Dont Give Up, Dont Give In, Louis Zamperini
Dont Give Up, Dont Give In, Louis Zamperini
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Don't Give Up, Don't Give In
Lessons from an Extraordinary Life

Author: Louis Zamperini, David Rensin

Narrator: Arthur Morey

Unabridged: 4 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 11/18/2014


Synopsis

New York Times bestsellerMore than 100,000 copies in printCompleted just two days before Louis Zamperini’s death at age ninety-seven, Don’t Give Up, Don’t Give In shares a lifetime of wisdom, insight, and humor from “one of the most incredible American lives of the past century” (People). Zamperini’s story has touched millions through Laura Hillenbrand’s biography Unbroken 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.He 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 Don’t Give Up, Don’t Give In is an extraordinary last testament that captures the wisdom of a life lived to the fullest.

About Louis Zamperini

A 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.

About David Rensin

David 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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Abigail

"All things works together for good." This book... Wow.. This book was incredible. Louis Zamperini might of not considered himself a hero but he is definitely a hero to me. It is so amazing that he was able to pull himself together after what he went through during World War II. He cared deeply for......more

Goodreads review by Mark

The life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner and famed survivor of World War II, has been told through his 2003 autobiography “Devil at my Heels”, a 2010 biography by Laura Hildebrand titled “Unbroken” and a 2014 film by Angelina Jolie. This 2014 memoir with assistance by David Rensin is formatted......more

Goodreads review by C.P.

This was an interesting look into Louis Zamperini's life. It was originally written as a companion to an autobiography that he wrote and I think it would work well for that purpose. I haven't read that book, but I have read his biography by Laura Hillenbrand and this adds some nice context to the st......more

Goodreads review by Gwen

Not a bio, but a fun, invigorating collection of anecdotes and advice from a wise man nearing his finish line. Louis Zamperini is just the coolest. "People tell me, 'You're such an optimist.' Am I an optimist? An optimist says the glass is half full. A pessimist says the glass is half empty. A survi......more