Description: 102min.: the Untold Story of the Fight to Survive inside the Twin Towers by Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn The dramatic and moving account of the struggle for life inside the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, when every minute counted At 8:46 am on September 11, 2001, 14,000 people were inside the twin towers-reading e-mails, making trades, eating croissants at Windows on the World. Over the next 102 minutes, each would become part of a drama for the ages, one witnessed only by the people who lived it-until now. Of the millions of words written about this wrenching day, most were told from the outside looking in. New York Times reporters Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn have taken the opposite-and far more revealing-approach. Reported from the perspectives of those inside the towers, 102 Minutes captures the little-known stories of ordinary people who took extraordinary steps to save themselves and others. Beyond this stirring panorama stands investigative reporting of the first rank. An astounding number of people actually survived the plane impacts but were unable to escape, and the authors raise hard questions about building safety and tragic flaws in New York's emergency preparedness. Dwyer and Flynn rely on hundreds of interviews with rescuers, thousands of pages of oral histories, and countless phone, e-mail, and emergency radio transcripts. They cross a bridge of voices to go inside the infernos, seeing cataclysm and heroism, one person at a time, to tell the affecting, authoritative saga of the men and women-the nearly 12,000 who escaped and the 2,749 who perished-as they made 102 minutes count as never before. 102 Minutes is a 2005 National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction. Report From Ground Zero: The Story of the Rescue Efforts at the World Trade center by Dennis Smith In a moving tribute to the fallen heroes of September 11, 2001, a former firefighter and best-selling author of Report from Engine Co. 82 provides an eyewitness record of events on the front lines of Ground Zero and the extraordinary efforts of police, fire, and emergency medical teams to rescue victims in the face of unspeakable disaster. The Cell: Inside the 9/11 Plot, and Why The FBI and CIA Failed to Stop It by John Miller, ABC News, Michael Stone with Chris Mitchell September 11, 2001 marked the beginning of a new era in history, but the forces that triggered those attacks have been in place for years and continue to operate within the United States and abroad. Experts estimate that as many as 500 terrorist cells exist in America today. ABC News journalist John Miller has been tracking this story since his coverage of the first World Trade Center bombing in 1993. He was the first American journalist to interview Osama Bin Laden, and he has a sophisticated knowledge of the structure and workings of extremist organizations. The Cell contains information gleaned from sources within the FBI, CIA, and the local law enforcement communities currently conducting the investigation into the September 11 attacks.
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Book Series: Historical
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Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Original Language: English
Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults
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Edition: First Edition
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Type: Historical Tragedy
Era: 2000s
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Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Book Title: 102min.: the Untold Story of the Fight to Survive inside the Twin Towers
Item Length: 9.5in.
Item Height: 1.1in.
Item Width: 6.5in.
Author: Kevin Flynn, Jim Dwyer
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Features: Revised
Topic: United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Terrorism, United States / 21st Century, Emergency Management
Publisher: Holt & Company, Henry
Publication Year: 2005
Genre: Technology & Engineering, History, Political Science
Item Weight: 22.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 352 Pages