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102 Minutes: The Unforgettable Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers - Jim Dwyer, Kevin Flynn
102 Minutes: The Unforgettable Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers
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"102 Minutes does for the September 11 catastrophe what Walter Lord did for the Titanic in his masterpiece, A Night to Remember . . . Searing, poignant, and utterly compelling."—Rick Atkinson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of An Army at DawnHailed upon its hardcover publication as an instant... show more
"102 Minutes does for the September 11 catastrophe what Walter Lord did for the Titanic in his masterpiece, A Night to Remember . . . Searing, poignant, and utterly compelling."—Rick Atkinson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of An Army at DawnHailed upon its hardcover publication as an instant classic, the critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller 102 Minutes is now available in a revised edition timed to honor the tenth anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001.At 8:46 a.m. that morning, fourteen thouosand people were inside the World Trade Center just starting their workdays, but over the next 102 minutes, each would become part of a drama for the ages. 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 draw on hundreds of interviews with rescuers and survivors, thousands of pages of oral histories, and countless phone, e-mail, and emergency radio transcripts to tell the story of September 11 from the inside looking out. Dwyer and Flynn have woven an epic and unforgettable account of the struggle, determination, and grace of the ordinary men and women who made 102 minutes count as never before.102 Minutes is a 2005 National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780805094213 (0805094210)
ASIN: 805094210
Publisher: Times Books
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
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Skulls and Coffee
Skulls and Coffee rated it
4.0 102 Minutes: The Unforgettable Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers
This was not an easy read due to the subject matter, however it gave me a ton of insight into the WTC and how people survived and why others didn't. I never knew building codes could be such riveting material, but the authors did a fantastic job of explaining how and why the WTC was built and how th...
Skulls and Coffee
Skulls and Coffee rated it
4.0 102 Minutes: The Unforgettable Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers
This was not an easy read due to the subject matter, however it gave me a ton of insight into the WTC and how people survived and why others didn't. I never knew building codes could be such riveting material, but the authors did a fantastic job of explaining how and why the WTC was built and how th...
Grack21
Grack21 rated it
5.0 102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers
Heartbreaking.
"Check Six"
"Check Six" rated it
5.0
I read this book to rekindle my flagging support for our war in Afghanistan (a result of reading War, which tells the story of so many brave men in an impossible area). What better way to refuel my rage than to read about the 102 minutes of terror that emanated from the terrorist refuge in Kandahar....
samanthajoppeschmalfuss
samanthajoppeschmalfuss rated it
3.0 102 Minutes: The Unforgettable Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers
very intense, informative and something I read in 4 days however I need to be in a clear frame of mind to read it again. Such personal stories to swallow...
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