Exploring September 11
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September 11, 2001
Report from Ground Zero: The Story of the Rescue Efforts at the World Trade Center
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Immediately after the jets struck the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, Dennis Smith, a former firefighter, reported to Manhattan's Ladder Co. 16 to volunteer in the rescue efforts. In the weeks that followed, Smith was present on the front lines, attending the wounded, sifting through the wreckage, and mourning with New York's devastated fire and police departments.
search Novelist® PlusFirehouse
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In a tribute to the firefighters who lost their lives following the attack on the World Trade Center, the author explores the lives of members of FDNY Engine 40 Ladder 25, offering a portrait of everyday life in a firehouse and their courageous efforts to preserve life.
search Novelist® PlusHeart of a Soldier : A Story of Love, Heroism, and September 11th
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This is the story of Rick Rescorla, head of security for Morgan Stanley. From his selfless acts of bravery in Vietnam to his unorthodox methods for keeping evacuating office workers calm on September 11th, Rescorta's story captures the enormity of the World Trade Center attack.
search Novelist® PlusDead Center: Behind the Scenes at the World's Largest Medical Examiner's Office
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A forensic investigator who was at the head of the effort to find and identify World Trade Center victims describes the ways in which he and his team were able to work through the harrowing aspects of their duties by bringing needed closure to grieving families.
search Novelist® PlusFirefight: Inside the Battle to Save the Pentagon on 9/11
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The size and structure of the Pentagon presented unique challenges to the firefighters from Arlington and elsewhere who answered the call for help on 9/11. For twenty-four hours, rescue workers were compelled to devise ingenious tactics and make bold decisions until they finally extinguished the fire that threatened to cripple America's military infrastructure just when it was needed most.
search Novelist® Plus9-11 Emergency Relief: A Comic Book to Benefit the American Red Cross
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The terrorist attacks in New York, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001, touched people worldwide, and cartoonists turned to art to express their grief and support. From legendary creators such as Will Eisner and Harvey Pekar to new talents on the cutting edge of comics, over eighty artists from all areas of the cartooning world have joined together in this community effort.
search Novelist® PlusThe Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
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In the wake of the September 11th attacks, more than six thousand airline passengers on thirty-eight U.S.-bound jetliners were forced to land in Gander, Newfoundland, population 9,950. This is their story.
search Novelist® PlusThe 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation
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Feeling that the size and complexity of the 9/11 Commission Report had deterred too many Americans from reading it, two veteran artists produced this comic version. Includes an historical timeline, recommendations of the 9/11 Commission, and the Commission's December 2005 report card on the government's implementation of those recommendations. The full-color artwork provides personality for the named players–U.S. presidents and al-Qaeda operatives alike–as well as the airline passengers, office workers, fire fighters, and bureaucrats essential to the report.
search Novelist® PlusInside 9-11: What Really Happened
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The "why" of September 11 may remain beyond understanding, but we can understand who the terrorists were, and how they were able to take so many innocent lives by sacrificing their own. Combining first-class investigative journalism and writing of extraordinary clarity, Inside 9/11 is a heartbreaking and gripping reconstruction of the events that changed us all.
search Novelist® PlusOut of the Blue: The Story of September 11, 2001, from Jihad to Ground Zero
973.931 B53o
Following the lives of heroes, victims, and terrorists, New York Times reporter Bernstein weaves a complex tale of a multitude of lives colliding on that fateful morning. He takes us inside the al-Qaeda organization; we meet cops and firefighters; we follow the lives of the rest of America–ordinary citizens and national leaders alike–in the hours and days after the attack.
search Novelist® PlusThe Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
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For most Americans, al Qaeda began to exist on September 11, 2001; since then, we've been frantically piecing together shards of information about this secretive extremist movement. The Looming Tower translates data into meaning by tracing the rise of the group through the lives of four men: two terrorists and two men who tracked them.
search Novelist® PlusDebunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to the Facts
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Analyzes and refutes twenty of the most predominant theories involving the United States government's role in perpetrating the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
search Novelist® PlusMorning Spy, Evening Spy
An Afghan resistance fighter of the 1980s, once on the CIA payroll, has come back to haunt the agency. CIA Officer Paul Patterson is sent to track him down. Meanwhile, Muhammad Atta and the other September 11 conspirators prepare their attack on the World Trade Center.
search Novelist® PlusStrong Is Your Hold
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Presents a new collection of poetry by the winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, including "When the Towers Fell," his requiem for the victims of the September 11 attacks.
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