Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption | 
pickGoosebumps, I literally got goosebumps while reading Unbroken. It has been on my TBR for MANY years and I finally read it. All I can say is WOW. It‘s written incredibly beautiful and tells a real life story of grit, determination, and triumph. 5 🌟
pickThis book opened my eyes to how difficult it was to be a prisoner of war in Jalen during WWII. I felt myself tearing up with the abuse the soldiers suffered. I have been naive with my knowledge of history. At 70 years old, I am opening myself to knowledge. I find it hard to say I enjoyed reading this but it was an excellent book. 4.75/5
“Without dignity, identity is erased. In its absence, men are defined not by themselves, but by their captors and the circumstances in which they are forced to live.” Louis Zamperini
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@TheSpineView
The story of Louis Zamperini is amazing and humbling.
I saw the movie and am looking forward to reading the book. What an amazing story.
1) I'll watch American football and some of the Olympics if other people are watching, but I can pretty much take it or leave it. Aside from soccer in kindergarten, rugby in college, and years of highly unpleasant PE classes, I've never really played team sports.
2) Tagged.
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As an Olympian contender in his youth, Louis helped to carry the Olympic torch in old age for the 1998 Nagano Games. Zamperini died in 2014 at the age of 97. Exceptional book.
#IWillSurvive Gloria Gaynor
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@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
"I'll be an easier subject than Seabiscuit, because I can talk." Louis Zamperini to Laura Hillenbrand.
#manicmonday #letteru
📖 Tagged.
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🎥 Us (Jordan Peele)
🎸 Unleash the Archers
🎶 Unable to See (Tremonti), Undersize (Yours Truly), Until It Breaks (Linkin Park), Used To (Daughtry)
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📕Tagged book…still think about this amazing NF story 💚
✍🏻??? I‘m just not coming up with an author
🍿Usual Suspects
🎤 U2
🎵 Under The Bridge
pickThis book was such a good book. I started reading it because I have a cousin who was commander of a squadron of fighter jets during this time, sadly he was shot down right off the island where these POW‘s were being held, but after reading this book maybe that was actually a blessing. An amazing book about the resilience of humans, what they can go through, and still survive and ultimately forgive largely in part due to their faith. Loved it!!
pickI‘m absolutely unbelievable story. There is such much hate and anger and yet also forgiveness and compassions driving this book. This was an easy, immersive read, and Hillenbrand did a good job making each person memorable and distinctive, so it was easy for the reader to track them.
#AlphabetGame a past book club favorite
pickAnother amazing true story of extreme hardship and overcoming. It makes our lives seems so easy. Mind blowing experiences!! The human ability to survive and persevere is incredible!
1. The tagged book is my favorite sports book that I‘ve read.
2. I have a couple: 🏀 ⚾️ For basketball, it‘s the Syracuse Orange and for baseball it‘s the Yankees.
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1. The only book I can think of that had a small sports component to it is Unbroken. Louie was an Olympic contender before the war.
2. I do not watch sports on TV.
Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView - for some reason I‘m a day off and thought it was Tuesday today 🤦🏼♀️
pick17-19 May 2021 (audiobook)
Both devastating and inspiring. The horrors these men endured were difficult to listen to. My grandmother‘s aunt and two female cousins were interred in a Japanese POW camp in Java, which I never fully thought through until hearing of Louis‘ torments.
The friendships between the POWs and the commitment and allegiances they gave each other were, however, inspiring.
“Without dignity, identity is erased. In its absence, men are defined not by themselves, but by their captors and the circumstances in which they are forced to live.”
@Eggs Thanks for the tag! @cosmos_moon
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1. Someone who has passed. I would love to spend some time with my Mom.
2. I am thankful for my friends. They help me keep things in perspective and are always there for me.
1. My best friend who is not physically far away, but has covid and watching her dad die. Want to hug her so bad!
2. Working from home and my health
Thanks for the tag @peaknit @Cosmos_Moon
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1. I‘d like to see my childhood friend, Sam, who moved to Rome, NY.
2. I‘m thankful that I still have a job and my family doesn‘t have COVID.
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Some of my favorite heroes I celebrate #today and everyday
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pickThis book was still as fascinating as the first time I read it. What those men went through...
#CYOReadathon 2nd book finished #Scarathlon2020 #TeamSlaughter
pickThe story of Louis Zamperini‘s life was unbelievable. He experienced atrocities with grace and honestly. The novel based on his life was filled with detail (almost to a fault) but built a beautiful story of his life.
The soul, lies at the heart of humanness; to be deprived of it is to be dehumanized... Men subjected to dehumanizing treatment experience profound wretchedness and loneliness and find that hope is almost impossible to retain. Without dignity, identity is erased. In its absence, men are defined not by themselves, but by their captors and the circumstances in which they are forced to live.
This is my reading buddy, Axel. The irony of reading this book while I have a broken foot is just too much. 😆😆
Louis Zamperini‘s resilience and fortitude is just incredible. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves nonfiction. #ww2 #pow
#7days7books (day 1)
We present here 7 books that will remain in our minds, because they touched us so much; changed us. No further comments!
Thanks for the tag, @LazyOwl ! I tag @Ncostell if you‘re interested 💜
This one is beautifully written and emotionally exhausting. It has been in my tbr stack so long, the cover says, “SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE.” Soon as in 2014. I can‘t wait to watch the movie after I finish it.
His life would not have been so powerful without his ability to embrace #forgiveness
#selfimprovementseptember
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pickThis is an incredible non-fiction book that reads like fiction. It's a story of survival, of human resilience, determination, stubbornness, of an iron will & a fragile recovery due to unspeakable horror. Non-fiction readers, this is a MUST. For those of you who think you don't like non-fiction, this would be a great book to try.
I started this today. Why haven‘t I heard this story before? Amazing
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