Ordinary Heroes: A Memoir of 9/11

Ordinary Heroes: A Memoir of 9/11

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  • Create Date：2021-09-08 17:20:57
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Joseph Pfeifer
  • ISBN：B08SHYXNMD
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Reviews

Maria Simson ，

in this memoir， you will be able to read about the first FDNY chief at the WTC and his response to the events。 I loved this so much and this is definitely my favorite book of 2021。 I am amazed at how Pfiefer portrayed the raw feelings and the after-effects into this book while also reliving it。 I think everyone needs to read this book as we come to the 20 year anniversary of 9/11。 A tragic event that has shaped all of our lives。

Tina ，

Thank you to Portfolio and Penguin Publishing Group for sending me an e-copy of this book to read and review。What an amazing read。 I basically read it in three sittings， including late at night， so I ended up having a nightmare about 9/11。 Not fun。。。and it made me think about those who have nightmares， on a regular basis， because they lived through it。I can hardly believe that this year is the 20th anniversary。 I remember all of it like it was yesterday。 I am sure that those directly affected by Thank you to Portfolio and Penguin Publishing Group for sending me an e-copy of this book to read and review。What an amazing read。 I basically read it in three sittings， including late at night， so I ended up having a nightmare about 9/11。 Not fun。。。and it made me think about those who have nightmares， on a regular basis， because they lived through it。I can hardly believe that this year is the 20th anniversary。 I remember all of it like it was yesterday。 I am sure that those directly affected by 9/11 have spent many days/weeks/months and years thinking about this senseless attack。I am Canadian and did not know anyone in the towers or planes， but， being so close to the anniversary and reading this book， I now have a new understanding of events， thanks to Joseph Pfeifer， someone who was right there for ALL of it。 I have always heard that in moments of crisis， "look to the helpers" and nowhere is this more obvious than during 9/11。I actually remembered Pfeifer's name from seeing him in the documentary - 102 minutes。 In his book， Pfeifer actually writes about the filming of this documentary， which， as it turns out， is the only "real time" 9/11 movie in existence。 He also does an amazing job of going through all the events of the day。 His tone is always calm， reflective and compassionate。The book basically starts on the morning of （who hasn't seen the clips of Pfeifer， on the streets of NYC， hearing a plane and looking up in time to see it crashing into the tower）？ What follows is a harrowing， far from glamorous look， at what happened。 What makes this so compelling is the fact that coupled with the description of events， we get to read and feel Pfeifer's thoughts， feelings and actions in real time。The horror cannot be overstated， but this book， time and time again， brought this reader right back to what matters most - the people who sacrificed， the people who died and the people who lost loved ones。There is， maybe， one sentence in passing attributed to the terrorists and later in the book， he does speak about Bin Laden and I am amazed that he kept the narration on point - i。e。 no terrorist will break the spirit of first responders and the people of New York。I absolutely loved this book。 I just wish this was fiction and not reality。RIP to all who died on that day and to those who are still dying every day because of exposure to toxic elements。 。。。more