{"product_id":"lost-in-shangri-la-a-true-story-of-survival-adventure-and-the-most-incredible-rescue-mission-of-world-war-ii-9780062065049","title":"Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II","description":"\"A lost world, man-eating tribesmen, lush andimpenetrable jungles, stranded American fliers (one of them \u003cem\u003ea dame withgreat gams\u003c\/em\u003e, for heaven's sake), a startling rescue mission. . . . This is atrue story made in heaven for a writer as talented as Mitchell Zuckoff. Whew--what an utterly compelling and deeplysatisfying read!\" --Simon Winchester, author of \u003cem\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAward-winning former \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e reporter Mitchell Zuckoffunleashes the exhilarating, untold story of an extraordinary World War IIrescue mission, where a plane crash in the South Pacific plunged a trio of U.S.military personnel into a land that time forgot. Fans of Hampton Sides' \u003cem\u003eGhost Soldiers\u003c\/em\u003e, Marcus Luttrell's \u003cem\u003eLone Survivor\u003c\/em\u003e, and David Grann's \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Cityof Z \u003c\/em\u003ewill be captivated by Zuckoff's masterfullyrecounted, all-true story of danger, daring, determination, and discovery injungle-clad New Guinea during the final days of WWII.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eZuckoff, Mitchell:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMitchell Zuckoff\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Sumner M. Redstone Professor of Narrative Studies at Boston University. He covered 9\/11 for the \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e and wrote the lead news story on the day of the attacks. Zuckoff is the author of seven previous works of nonfiction, including the number one \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003e13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi\u003c\/em\u003e, which became the basis of the Paramount Pictures movie of the same name. His earlier books also include the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestsellers \u003cem\u003eLost in Shangri-La\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFrozen in Time\u003c\/em\u003e. As a member of the \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e Spotlight Team, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting and the winner of numerous national awards. He lives outside Boston.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperLuxe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50317931970834,"sku":"9780062065049","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e75fcf07-08f4-4b63-bc3e-3bc024e10ded.jpg?v=1727543110","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lost-in-shangri-la-a-true-story-of-survival-adventure-and-the-most-incredible-rescue-mission-of-world-war-ii-9780062065049","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}