Resilience ...

... The Defiant Ones. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

Following the publication of "Seabiscuit," Ms. Hillenbrand wrote to Mr. Zamperini. Shortly thereafter they had the first of many long phone conversations. His tale of survival captivated her both on its merits and because she could relate to it personally. "I'm attracted," she says, "to subjects who overcome tremendous suffering and learn to cope emotionally with it."