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Four undocumented Mexican American students, two great teachers, one robot-building contest...and a major motion picture.

In her long-awaited new book, Laura Hillenbrand writes with the same rich and vivid narrative voice she displayed in Seabiscuit. Telling an unforgettable story of a man's journey into extremity, Unbroken is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit.

The interwoven stories of two men whose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal chases of all time - Hawley Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive creator of a seemingly supernatural means of communication.

As only great history can, Egan's book captures the very voice of the times: its grit, pathos, and abiding courage.

Hillenbrand brilliantly re-creates a universal underdog story, one that proves life is a horse race.