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Laura Hillenbrand

Best Article Health

A Sudden Illness

How chronic fatigue syndrome changed the author’s life.

Laura Hillenbrand New Yorker Jul 2003 30min Permalink

Adrift but Unbroken

During WWII, a bomber crashes into the Pacific and the crewmen begin an epic battle against dehydration, exposure, and endless attacks by sharks. Adapted from Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken.

Laura Hillenbrand Vanity Fair Dec 2010 35min Permalink