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Inside 9-11: What Really Happened
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Inside 9-11: What Really Happened
by Der Spiegel Magazine

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Some of the finest writing and reporting on the events of September 11 was done by Der Spiegel, Germany's magazine of record. With its main office in Hamburg, base of operations for terrorist ringleader Mohamed Atta and many of the others, Der Spiegel's...
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Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib
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Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib
by Seymour M Hersh

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Since September 11, 2001, Seymour M. Hersh has riveted readers -- and outraged the Bush Administration -- with his explosive stories in The New Yorker, including his headline-making pieces on the abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib. Now, Hersh brings...
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Never Forget: An Oral History of September 11, 2001
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Never Forget: An Oral History of September 11, 2001
by Mitchell Fink

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On the morning of September 11, 2001, shock waves rippled through the country as the United States came under terrorist attack. In New York, Washington, D.C., and Somerset County, Pennsylvania, four planes piloted by members of the Al Qaeda terrorist...
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An Autumn of War: What America Learned from September 11 and the War on Terrorism
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An Autumn of War: What America Learned from September 11 and the War on Terrorism
by Victor Davis Hanson

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On September 11, 2001, hours after the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, the eminent military historian Victor Davis Hanson wrote an article in which he asserted that the United States, like it or not, was now at war and had the moral right...
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War Against the Terror Masters
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War Against the Terror Masters
by Michael A Ledeen

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The War Against the Terror Masters is a must-read guide to the terrorist crisis. Michael A. Ledeen explains in startling detail how and why the United States was so unprepared for the September 11th catastrophe; the nature of the terror network we are...
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September 11: A Testimony
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September 11: A Testimony
by Reuters News Service

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Gathers some of the most dramatic and memorable images of the events of September 11, 2001, and the days following, including rescue efforts and reactions around the world....
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How Did This Happen? Terrorism and the New War (Publicaffairs Reports)
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How Did This Happen? Terrorism and the New War (Publicaffairs Reports)
by James F Jr Hoge

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In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11th, one question has been on everyone's mind: "How did this happen?" This book seeks to answer this question in all its critical aspects — the motives and actions of the terrorists, the status...
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Longitudes and Attitudes: America in the Age of Terrorism
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Longitudes and Attitudes: America in the Age of Terrorism
by Thomas L. Friedman

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America's leading observer of the international scene on the minute-by-minute events of September 11th--before, during and after As the Foreign Affairs columnist for the The New York Times, Thomas L. Friedman is in a unique position to interpret the...
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Report from Ground Zero: The Story of the Rescue Efforts at the World Trade Center
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Report from Ground Zero: The Story of the Rescue Efforts at the World Trade Center
by Dennis Smith

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"The first-person narratives in this account of the rescue efforts at the World Trade Center constitute a tremendously powerful chronicle of September 11th. The language of the firefighters and police officers is blunt and vivid, the details are sharply...
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Mr. Galloway Goes To Washington
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Mr. Galloway Goes To Washington
by George Galloway

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A lively, rousing account from the Briton who took DC by storm. "As a matter of fact, I have met Saddam Hussein exactly the same number of times as Donald Rumsfeld. The difference is Donald Rumsfeld met him to sell him guns and to give him maps the...
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September 11: West Coast Writers Approach Ground Zero
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September 11: West Coast Writers Approach Ground Zero
by Jeff Meyers

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This anthology consists of responses to September 11th from 34 notable West Coast writers that attempt to extract meaning from chaos. The outstanding list of contributors includes: T.C. Boyle, Michael Byers, Peter Coyote, Harlan Ellinson, Maxine Hong...
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The September 11 Syndrome: Seven Steps to Getting a Grip in Uncertain Times
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The September 11 Syndrome: Seven Steps to Getting a Grip in Uncertain Times
by Harriet B Braiker

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**A portion of the profits from this book are being donated to 9-11 related charities Proven methods for how to live fully and panic-free in the face of anxiety and stress More than just the World Trade Centers were destroyed on September 11. Also lost...
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Silencing Political Dissent: How Post-September 11 Anti-Terrorism Measures Threaten Our Civil Liberties (Seven Stories' Open Media Book)
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Silencing Political Dissent: How Post-September 11 Anti-Terrorism Measures Threaten Our Civil Liberties (Seven Stories' Open Media Book)
by Nancy Chang

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Nancy Chang of the Center for Constitutional Rights examines how the USA Patriot Act endows the executive branch of the U.S. government with vast unchecked powers, erodes civil liberties and privacy, and impacts the lives of immigrants....
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Breakdown How Americas Intelligence Fail
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Breakdown How Americas Intelligence Fail
by Bill Gertz

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Bestselling author and award-winning investigative reporter Gertz taps his inside sources in the Pentagon and the CIA to track the path of terrorism and terrorists in the United States. Gertz tells who knew what--and how the military and intelligence...
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One Nation: America Remembers September 11, 2001
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One Nation: America Remembers September 11, 2001
by Life Magazine Staff

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This portrait of the tragic and triumphant events of September 11, 2001 contains a brief visual history of the buildings of the World Trade Center and Pentagon; a minute-by-minute illustrated account of the attacks; the evacuation and rescue attempts...
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The Heart of a Soldier: A Story of Love, Heroism, and September 11th
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The Heart of a Soldier: A Story of Love, Heroism, and September 11th
by James Brewer Stewart

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When Rick Rescorla got home from Vietnam, he tried to put combat and death behind him, but he could never bury it entirely. This is Rick Rescorla's story, a story of bravery under fire, of loyalty to one's comrades and the wonder of finding happiness...
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War Reporting for Cowards
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War Reporting for Cowards
by Chris Ayres

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Chris Ayres takes readers on a unique journey through the war in Iraq — as a journalist who's terrified of his own shadow. His description of both the philosophical and the mundane aspects of war are incisive and often surprising, and War...
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Strong of Heart: Life and Death in the Fire Department of New York
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Strong of Heart: Life and Death in the Fire Department of New York
by Thomas Von Essen

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The Site May 30, 2002 How will we ever get through this? is the question I ask on the night of September 11. How? Maybe the answer is here, all around me. Not just in the cleanup, not just in the purpose demonstrated by all who came and labored all these...
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Among the Heroes: The Story of United Flight 93 and the Passengers and Crew Who Fought Back
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Among the Heroes: The Story of United Flight 93 and the Passengers and Crew Who Fought Back
by Jere Longman

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On the evening of September 14, as the sun set over the flag-draped county courthouse in Somerset, Pennsylvania, fifteen hundred mourners gathered together as Governor Tom Ridge presided over a memorial to the passengers and crew of United Flight 93. In...
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In the Line of Duty: A Tribute to New York's Finest and Bravest
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In the Line of Duty: A Tribute to New York's Finest and Bravest
by Bernard B Kerik

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On September 11, 2001, with the terrorist attack on the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in New York City, the United States entered one of the greatest trials in its history. There were thousands of deaths in the wake of that tragedy -- and...
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