Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand
From the author of Unbroken a major motion picture releasing in 2015 this is the bestselling true story of three men and their dreams for a racehorse, Seabiscuit.‘A rip-roaring narrative from a cobwebbed chapter of the Depression’ Sunday Times
‘Hillenbrand tells the story of the triumphs and tribulations of her cast of misfits with flair and skill, relishing the larger than life characters who inhabited this forgotten demimonde.’ Sunday Times
‘Most readable … a wonderful tale.’ Daily Mail
‘This season’s literary sensation.’ Financial Times
Laura Hillenbrand is the author of the number-one bestseller Seabiscuit, which won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award. It was made into a major international film, which was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Hillenbrand's New Yorker article, 'A Sudden Illness,' won the 2004 National Magazine Award, and she is a two-time winner of the Eclipse Award. She and actor Gary Sinise are the co-founders of Operation International Children, a charity that provides school supplies to children through American troops. She lives in Washington, D.C.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781841150925 |
| ISBN 10 | 1841150924 |
| Title | Seabiscuit |
| Author | Laura Hillenbrand |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2002-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Prizes | Winner of William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2001 |
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