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A place of remembrance : official book of the national September 11 memorial
by Allison Blais
A poignantly illustrated, official companion guide to the September 11 Memorial on the site of the World Trade Center shares previously unpublished photographs and architectural plans while describing the symbolism of the Twin Towers, the horror of the attacks and the ongoing efforts to build the memorial. Original.
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Firefight : inside the battle to save the Pentagon on 9/11
by Patrick Creed
Describes the epic struggle of firefighters, as well as police, first responders, and others, to battle the fierce fires that threatened to consume the Pentagon in the wake of the terrorist attack on September 11th and reveals how close the attack came to destroying a major communications center within the structure and costing many more lives. 30,000 first printing.
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Grand illusion : the untold story of Rudy Giuliani and 9/11
by Wayne Barrett
A pair of investigative journalists challenges beliefs about Giuliani's leadership during the events of September 11, arguing that the attacks enabled the mayor to reinvent his public image and followed two terms during which Giuliani failed to promote security interests. 50,000 first printing.
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Inside 9-11 : what really happened
by Der Spiegel Magazine
A reconstruction of the events on September 11 by a team of top German journalists includes coverage of their cutting-edge investigation into the terrorists' identities; early interviews with firemen, police, and survivors; and rescue attempts.
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Manhunt : the ten-year search for Bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad
by Peter L. Bergen
The author of the best-selling Holy War, Inc. presents a definitive account of the decade-long search for Osama bin Laden, sharing coverage of such topics as the CIA analyst team that gathered critical intelligence and what bin Laden's demise means for al Qaeda. 100,000 first printing.
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The day the world came to town : 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
by Jim DeFede
Shares the experiences of the citizens of Gander, Newfoundland, who were hosts to the more than six thousand passengers of thirty-eight U.S.-bound jetliners forced to land there in the wake of the September 11 attacks. 40,000 first printing.
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The ground truth : the untold story of America under attack on 9/11
by John J. Farmer
A senior counsel to the 9/11 Commission draws on recordings, transcripts, and recently declassified records to reveal aspects of the attacks that have not been previously disclosed, arguing that the day's events were predictable and that the nation is still at risk.
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The looming tower : Al-Qaeda and the road to 9/11
by Lawrence Wright
Exploring both the American and Arab sides of the September 11th terrorist attacks interweaves the stories of four men--Al Qaeda leaders Ayman al-Zawahiri and Osama bin Laden, FBI counterrorism head John O'Neill, and Prince Turki al-Faisal, former chief of Saudi intelligence--in the story of the people, ideas, events, and intelligence failures that led to the attacks. 40,000 first printing.
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The only plane in the sky : an oral history of 9/11
by Garrett M. Graff
A panoramic oral history of the September 11 attacks draws on hundreds of interviews with government officials, first responders, survivors, friends and family members to recount events from the perspectives of firsthand witnesses. 125,000 first printing.
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Tower stories : an oral history of 9/11
by Damon DiMarco
Including follow-up interviews which track contributors' lives since 9/11, as well as never-before-published photographs, this expanded second edition of a literary time capsule preserves a monumental tragedy in American history through the voices of thepeople who were in Lower Manhattan and elsewhere in New York at the time of the attack. The diverse stories chronicled here include a small group of people who made it safely down from the 89th floor of Tower 1, a paramedic who set up a triage area 200 yards from the base of the towers before they collapsed, and ordinary citizens trying to get on with their lives in the days following the tragic event. Voices represented include police, firefighters, paramedics, reporters, volunteers, eyewitnesses, the bereaved of 9/11, World Trade Center structural engineers, political experts, political dissidents, and children who witnessed the events.--From publisher description
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Wake-up call : the political education of a 9/11 widow
by Kristen Breitweiser
In a moving and provocative memoir, the widow of a victim of the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center chronicles her odyssey from a quiet suburban family life to her role as an outspoken activist, critic of the current administration, and ardent campaigner for justice and national security.
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Why America slept : the failure to prevent 9/11
by Gerald L. Posner
The author of Case Closed offers an inside look at the terrorist attacks on September 11th and the reasons why the disaster was not prevented, discussing how breakdowns in intelligence, political infighting, and communications allowed terrorists to make an unprecendented attack on American soil. 50,000 first printing.
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WTC
Footage of Ground Zero during the first twenty-four hours after the attack of September 11, 2001, as well as some of the heroic efforts made by New Yorkers
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