Welcome to Litsy!

It‘s almost Olympics time!The author was an Olympian and much, much more. Here he is competing in the 5000m in 1936, and carrying the Olympic Torch 4 days before his 81st birthday in 1998. If you read the incredible true story of his life,”Unbroken”(and if you haven‘t,I strongly recommend it!),this is what happens after he comes back to the US in his own words. Simply written. Great photographs. An amazing man. My friend was happy to get it back!

A friend knew I loved Laura Hillenbrand‘s 2010 biography “Unbroken”, and brought this book for me to read a few years ago. I think she got tired of asking me, if I had read it yet. So, I am seeing her on Wednesday, and my goal is to finish and return to her! 🤞🏻#nopressure #MtTBR

I hadn‘t been to Dollar Tree in a bit, but motivated by @Jess7 ‘s recent haul, I decided to pop in this morning. My store doesn‘t usually have many books, but I got lucky today.

Anyone read any of these?

#DollarTree #BookHaul

I read Unbroken and thought Louis Zamperini was an amazing man! It tells the true story of his survival after his plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean while on a rescue mission during Worldv War II. He was then taken prisoner by the Japanese. A friend loaned me this follow up book which was completed two days before his death at the age of 97. #tbr #septembowie #heroes

In 1998, when asked by the mayor of Joetsu, Japan, if there was anything good about being in a Japanese prison camp, he answered quickly: "Yes. It prepared me for fifty-five years of married life."

An optimist says the glass is half full. A pessimist says the glass is half empty. A survivalist is practical. He says, "Call it what you want, but just fill the glass." I believe in filling the glass.

Zamperini was an interesting man. However, I don't believe in either positive thinking or God because I'm very much grounded in reality, and this book is chock full of both of those things.

Although #LouisZamperini was #unbroken during his 2 years as #POW in Japan, but he was a broken man after returning home. He was constantly haunted by his wartime experiences, especially the daily torment from the #Japanese corporal, nicknamed "The Bird." He resorted to alcohol to help him cope with these #posttraumatic #stress. But he was saved by #JesusChrist and he turned his life around. He was a #remarkable man of #faith. #awesomeread

Holiday party last night! Don't you know those tempting books are everywhere! 😉My friend says I have that book I told you about in the car. Want to walk out with me? But of course! 😀