Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Unbroken is one of the most popular non-fiction books of all time. It has spent over four years (and counting) on the bestseller lists, fourteen weeks of that time at the coveted number one spot. Only four other books have been more popular.
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Won't you guys be our neighbors? Angelina Jolie didn't have to go far to meet Louie, the hero of her film adaptation—he lived right in Jolie's neighborhood.
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The biggest advocate for Unbroken is Louie Zamporini himself. At age ninety-three, he went on tour and ended up promoting the book more than Hillenbrand did. Unfortunately she suffers from chronic fatigue syndrome—but Louie, on the other hand, will probably never stop running. He's a real-life Energizer Bunny.
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