{"product_id":"dont-give-up-dont-give-in-lessons-from-an-extraordinary-life-9780062368805","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eZamperini, Louis:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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 \u003cem\u003eDevil at My Heels\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as in Laura Hillenbrand's 2010 biography \u003cem\u003eUnbroken\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRensin, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDavid Rensin worked closely with Louis Zamperini for many years and cowrote \u003cem\u003eDevil at My Heels\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as fifteen other books, including five \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestsellers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dey Street Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50674627772690,"sku":"9780062368805","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_49e2d817-317b-4aa7-9634-5406c4670664.jpg?v=1733863660","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dont-give-up-dont-give-in-lessons-from-an-extraordinary-life-9780062368805","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}