Louis Zamperini
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Agent: Brian DeFiore
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American hero Louis Zamperini, who died just two days after completing the manuscript for this book, shared his wisdom, values, lessons, secrets, and other insights gleaned from his remarkable experiences in this powerful and inspiring book.

Louis Zamperini’s struggle to survive the unimaginable—brought to life in his autobiography Devil at My Heels and in Laura Hillenbrand’s #1 New York Times bestseller and its film adaptation, Unbroken—elevated him to his rightful place among our country’s greatest heroes.

Faced with one misfortune after another—a plane crash, the shark-filled waters of the Pacific, a brutal Japanese prisoner of war camp—Zamperini could have given up a thousand times. Instead, he chose to see every hardship as a challenge that he was determined to overcome. Enduring the perils of World War II, Zamperini continued to find adventure at every turn—from crashing weddings to facing down Frank Sinatra in a fight to getting mixed up in a bank robbery. To age 97 he remained undaunted; happy, sharp-minded, and healthy, engaging life to its fullest until the end.

In Don’t Give Up, Don’t Give In, he shared never-before told tales that embody his simple, yet essential secrets of success: how his relationship with God, his ever-positive attitude, his constant pursuit of accomplishment—and a healthy dose of mischief—helped him lead a long and fulfilled life, lessons we can all use to transform our own.

  • DON'T GIVE UP, DON'T GIVE IN
    Dey Street, 2014