Unbroken By Laura Hillenbrand

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The book “Unbroken: A World War II Story Of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption” is a biography written by Laura Hillenbrand. It was published by Random House in Manhattan, New York on November 16, 2010. The edition of my Ebook was v3.1, 444 pages long, and costs an average of $10.86. I chose to read “Unbroken” because I believe there are many valuable life lessons to be learned from reading personal biographies. I have always been fascinated with World War II and other war stories, which lead me to Unbroken. Personal biographies expand my knowledge beyond what our hometown Cache Valley can provide me with. They introduce me to different ways of life, cultures, beliefs, and values that I have not yet encountered in my 18 years of life.

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