Hillenbrand, Laura

Summary: In this captivating and lavishly illustrated young adult edition of her award-winning #1 New York Times bestseller, Laura Hillenbrand tells the story of a former Olympian s courage, cunning, and fortitude following his plane crash in enemy territory. This adaptation of Unbroken introduces a new generation to one of history s most thrilling survival epics.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ember 2017

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 910.54 HIL

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2 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 ZAM

Hillenbrand, Laura

Summary: In this captivating new young adult edition, the story of a man's breathtaking odyssey and the courage, cunning, and fortitude he found to endure and overcome. This gripping narrative will introduce a new generation to one of history's most thrilling survival epics.--

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 ZAMPERINI, LOUIS HIL

Keefe, Jess

Summary: "Thirty-Thousand Steps is a powerful and transformative memoir that interweaves the author's obsessive training to becoming a distance runner, along with her singular, focused research into the science of addiction in the shadow of grief after the death of her brother"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Prometheus Books 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KEEFE, JESS KEE

Hillenbrand, Laura.

Summary: On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared. Then, on the ocean surface, the face of a young lieutenant appeared as he struggled to pull himself aboard a life raft. So began one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Second World War as told by the author of "Seabiscuit."

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2010

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 ZAMPERINI, LOUIS HILLENBRAND

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 Zamperini 2010

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD B ZAMPERINI

Goucher, Kara

Summary: "Kara Goucher grew up with Olympic dreams. She excelled at running from a young age, and though she was confronted with serious challenges including the death of her father and struggles with disordered eating, her prospects were bright. She won high school cross country championships in Minnesota, NCAA track and field championships at the University of Colorado, and when she graduated from...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2023

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GOUCHER, KARA GOU

Ulrich, Marshall.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Avery 2011

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ULRICH, MARSHALL ULR

Linden, Des

Summary: April 16, 2018: the Boston Marathon. Linden was recovering from illness and questioning her running future. But as she ticked off the miles, opportunity presented itself. She tapped into her inner strength and remembered all the reasons she loved to race. Coming off Heartbeat Hill at mile 22, Linden took the lead and became the 2018 Boston Marathon champion and the first American woman to win...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LINDEN, DES LIN

Hillenbrand, Laura.

Summary: On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared--Lt. Louis Zamperini. Captured by the Japanese and driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2010

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ZAMPERINI, LOUIS HIL

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 940.54 HIL

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1 available in Adult, Call number: B ZAMPERINI HIL

Heinrich, Bernd

Summary: In this part memoir, part scientific investigation, a biologist and natural historian uses his long-distance running to illuminate the changes to a human body over a lifetime, exploring the relationship between metabolism, diet, exercise, and age.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HEINRICH, BERND HEI

McDougall, Christopher

Summary: McDougall reveals the secrets of the world's greatest distance runners--the Tarahumara Indians of Copper Canyon, Mexico--and how he trained for the challenge of a lifetime: a fifty-mile race through the heart of Tarahumara country pitting the tribe against an odd band of super-athletic Americans.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2009

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.42 MCD

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.42 MCD

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult, Call number: 796.42 McD

Jurek, Scott

Summary: An expert ultrarunner describes how he set out to break the speed record for the Appalachian Trail, a 2,189 mile journey that took an unforeseen physical and emotional toll, but also offered him unexpected rewards.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2018

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 921 JUR

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JUREK, SCOTT JUR