guys (book #8) Christmas, Spies & Dead Guys (short story in the "Cozy Christmas Shorts" collection) What critics are saying about the Gianna Mancini Mysteries: "Quirky but oh so fun cozy mystery. If you like your cozy mysteries on the humorous side, then look no further!" —Fresh Fiction "Jennifer Fischetto serves up a delicious cozy mystery with this fun ghost story. If you are a fan of the genre this is a fun read that will leave you with a smile." —Night Owl Reviews

Balloons, Allies & Dead Guys

Author : Jennifer Fischetto
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1005295921

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From USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Fischetto comes a locked-room mystery that will leave you chilled to the bone!There's nothing more important to ghost whisperer Gianna Mancini than family. Which is why for Pop's 60th birthday, she's planned an intimate family get-together, just before an impending Nor'easter hits their town. A quick catered dinner and cake, and everyone will be home before the first snowflake falls.Or so she thought.Pop's eccentric extended family from New Jersey decides to crash their quiet celebration, and before Gianna can do more than react, she's hit with another unwanted surprise--in the form of a dead body. As if murder wasn't enough to put a damper on the partying mood, the blizzard arrives early, forcing Gianna and her family to spend the night with a killer.With the help of her police detective brother, Enzo, Gianna know she needs to get to the bottom of this mystery... before more family ends up dead. Who would want the deceased gone? Why would they do it at Pop's party? And where are they hiding... or perhaps, are they hidden in plain site among the party guests? Too bad the dearly departed isn't giving up any clues. Secrets unfold, suspects emerge, and as Gianna gets closer to the truth, she fears the killer may be one step ahead of her...Gianna Mancini Mysteries:Lipstick, Lies & Dead Guys (book #1)Miniskirts, Mai Tais & Dead Guys (book #2)Cupcakes, Butterflies & Dead Guys (book #3)Stilettos, Bow Ties & Dead Guys (book #4)Diamonds, Pies & Dead Guys (book #5)Ghosts, Private Eyes & Dead Guys (book #6)Christmas, Spies & Dead Guys (short story in the "Cozy Christmas Shorts" collection)What critics are saying about the Gianna Mancini Mysteries:"Quirky but oh so fun cozy mystery. If you like your cozy mysteries on the humorous side, then look no further!"--Fresh Fiction"Jennifer Fischetto serves up a delicious cozy mystery with this fun ghost story. If you are a fan of the genre this is a fun read that will leave you with a smile."--Night Owl Reviews

Ghosts, Private Eyes & Dead Guys

Author : Jennifer Fischetto
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798486989247

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From USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Fischetto comes a spook-tacular new Gianna Mancini Mystery! Ghost whisperer, Gianna Mancini, is thrilled to accompany her PI boyfriend, Julian, to the annual Halloween costume party hosted by the law firm he works with. She's even more delighted when he tosses a sheet over his head and goes as her ghost, as a nod to her supernatural gift. How adorable is he? However, things quickly go from sweet to sour when one of the lawyers at the party is killed... by someone wearing Julian's costume. Gianna fully believes Julian when he tells her someone must have borrowed the disguise when he briefly took it off at the party. But she's about the only one who does believe him, and when Julian is arrested, it's up to her to prove his innocence. With help from a couple of the departed from the other side and two new potential gal-pals, Gianna vows to do everything and anything she can to save the man she loves from a life sentence. Unfortunately the real killer vows to make sure that doesn't happen... even if that means getting Gianna out of the way permanently. Gianna Mancini Mysteries: Lipstick, Lies & Dead Guys (book #1) Miniskirts, Mai Tais & Dead Guys (book #2) Cupcakes, Butterflies & Dead Guys (book #3) Stilettos, Bow Ties & Dead Guys (book #4) Diamonds, Pies & Dead Guys (book #5) Ghosts, Private Eyes & Dead Guys (book #6) Christmas, Spies & Dead Guys (short story in the "Cozy Christmas Shorts" collection) What critics are saying about the Gianna Mancini Mysteries: "Quirky but oh so fun cozy mystery. If you like your cozy mysteries on the humorous side, then look no further!" -Fresh Fiction "Jennifer Fischetto serves up a delicious cozy mystery with this fun ghost story. If you are a fan of the genre this is a fun read that will leave you with a smile." -Night Owl Reviews

Cupcakes, Butterflies & Dead Guys

Author : Jennifer Fischetto
Publisher : Gemma Halliday Publishing
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781943587780

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From USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Fischetto comes another laugh-out-loud Gianna Mancini Mystery... When Gianna Mancini, reluctant ghost whisperer and plus-sized shoeista, attends a bridal shower for a family friend, she doesn’t expect to see her favorite movie star, Raina Stone in attendance. Too bad Gianna's gift of communicating with the dead doesn’t give her the ability to predict the future. If it did, she'd have known she was about to stumble on Raina’s dead body. The police rule it as an accident, but something feels off to Gianna. With the help of her dead Aunt Stella and a grumpy ghost named Freezer Dude, Gianna discovers that the celebrity was harboring secrets from her past. Secrets that may have contributed to her death. Between spying on suspects with Aunt Stella to having to rescue her favorite boots from Raina’s quirky manager, Gianna has her work cut out for her. The closer Gianna gets to the truth, the more danger seems to find her, and if she’s not careful, she may just end up crossing to the other side. Gianna Mancini Mysteries: Lipstick, Lies & Dead Guys (book #1) Miniskirts, Mai Tais & Dead Guys (book #2) Christmas, Spies & Dead Guys (holiday short story) Cupcakes, Butterflies & Dead Guys What critics are saying about the Gianna Mancini Mysteries: "Quirky but oh so fun cozy mystery. If you like your cozy mysteries on the humorous side, then look no further!" —Fresh Fiction "Jennifer Fishetto serves up a delicious cozy mystery with this fun ghost story. If you are a fan of the genre this is a fun read that will leave you with a smile." —Night Owl Reviews

Stilettos, Bow Ties & Dead Guys

Author : Jennifer Fischetto
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798727984895

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From USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Fischetto comes the next hauntingly fun Gianna Mancini Mystery... Reluctant ghost whisperer and newly hired party planner, Gianna Mancini, finds herself helping to plan an over-the-top wedding unlike any she's ever seen-gaudy carnations, mermaid-inspired bridal party gowns, and a piña colada infused wedding cake. Whatever the client wants. But when Lexi, an author and the maid of honor, is found dead at the bridal shower, Gianna's job becomes much more difficult. Especially when Lexi's ghost appears to Gianna, demanding answers. Lexi is not all that happy she's been killed before her latest book can be published-a scandalous drama not-so-loosely based on the secrets of those in her real life. She wants revenge for her death, but there are more suspects to the killing than Gianna can keep straight. On top of that, the bride-to-be asks Gianna to step into Lexi's ridiculously high stilettos and become her new maid of honor. With only a week before the wedding, the clock is ticking down for Gianna to find a killer. Seven days of giggly women, angry relatives, and a ghost who is more vengeful than helpful. While Gianna keeps her attention on a houseful of suspects, a killer watches her every move...and if Gianna isn't careful, they just may strike again! Gianna Mancini Mysteries: Lipstick, Lies & Dead Guys (book #1) Miniskirts, Mai Tais & Dead Guys (book #2) Cupcakes, Butterflies & Dead Guys (book #3) Stilettos, Bow Ties & Dead Guys (book #4) Diamonds, Pies & Dead Guys (book #5) Christmas, Spies & Dead Guys (short story in the "Cozy Christmas Shorts" collection) What critics are saying about the Gianna Mancini Mysteries: "Quirky but oh so fun cozy mystery. If you like your cozy mysteries on the humorous side, then look no further!" -Fresh Fiction "Jennifer Fishetto serves up a delicious cozy mystery with this fun ghost story. If you are a fan of the genre this is a fun read that will leave you with a smile." -Night Owl Reviews

Killing in the Caribbean

Author : Jennifer Fischetto
Publisher : Gemma Halliday Publishing
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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From USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Fischetto comes a beach read full of romance, mystery, and a vacation turned deadly in the sunny Caribbean! Welcome to Voyage Cruise Line: where a sunny day is always just a trip away! At least, that's the official motto Zibby Foster learned when she was hired as the ship's dance instructor. And she's starting to believe it—sailing to tropical ports all over the world that have almost been enough to leave the cares of her former life behind. So, when the ship docks in Barbados, Zibby and her new best friend, Cady Hart, plan to soak up the sun, see the sights, and sip the island’s infamous rum at Cady's boyfriend Aiden's local bar. Only their plans go terribly awry when a group of American tourists enter the scene, and one of them dies right in front of Zibby after sipping one of Aiden's cocktails! With the police suspecting foul play, suddenly Aiden’s livelihood is on the line, a murderer is on the loose, and it's up to Zibby and Cady to figure out just what killed the vacationing victim. With a little help from the ship’s sexy doctor, Zibby finds herself getting closer to the truth as she gets closer to the deceased's circle of friends...maybe too close as the danger mounts, time runs out, and the killer sets his sights on Zibby as his second victim. "If you like your cozy mysteries on the humorous side, then look no further!" ~ Fresh Fiction "Jennifer Fishetto serves up a delicious cozy mystery. If you are a fan of the genre this is a fun read that will leave you with a smile." ~ Night Owl Reviews

Unbreakable Bond

Author : Gemma Halliday,Jennifer Fischetto
Publisher : Gemma Halliday Publishing
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780985764319

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From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author, Gemma Halliday, comes a brand new series... Her name is Bond. Jamie Bond. And her life is about to be shaken and stirred in a cocktail of sex, lies, scandal, and one very dead body. Jamie Bond is a former cover model who switches gears to take over the family business: The Bond Agency, a high-powered P.I. firm located in Los Angeles that specializes in domestic espionage—catching cheating husbands. Jamie's assembled a team of other disenchanted former models to help her take names and kick derrieres among L.A.'s wealthiest philandering husbands. Her current client: Mrs. Veronica Waterston, the young, distraught wife of superior court judge, Thomas Waterston, known for his tough sentencing, right-wing leanings, and his fondness for blondes with double D's. Easy target. But Jamie's simple case takes an unexpected turn for the worse when the not-so-good judge winds up on the ten o'clock news with a bullet through his head. It's clear that someone has set Jamie up, and suddenly she's on the run, under fire, and in serious jeopardy of losing it all. With a hot A.D.A. on her trail, a killer on the loose, and her life on the line, Jamie must prove once and for all that nobody messes with a Bond. The Jamie Bond Mysteries: Unbreakable Bond (book #1) Secret Bond (book #2) Lethal Bond (book #3) Bond Bombshell (short story) Dangerous Bond (book #4) Bond Ambition (short story) Fatal Bond (book #5) Here's what critics are saying about Gemma Halliday's books: "A saucy combination of romance and suspense that is simply irresistible." - Chicago Tribune "Stylish... nonstop action...guaranteed to keep chick lit and mystery fans happy!" - Publishers' Weekly, starred review "Smart, funny and snappy… the perfect beach read!" - Fresh Fiction

Lethal Bond

Author : Gemma Halliday,Jennifer Fischetto
Publisher : Gemma Halliday Publishing
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781940371283

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From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Gemma Halliday... Her name is Bond. Jamie Bond. And her luck may have just run out. P.I. Jamie Bond knows there's corruption in the Los Angeles County D.A.'s office. What she doesn't know is how far it runs and if her on-again, off-again love interest, A.D.A. Aiden Prince, is involved. Is he aware of the danger lurking in his halls of justice? Is he dating his exotic beauty of a co-chair? And why are drug dealers making middle of the night calls to the D.A.? Jamie is determined to find out. But between one case of an "open marriage" wife who fears her husband is secretly monogamous, an Elvis obsessed musician crushing on her employee, and an over-sexed baby-boomer father, Jamie has her hands full. Not to mention one hot photographer, Danny Flynn, who seems determined to take their relationship from "best friend" to "best night of her life." The boundaries between personal and professional blur in a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse, where no one can be trusted...and not everyone will make it out alive. The Jamie Bond Mysteries: Unbreakable Bond (book #1) Secret Bond (book #2) Lethal Bond (book #3) Dangerous Bond (book #4) Fatal Bond (book #5) Deadly Bond (book #6) Here's what critics are saying about Gemma Halliday's books: "A saucy combination of romance and suspense that is simply irresistible." - Chicago Tribune "Stylish... nonstop action...guaranteed to keep chick lit and mystery fans happy!" - Publishers' Weekly, starred review "Smart, funny and snappy… the perfect beach read!" - Fresh Fiction

Dead Man Walking

Author : Helen Prejean
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2011-02-02
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780307787699

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#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A profoundly moving spiritual journey through our system of capital punishment and an unprecedented look at the human consequences of the death penalty • "Stunning moral clarity.” —The Washington Post Book World • Basis for the award-winning major motion picture starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn "Sister Prejean is an excellent writer, direct and honest and unsentimental. . . . She almost palpably extends a hand to her readers.” —The New York Times Book Review In 1982, Sister Helen Prejean became the spiritual advisor to Patrick Sonnier, the convicted killer of two teenagers who was sentenced to die in the electric chair of Louisiana’s Angola State Prison. In the months before Sonnier’s death, the Roman Catholic nun came to know a man who was as terrified as he had once been terrifying. She also came to know the families of the victims and the men whose job it was to execute—men who often harbored doubts about the rightness of what they were doing. Out of that dreadful intimacy comes a profoundly moving spiritual journey through our system of capital punishment. Here Sister Helen confronts both the plight of the condemned and the rage of the bereaved, the fears of a society shattered by violence and the Christian imperative of love. On its original publication in 1993, Dead Man Walking emerged as an unprecedented look at the human consequences of the death penalty. Now, some two decades later, this story—which has inspired a film, a stage play, an opera and a musical album—is more gut-wrenching than ever, stirring deep and life-changing reflection in all who encounter it.

Wicked Games

Author : Gemma Halliday,Jennifer Fischetto
Publisher : Gemma Halliday Publishing
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-23
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Wicked Games by Gemma Halliday,Jennifer Fischetto Pdf

From New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Gemma Halliday comes a cosplay convention that turns deadly... GamerCon has come to Silicon Valley, and high school reporter Hartley Grace Featherstone is excited to cover the convention that celebrates the history of video gaming and the latest break out titles causing a buzz on the scene. Case in point: the much anticipated Athena's Quest by hot young game developer Connor Simon. However Hartley's cavorting with Pokémon and Mario-loving fans gets cut short when, before Hartley can even try out the new game, Connor is found dead—bludgeoned to death by a gaming console! GamerCon is suddenly a crime scene, Hartley is in the middle of a homicide story, and everyone at the convention is a suspect. From Connor's gorgeous girlfriend, to his overbearing talent manager, to his former partner with a grudge and an agenda, and his teenage protégée with a secret, everyone in Connor's life had a reason to want him dead. With the help of her bubbly best friend and the bad-boy editor of her school paper, Hartley finds herself wading through suspects, crashing crime scenes, and digging up evidence...all while dodging her mom's new boyfriend who just happens to be the homicide detective assigned to Connor's case. As tensions escalate and the danger mounts, it's only a matter of time before the killer strikes again...and it could be game over for Hartley! Hartley Grace Featherstone Mysteries: Deadly Cool – book #1 Killer Looks – book #2 Wicked Games – book #3 "Irreverently funny voice... wicked pace... explosive conclusion!" ~ Booklist "Halliday balances the comedy and suspense notes well, keeping her characters intriguing and her narrative bright. Suspenseful fun." ~ Kirkus Reviews "This fun and outrageous mystery is a perfect mix of humor and horror that will have readers laughing while they try to figure out 'whodunit.'" ~ School Library Journal "I absolutely adore this series and these characters... it's smart, funny and full of heart." ~ The Book Life Rating: This book does not contain any scenes with graphic gore, violence, or sexual content. Its rating would be similar to a PG13 movie or Hallmark Channel mystery. Themes encountered by real teens are explored, while keeping the overall rating and content appropriate for younger- and pre-teens. Consequences are shown for behaviors, and negative actions are not glorified.

I Spy Dead People

Author : Jennifer Fischetto,Gemma Halliday
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 149749303X

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From National Bestselling author Jennifer Fischetto comes her debut young adult novel...Horror movie and junk-food junkie, fifteen-year-old Piper Grimaldi wishes for three things:1. to help her true-crime novelist father solve a mystery,2. to settle down and make one town their home, and3. to have a social life, which includes a BFF and a boyfriend (even if she's not allowed to date for another year). It looks like her dreams will come true when on the first day in Hollow Ridge, MA, she befriends her next-door neighbor, mauls a cute boy, and spies on teen soap star, Linzy Quinn. But then the boy rejects her kiss, and Piper finds Linzy's dead body. To make matters worse (as if that's possible), Linzy's ghost appears, in full color, and won't leave Piper alone. Piper desperately wants to help Linzy move into that darn light, but Linzy's more interested in seeking revenge on all the people she believes did her wrong ... including the person who killed her. If Piper can't find her killer, she just may be the next true-crime victim of Hollow Ridge.

My New Roots

Author : Sarah Britton
Publisher : Appetite by Random House
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-31
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780449016459

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Holistic nutritionist and highly-regarded blogger Sarah Britton presents a refreshing, straight-forward approach to balancing mind, body, and spirit through a diet made up of whole foods. Sarah Britton's approach to plant-based cuisine is about satisfaction--foods that satiate on a physical, emotional, and spiritual level. Based on her knowledge of nutrition and her love of cooking, Sarah Britton crafts recipes made from organic vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans, lentils, nuts, and seeds. She explains how a diet based on whole foods allows the body to regulate itself, eliminating the need to count calories. My New Roots draws on the enormous appeal of Sarah Britton's blog, which strikes the perfect balance between healthy and delicious food. She is a "whole food lover," a cook who makes simple accessible plant-based meals that are a pleasure to eat and a joy to make. This book takes its cues from the rhythms of the earth, showcasing 100 seasonal recipes. Sarah simmers thinly sliced celery root until it mimics pasta for Butternut Squash Lasagna, and whips up easy raw chocolate to make homemade chocolate-nut butter candy cups. Her recipes are not about sacrifice, deprivation, or labels--they are about enjoying delicious food that's also good for you.

Homeland

Author : Cory Doctorow
Publisher : Tor Teen
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-05
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781466805873

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In Cory Doctorow's wildly successful Little Brother, young Marcus Yallow was arbitrarily detained and brutalized by the government in the wake of a terrorist attack on San Francisco—an experience that led him to become a leader of the whole movement of technologically clued-in teenagers, fighting back against the tyrannical security state. A few years later, California's economy collapses, but Marcus's hacktivist past lands him a job as webmaster for a crusading politician who promises reform. Soon his former nemesis Masha emerges from the political underground to gift him with a thumbdrive containing a Wikileaks-style cable-dump of hard evidence of corporate and governmental perfidy. It's incendiary stuff—and if Masha goes missing, Marcus is supposed to release it to the world. Then Marcus sees Masha being kidnapped by the same government agents who detained and tortured Marcus years earlier. Marcus can leak the archive Masha gave him—but he can't admit to being the leaker, because that will cost his employer the election. He's surrounded by friends who remember what he did a few years ago and regard him as a hacker hero. He can't even attend a demonstration without being dragged onstage and handed a mike. He's not at all sure that just dumping the archive onto the Internet, before he's gone through its millions of words, is the right thing to do. Meanwhile, people are beginning to shadow him, people who look like they're used to inflicting pain until they get the answers they want. Fast-moving, passionate, and as current as next week, Homeland is every bit the equal of Little Brother—a paean to activism, to courage, to the drive to make the world a better place. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Unbroken (Movie Tie-in Edition)

Author : Laura Hillenbrand
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781984818447

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The incredible true story of survival and salvation that is the basis for two major motion pictures: 2014’s Unbroken and the upcoming Unbroken: Path to Redemption. 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, on the ocean surface, a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane’s bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Second World War. The lieutenant’s name was Louis Zamperini. In boyhood, he’d been a cunning and incorrigible delinquent, breaking into houses, brawling, and fleeing his home to ride the rails. As a teenager, he had channeled his defiance into running, discovering a prodigious talent that had carried him to the Berlin Olympics and within sight of the four-minute mile. But when war had come, the athlete had become an airman, embarking on a journey that led to his doomed flight, a tiny raft, and a drift into the unknown. Ahead of Zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, a foundering raft, thirst and starvation, enemy aircraft, and, beyond, a trial even greater. Driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor; brutality with rebellion. His fate, whether triumph or tragedy, would be suspended on the fraying wire of his will. 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. Praise for Unbroken “Extraordinarily moving . . . a powerfully drawn survival epic.”—The Wall Street Journal “[A] one-in-a-billion story . . . designed to wrench from self-respecting critics all the blurby adjectives we normally try to avoid: It is amazing, unforgettable, gripping, harrowing, chilling, and inspiring.”—New York “Staggering . . . mesmerizing . . . Hillenbrand’s writing is so ferociously cinematic, the events she describes so incredible, you don’t dare take your eyes off the page.”—People “A meticulous, soaring and beautifully written account of an extraordinary life.”—The Washington Post “Ambitious and powerful . . . a startling narrative and an inspirational book.”—The New York Times Book Review “Marvelous . . . Unbroken is wonderful twice over, for the tale it tells and for the way it’s told. . . . It manages maximum velocity with no loss of subtlety.”—Newsweek “Moving and, yes, inspirational . . . [Laura] Hillenbrand’s unforgettable book . . . deserve[s] pride of place alongside the best works of literature that chart the complications and the hard-won triumphs of so-called ordinary Americans and their extraordinary time.”—Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air “Hillenbrand . . . tells [this] story with cool elegance but at a thrilling sprinter’s pace.”—Time “Unbroken is too much book to hope for: a hellride of a story in the grip of the one writer who can handle it.”—Christopher McDougall, author of Born to Run