Two recent amazing books

I recently finished two books I enjoyed well beyond my expectations. First:

This is the story of Louis Zamperini, a prodigy in track who was likely on track to be the first to break the 4-minute mile until World War II intervened.

The story of the war's influence on Zamperini's life and his survival through unbelievable hardship is a story I'll never forget.

Then I tried one that I've been seeing on the shelf for years but never tried:

This one was published in 1990 and is still on hold at our local library.

I experienced it as an audiobook and it's leapt up to the top of my favorites. I greatly enjoyed Neil Gaiman's American Gods and appreciated the one of Terry Pratchett's that I've tried so far: Raising Steam. 

But this one has everything:

• An angel and a demon as protagonists
• A plot involving the Antichrist
• Fumbling of this plot by a bunch of Satanist nuns that are supposed to be helping it
• A 17th century witch who's left prophecies about the present day

... and much, much more including interesting references (for me) to 1990-era computers ...

Money back if not completely satisfied with this one!