Louie Zamperini was a rebellious youth blessed with Olympic-class speed. When World War II erupted, he soon found himself in the Pacific skies—and after capture by Japanese forces, fighting for his very survival. Hillenbrand does more than convey information; she artfully crafts a story of one man’s journey into the evil of war, the darkness of his own soul, and back again. A powerful saga and literary masterwork that lingers long past its final pages.

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While the story is about a horse named Seabiscuit, it is also about his jockey (Red Pollard), his trainer (Tom Smith), and his owner (Charles Howard). Each of these men was at decisive crossroads in their lives and careers when a long-overlooked horse intertwined their fates and carried them on an unlikely journey. Hillenbrand delivers a superb, riveting story about what is arguably the greatest horse to ever race and the improbable people he brought together.

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