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More copies of this ISBN:102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towersby Jim Dwyer
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:“Searing, poignant, and utterly compelling—102 Minutes does for the September 11 catastrophe what Walter Lord did for the Titanic in his masterpiece, A Night to Remember.” —Rick Atkinson, author of In the Company of Soldiers and An Army at Dawn At 8: 46 am on September 11, 2001, 14,000 people were inside the twin towers. Over the next 102 minutes, each would become part of a drama for the ages. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with rescuers and survivors, thousands of pages of oral histories, and countless phone, e-mail, and emergency radio transcripts, New York Times reporters Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn tell the story of September 11 from the inside looking out, weaving together the stories of ordinary men and women into an epic account of struggle, determination, and grace. Hailed immediately upon its hardcover publication as the definitive account of that terrible morning, 102 Minutes now contains a new Afterword that incorporates powerful firsthand material, including tapes and documents, that Dwyer and Flynn recently obtained after more than three years of litigation with the city of New York. Eight weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and translated into a dozen languages, 102 Minutes is a gripping narrative that is also investigative reporting of the first rank—“in a class by itself,” according to Reader’s Digest. Dwyer and Flynn reveal the decisions, both good and bad, that proved to be the difference between life and death on a day that changed America forever. Review:"In this heart-stopping, meticulous account of the minutes between the first plane crash and the collapse of the north tower, [Dwyer and Flynn] unflinchingly place the reader in the minds and hearts of the people who actually confronted our worst fears." James B. Stewart, The New York Times Book Review Review:"[U]nsparing, eloquent....With its consistently clear prose, 102 Minutes does an admirable job of conveying this chaos without replicating it." The Washington Post Review:"[An] artful compilation...[that] provides several contexts for the horrendous things that came to pass...[and] brings the human experience of disaster into focus." Boston Herald Review:"Flynn and Dwyer...celebrate the extraordinary capacities of ordinary folk. Swift, photographic prose defines the dimensions of hell — and of humanity." Kirkus Reviews Review:"It took the authors three years to describe what happened in 102 minutes....The book is worth the wait." Providence Journal Review:"[I]t's the individual stories of what was happening inside the towers...that pack a powerful emotional punch....[A] poignant, emotion-stirring and important book, though not an easy read at times." Denver Post Review:"[A] masterpiece of reporting....[A] remarkably comprehensive account....[A] brilliant and troubling book..." Kevin Baker, The New York Times Review:"Harrowing, deeply reported....Insightful, compassionate, and unrelievedly tense, 102 Minutes creates a hellishness we once thought could exist only in places like Dresden and Stalingrad, never here, never in Manhattan." Baltimore Sun Review:"A can't-put-down account....Although well constructed, the book would have benefited from a good editing to sharpen and clarify certain passages. The human stories are so compelling, however, that few readers will notice." San Antonio Express-News Synopsis:“Searing, poignant, and utterly compelling—102 Minutes does for the September 11 catastrophe what Walter Lord did for the Titanic in his masterpiece, A Night to Remember.” —Rick Atkinson, author of In the Company of Soldiers and An Army at Dawn At 8: 46 am on September 11, 2001, 14,000 people were inside the twin towers. Over the next 102 minutes, each would become part of a drama for the ages. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with rescuers and survivors, thousands of pages of oral histories, and countless phone, e-mail, and emergency radio transcripts, New York Times reporters Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn tell the story of September 11 from the inside looking out, weaving together the stories of ordinary men and women into an epic account of struggle, determination, and grace. Hailed immediately upon its hardcover publication as the definitive account of that terrible morning, 102 Minutes now contains a new Afterword that incorporates powerful firsthand material, including tapes and documents, that Dwyer and Flynn recently obtained after more than three years of litigation with the city of New York. Eight weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and translated into a dozen languages, 102 Minutes is a gripping narrative that is also investigative reporting of the first rank—“in a class by itself,” according to Reader’s Digest. Dwyer and Flynn reveal the decisions, both good and bad, that proved to be the difference between life and death on a day that changed America forever. Synopsis:"New York Times" reporters Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn capture the little-known stories of ordinary people who took extraordinary steps to save themselves and others inside the World Trade Center on September 11--the saga of the nearly 12,000 who escaped and the 2,749 who perished. About the AuthorJim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn, native New Yorkers and veteran newspaper reporters, work at The New York Times. Dwyer is co-author of Two Seconds Under the World, an account of the 1993 effort to knock down the World Trade Center, and of Actual Innocence: Five Days to Execution and Other Dispatches from the Wrongly Convicted. He is also the author of Subway Lives: 24 Hours in the Life of the New York City Subway. Flynn, a special-projects editor at the Times, was the newspaper’s police bureau chief on September 11. He previously worked as a reporter for the Daily News, Newsday, and The Advocate (Stamford). What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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