Lost in Shangri-La by Mitchell Zuckoff
"A lost world, man-eating tribesmen, lush andimpenetrable jungles, stranded American fliers (one of them a dame withgreat gams, for heaven's sake), a startling rescue mission. . . . This is atrue story made in heaven for a writer as talented as Mitchell Zuckoff. Whew--what an utterly compelling and deeplysatisfying read!" --Simon Winchester, author of AtlanticAward-winning former Boston Globe reporter Mitchell Zuckoffunleashes the exhilarating, untold story of an extraordinary World War IIrescue mission, where a plane crash in the South Pacific plunged a trio of U.S.military personnel into a land that time forgot. Fans of Hampton Sides' Ghost Soldiers, Marcus Luttrell's Lone Survivor, and David Grann's The Lost Cityof Z will be captivated by Zuckoff's masterfullyrecounted, all-true story of danger, daring, determination, and discovery injungle-clad New Guinea during the final days of WWII.
Mitchell Zuckoff is a Boston University journalism professor. He has already published three books, the most recent of which being Ponzi's Scheme: The Real Tale of A Financial Legend. He was a Pulitzer Prize nominee and the recipient of multiple national literary prizes while working as a reporter for The Boston Globe.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780061988349 |
| ISBN 10 | 0061988340 |
| Title | Lost in Shangri-La |
| Author | Mitchell Zuckoff |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 2011-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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