11 września. Dzień, w którym zatrzymał się świat

11 września. Dzień, w którym zatrzymał się świat

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  • Create Date:2021-10-14 09:51:14
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  • Author:Mitchell Zuckoff
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Summary

Jedenastoletni Bernard po raz pierwszy leciał samolotem。 Dwuletnia Christine zostawiła w łóżku ukochaną przytulankę, żeby nic jej się nie stało podczas podróży。 Stewardessa Amy Sweeney właśnie wróciła z urlopu wychowawczego i nie mogła się pogodzić z tym, że nie odprowadzi tego dnia córeczki do przedszkola。 Zandra i Robert lecieli w podróż poślubną na Hawaje。 Renée May, stewardessa, chciała zaskoczyć rodziców niespodziewaną wizytą。 Zamierzała powiedzieć im, że jest w ciąży。

11 września 2001 roku terroryści porwali cztery samoloty, zamierzając rozbić je o najważniejsze budynki Stanów Zjednoczonych。 Dwa boeingi uderzyły w wieże World Trade Center, jeden w Pentagon。 Ostatni zamach został częściowo udaremniony przez bohaterskich pasażerów – samolot spadł na ziemię w terenie niezabudowanym。

Mitchell Zuckoff zaczął dokumentować losy osób dotkniętych przez zamachy terrorystyczne z 11 września już następnego dnia – i nie przestawał przez kilkanaście lat。 Bohaterami jego książki są pasażerowie porwanych samolotów, strażacy, pracownicy World Trade Center i ich bliscy, a także mieszkańcy Shanksville w Pensylwanii, gdzie rozbił się ostatni samolot。 Zuckoff odtwarza ten dzień minuta po minucie, z precyzją i empatią, w skali intymnej i monumentalnej。 Przenosi czytelnika do samolotów, do płonących wież i do wozów strażackich pędzących w ich stronę。 Ta książka to misterna układanka z ludzkich historii, eksponująca siły, które łączą ludzi w ekstremalnych okolicznościach。

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Reviews

Magda Ostrowska

[4。5] Ocena 100% podyktowana emocją。

Dobista

Brak mi słów, żeby opisać jaki tak książka ma na mnie wpływ。 Jest to jedna z nielicznych pozycji, przy których miałam łzy w oczach i przechodziły mnie ciarki。Autor daje nam bardzo szczegółową relacje z dnia, w którym zatrzymał się cały świat, opowiada minuta po minucie co działo się, najpierw z pasażerami porwanych samolotów, następnie ludźmi w bliźniaczych wieżach i Pentagonie, a na koniec jak potoczyły się losy ocalałych i tych, którzy starciu kogoś tego tragicznego dnia。 W gruncie rzeczy myśl Brak mi słów, żeby opisać jaki tak książka ma na mnie wpływ。 Jest to jedna z nielicznych pozycji, przy których miałam łzy w oczach i przechodziły mnie ciarki。Autor daje nam bardzo szczegółową relacje z dnia, w którym zatrzymał się cały świat, opowiada minuta po minucie co działo się, najpierw z pasażerami porwanych samolotów, następnie ludźmi w bliźniaczych wieżach i Pentagonie, a na koniec jak potoczyły się losy ocalałych i tych, którzy starciu kogoś tego tragicznego dnia。 W gruncie rzeczy myślę, że dla wielu ludzi na całym świecie jest to bardzo osobista historia, ja nie doświadczyłam tych tragicznych wydarzeń osobiście, nie było mnie jeszcze na świecie, ale wiem, że dla wielu ludzi są to świeże wydarzenia。 Serdecznie polecam dla wszystkich, dla tych, którzy tak jak ja nie doświadczyli tych wydarzeń i dla tych, których świat zatrzymał się 11。 Września i już nigdy nie wrócił do normalności。 。。。more

Sara Loves to Read

I started this book over Succos and it is absolutely riveting。 At the halfway point, having trouble getting back into it because it's also very sad (obviously)。 Lent it to a friend and she couldn't put it down。 Rating 5 stars based on what I read so far。 I started this book over Succos and it is absolutely riveting。 At the halfway point, having trouble getting back into it because it's also very sad (obviously)。 Lent it to a friend and she couldn't put it down。 Rating 5 stars based on what I read so far。 。。。more

Ariana

Extremely well done, and extremely harrowing。

Matt

Amazing。 I finished and immediately wanted to get on a plane and fly to NY to visit the 9/11 memorial to pause and reflect over artifacts and memories from people I came to know in this book。 Just incredibly well done。 Beautiful。

Linda

I learned a lot from reading this book。 He is a good writer。 It's a tough one to read just because of the subject matter, but I'm glad I read it。 I learned a lot from reading this book。 He is a good writer。 It's a tough one to read just because of the subject matter, but I'm glad I read it。 。。。more

Wendy

Iedereen kent de beelden van de brandende toren, het pentagon en vliegtuig neergestort on veld。 Echter nu hebbe de mensen een gezicht een naam gekregen。。。 Boek is opgesplitst in de vliegtuigpassagiers en de personen van de gebouwen waar de vliegtuigen ingevlogen zijn。Dit alles geeft nog altijd kippevel en bijna tranen als je weet dat zo een ramp mensen zo dicht bij elkaar kan brengen。

Weronika Kunac

Dużo faktów, źródeł, ogrom pracy reporterskiej。 Książka przybliża nam, że to byli ludzie tacy sami jak my, którzy znaleźli się w złym miejscu i złym czasie。 Mieli plany, marzenia, ambicje, rodzinę。 Wstrząsające

wickedwitchie

Both rich in details and giving the big picture。 Definitely a must-read!

Kultura przy herbacie

Od tragicznego zamachu na World Trade Center minęły już dwie dekady。 Pozostały po nim wzmożone kontrole na lotniskach oraz przejmujący pomnik w Strefie Zero z nazwiskami prawie trzech tysięcy ludzi。 O tym, kim byli i jak wyglądał ten tragiczny dzień, pisze Mitchell Zuckoff。Z czym dziś kojarzony jest 11 września? Dla wielu jest to data, która na zawsze zmieniła wygląd świata。 Obraz walących się wież na długo pozostał w zbiorowej świadomości。 Niestety, wokół tej tragedii narodziło się też wiele te Od tragicznego zamachu na World Trade Center minęły już dwie dekady。 Pozostały po nim wzmożone kontrole na lotniskach oraz przejmujący pomnik w Strefie Zero z nazwiskami prawie trzech tysięcy ludzi。 O tym, kim byli i jak wyglądał ten tragiczny dzień, pisze Mitchell Zuckoff。Z czym dziś kojarzony jest 11 września? Dla wielu jest to data, która na zawsze zmieniła wygląd świata。 Obraz walących się wież na długo pozostał w zbiorowej świadomości。 Niestety, wokół tej tragedii narodziło się też wiele teorii spiskowych, które zdają się bardziej zajmować opinię publiczną i osoby zainteresowane historią WTC niż losy ofiar。 A to o nich właśnie jest ta książka。 Podzielono ją na trzy sekwencje opowiadające o tym, co działo się w danym miejscu – w porwanych samolotach, w płonących wieżach, w Pentagonie oraz wśród strażaków i innych służb wykonujących tego dnia swoją pracę。 Tym, którzy żyją, autor oddaje głos i pozwala przekazać swoje wspomnienia。 Natomiast w przypadku tych, którzy stracili życie, Zuckoff stara się możliwie dokładnie odtworzyć ich losy do momentu, gdy mimowolnie stali się uczestnikami tej tragicznej historii。 Robi to z niezwykłym wyczuciem, imponującą wręcz precyzją, bez niepotrzebnych spekulacji czy domysłów。 Wykorzystuje informacje od rodzin, zapisy z telefonów alarmowych czy też ustalenia z czarnych skrzynek rozbitego samolotu。 Dostarcza również wielu technicznych informacji o procedurach obowiązujących w ruchu lotniczym, ratownictwie, a nawet o przygotowaniu zamachowców。Napisanie, że lektura jest przejmująca, wydaje się nic nie mówić o ładunku emocjonalnym, jaki niesie ta książka。 Samo przekartkowanie ostatniego rozdziału, który jest długą na kilkanaście stron listą nazwisk, to już ogromne przeżycie。 Wsiadamy na pokłady samolotów, wjeżdżamy na wysokie piętra wież z osobami, które dają nam się poznać z imienia i nazwiska, wiemy, czym się zajmowały i jak wyglądały ich życia。 A jednocześnie mamy wielką świadomość i pewność, co stanie się za godziny, minuty, a w końcu sekundy。 To opowieść o tragedii。 Ale ile można z tych życiorysów pozornie zwykłych ludzi dowiedzieć się o sile rodzinnej miłości, solidarności międzyludzkiej, poświęceniu się dla innych, służbie。 Właśnie te przerwane w pół zdania ludzkie losy są i powinny być lekcją o 11 września。 Chęć zemsty i polityczno-finansowe przepychanki pochłonęły tylko tysiące kolejnych istnień。11 września。 Dzień, w którym zatrzymał się świat pokazuje zamachy z perspektywy ofiar i tych, którzy tego dnia przyszli do pracy czy też czekali na przylot kogoś bliskiego。 Dawka faktów jest imponująca, podobnie z całym wachlarzem emocji。 Zamiast osądów i teorii jest życie i pamięć。 Światło nieśmiertelności dla trzech tysięcy, którzy zginęli, świadectwo odwagi i bohaterstwa ratowników oraz zwykłych ludzi。 Książka-pomnik。 。。。more

Lisa Rawlings

Amazing details and mini biographies。

Kim

An amazing documentary on this momentous and life changing day in history。 Created a much more personal connection to survivors, victims & heroes of 911。 Really heart wrenching but inspiring as well。

Emilia Osik

4。75

Kristen

Staggering。Because of Zuckoff's Fall/Rise organizational scheme, we re-live the day several times。 It's easy to forget that it all happened before lunchtime。I think he could have characterized the NYFD's ascent into the towers as "Rise," and then switched back to "Fall" for the collapse, but whatever。9/11 is one of the clearest memories I have of my childhood。 The first time I ever saw or heard of the World Trade Center, it was on fire。 It's been part of the fabric of my understanding of the wor Staggering。Because of Zuckoff's Fall/Rise organizational scheme, we re-live the day several times。 It's easy to forget that it all happened before lunchtime。I think he could have characterized the NYFD's ascent into the towers as "Rise," and then switched back to "Fall" for the collapse, but whatever。9/11 is one of the clearest memories I have of my childhood。 The first time I ever saw or heard of the World Trade Center, it was on fire。 It's been part of the fabric of my understanding of the world ever since。 I know it almost as a first thing。 I've never known a pre-9/11 world, and never had a pre-9/11 mindset。 I've rarely been fazed by any large scale disaster since, bc。。。yeah。 Those buildings。 My tolerance for mass horror thus primed, I've read insatiably about the Holocaust and Gulag ever since。As one long-lost twitterer characterized the particular comic despair of millennials: "we watched 3,000 people die on live TV and nothing ever got better。" XDI didn't know enough to be shocked at what was happening。 It shaped my perception of the world。 I remember fearing that Osama bin Laden would personally come terrorize my school, lol。 My brain seamlessly integrated what was happening and used it to build a vision of reality: the world is a place where skyscrapers are hit by terrorists in planes and then collapse。 Check。 What's next?This book successfully shakes me out of that 9/11-ordained mindset I've held nearly my entire life, and allows me to experience the full, unadulterated shock of just how absolutely unthinkable that day was。I really think that I'd like to read the 9/11 Commission Report itself someday。More to come。。。 。。。more

Lisa Konet

Informative, concise and detailed account of the most likely events leading to the terror attacks on our country, what happened, the fallout and reactions。 Carefully and tastefully written。 A good book for those who were too young to remember or want to learn more about the Taliban and the events of those days。Glad my library had this。

Caleb

Devastating and heartbreaking。 A vital narrative history of the events of 9/11。

Donna

One of the best books I’ve read on the story of 9/11。 It is an eye opening account of the events that day and the heartbreaking stories of the victims and survivors。 I thought I knew everything there was to know about that horrific day。 I was wrong。

Brad Bevers

I've had this one for awhile and decided to finally read it on the 20th anniversary of 9/11。 Shortly after I started reading it, I was struck by a couple of things。 First, I didn't know much about 9/11 other that what was learned by everyone in the first month or so after the attacks。 I hadn't realized I was avoiding it, but its odd that I had so little knowledge of how it played out。 Secondly, as of this year, 9/11 almost divides my life in half - I lived half my life before 9/11 and now half m I've had this one for awhile and decided to finally read it on the 20th anniversary of 9/11。 Shortly after I started reading it, I was struck by a couple of things。 First, I didn't know much about 9/11 other that what was learned by everyone in the first month or so after the attacks。 I hadn't realized I was avoiding it, but its odd that I had so little knowledge of how it played out。 Secondly, as of this year, 9/11 almost divides my life in half - I lived half my life before 9/11 and now half my life after。 It's amazing how many changes have taken place in the past twenty years because of it, easy to forget。This is a great read。 The author gives short mini-biographies of those impacted in these events and it makes everything much closer and more real。 From the pilots who were killed, to the passengers of the flights, to the terrorists, to the people in the twin towers, to the brave men and women who helped rescue who they could, this book will help give you the full scope of both the tragedy and the courage of those involved。 If you haven't read this yet, you should。 One of the best books I've read this year, highly recommended。 。。。more

Uyen

"All told, the entire plan cost less than half a million dollars。"Something which has costed so much, in a way, costed almost nothing at all。 "All told, the entire plan cost less than half a million dollars。"Something which has costed so much, in a way, costed almost nothing at all。 。。。more

Lindsay

This book was incredibly heavy and graphic, but really well done。 I was 12 on 9/11, so although I lived through it, I was spared many of the details as a child。 I would recommend this to anyone who is interested in learning more about how 9/11 happened and how the events unfolded that day。 He did an amazing job following multiple victims’ and survivors’ hour by hour timeline of the day to give beautiful faces to a horrific tragedy。

Ned Lud

This book thoroughly gutted me。 Once read, you will not have the luxury of forgetting it。 Ever。 Now, imagine a world without religion…5+⭐️

Tracey

I have no idea how to rate this, so - sure, five stars。 It was intense pain, well told。 I'm not sure how coherent or relevant this will be, but - here goes。 I started listening to this audiobook at work on 9/11/20, and stopped when I left for the day。 And did not start again。 I dedicated, or offered up, or endured, or in whatever way welcomed the grief and pain of listening on that day - take your pick, I'm not sure which is most accurate。 And the following day I couldn't do so。 And this year, t I have no idea how to rate this, so - sure, five stars。 It was intense pain, well told。 I'm not sure how coherent or relevant this will be, but - here goes。 I started listening to this audiobook at work on 9/11/20, and stopped when I left for the day。 And did not start again。 I dedicated, or offered up, or endured, or in whatever way welcomed the grief and pain of listening on that day - take your pick, I'm not sure which is most accurate。 And the following day I couldn't do so。 And this year, twenty years after, I couldn't do it on the day。 I'm not sure why I opened up the audiobook again today。 (Twenty years。。。)I didn't lose anyone in the attacks。 I was scared that day, for friends I knew were in New York and in Manhattan, and for the country。 Is this where the obligatory "I remember where I was" story comes in? I suppose so 。。。 I was at work at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Connecticut, the Federal Employees branch, in an office in a pretty big campus just a few minutes from my house。 I was a customer service rep - 0 out of 5, would not recommend。 I don't remember how it began; I think one of the girls who was supposed to have given up the tiny tv she had at her desk (where she watched soaps, I believe), and had not given it up, let the room know that something was going on。 This was before breaking news emails; it's a little startling to realize how comparatively disconnected we were back in the day。 I remember one of the floor managers - who also had a tiny tv - giving updates as things happened; I remember seeing footage of the Pentagon on the miniature black and white screen, and being nonplussed at how 。。。 minor it seemed。 (Repeat: SEEMED。) I remember a friend on the other side of the room (where he got moved because there were three of us who were having too much fun of a day) standing up and reading rumors he was finding online; I remember him listing off the number of planes that were reportedly unaccounted for - could these be en route to other targets? I remember around lunchtime we were allowed to go to the auditoreum, where the large viewscreen was showing coverage, and just standing there in the back of the room, dazed。 I remember trying to call my friend Jen, who was an actor living in Brooklyn - but she might have been in the city, who knows? And I was worried about her roommate, Chant, because she had mentioned he worked in the financial district。 Phone lines were jammed, though; I don't know if I ever did manage to touch base with Jen。 I did catch up to Chant, though - which I'll come back to。 I believe we were sent home early (though probably not very)。 I remember flipping tv and radio from NPR to ABC - Peter Jennings was still anchor, and he was a rock。 I remember seeing Congress spontaneously start singing "God Bless America"。I remember how empty of planes the skies were。 I remember getting in the car to go to work and hearing Lee Greenwood playing on a radio station that wouldn't have dreamed of playing him a day before。 I remember I bought a flag for my car, like almost everyone else, and I also took a pillow case and painted it (because I hadn't been out of art school all that long, and still did things like that) (and also flags were hard to get by then, I think), and it hung in the living room picture window until Bush did something reprehensible and I was no longer as "Proud to Be an American"。 I remember my cousin and I had tickets to go to the New York Renaissance Faire that weekend, the final weekend of the year, and we wavered - would it even open? I found a newsgroup - this was the time of the newsgroup - where cast members hung out, and I remember particuarly a post from one woman, a black woman who played a fierce guard, I believe, which said that while there were concerns and hesitations about opening that weekend, they needed this, and we needed this - all of us had a need to be with each other and find some joy - and (as was the watchword of the moment) not let the terrorists win。 So we went on the Sunday, the last day。 I wore a white scarf tied somewhere, as I had read somewhere that that was a mark of remembrance。 And there were flags everywhere。 We had our bags searched on the way in。 There was a visible increase in security。 And in a setting that usually tried to do at least a pretty good job of looking like a 17th century village, there were American flags everywhere。 There was a daily parade of the "royals" and vendors and performers, and that day it was led by a young man with the US flag。 It was kind of amazing。 There was a trio of young women who performed as "The Wyrd Sisters", witches who sang parodies of pop and rock songs, and at some point they had issued a challenge - whoever could get up on stage on the last day and sing the full lyrics to the NYRF version of "We Didn't Start the Fire" won the ruby slippers the one (green) wyrd sister had worn all season。 When we got to that point, a woman I knew of from the Wenches' Guild (don't ask) got up and - I don't know how else to put it - surged up to the stage。 She had worked in the WTC。 She wasn't there that day - I don't recall if she was delayed, or had stayed home, but she was supposed to have been there and wasn't, and 。。。 I don't know how to describe the energy that pulsed out of her。 It was fierce, and angry, and grieving, and glad, and she was going to go forth with the life she had had preserved and bend the world to her will。 And she was going to start by singing that song and winning those shoes。 And she did。 A while later, we were walking alongside the jousting field, when I spotted the Sheriff of Nottingham, also known as my friend Jen's roommate Chant。 And I made a beeline for him。 I had met him, very briefly, once, and introduced myself, and then - this not being like me at all - asked if I could give him a hug。 He was surprised, naturally enough - but it was that kind of a time。 He was there, he told me, not in the World Trade Center but not far: he could see the towers from his office。 One of the other cast members, part of the Pirate group The Crimson Pirates, had been much closer: she had just gotten to the train station under the buildings, in time to be evacuated。 So that's my 9/11 experience。 Not much, to be sure, compared to a lot of other people。 But I've been to New York more times than I can count, and I love it。 It's a not-too-long train ride away。 There was the pain of seeing a great city injured, and there was also the fear of being very close to that great city。 Over 150 people from Connecticut died that day。 I can't find a number of how many police and fire personnel came from here to go there, but it had to be substantial。 It's a close neighbor。 I'm still surprised I didn't know anyone among the 2,977 people who died。 No, my experience was about the fear, and the anger, and the unbelievable grief that 2,977 people died that day (and as many and more have died since because of that day)。 1,462 in the North Tower。 630 in the South Tower。 246 in Shanksville, PA。 125 in the Pentagon。 421 emergency responders。 (And the terrorists, who are not counted in these numbers。) It's a scar。 It was a sharp delineation with a definite before, and a definite after。 I'm glad to know the stories。 They should be known。 This book left me feeling sick and sore and a little fragile, all over again。 Like layers of skin had been scoured off and nerve endings were much too exposed。 I wanted to know about the people who lived, and the people who died, and the ones who fled and the ones who chose to - oh God - "To run where the brave dare not go"。 I wanted the stories。 And I was so afraid - rightly afraid - of hearing them。 It hurt。 I don't know if it was a cathartic pain; I don't know if it was a useful pain, or just unwise self-flagellation。 I'm not sorry I listened to the book。 I won't ever do it again。 。。。more

Andy

This book was absolutely haunting and incredibly compelling。 I was 7 on September 11, 2001, so I understood that something horrible had happened but could not grasp the magnitude of it。 As I was reflecting on the day on the 20th anniversary this year, I realized how strange it was that I had been alive for such a large moment in history but did not fully understand it, especially considering the fact that the majority of my life has been shaped by that horrible day。 Zuckoff’s masterful writing o This book was absolutely haunting and incredibly compelling。 I was 7 on September 11, 2001, so I understood that something horrible had happened but could not grasp the magnitude of it。 As I was reflecting on the day on the 20th anniversary this year, I realized how strange it was that I had been alive for such a large moment in history but did not fully understand it, especially considering the fact that the majority of my life has been shaped by that horrible day。 Zuckoff’s masterful writing offered a new look into the events that transpired and made an event so horrific, so unimaginable, become real in a way that my 7-year-old recounting of the day could never have managed。 Seeing the attacks through adult eyes gave me an entirely new outlook on not only 9/11, but on what it means to be an American。 I usually don’t bother to write reviews, but I was so moved by this book that I felt I had to share my thoughts。 I HIGHLY recommend Fall and Rise, especially for millennials like myself who were children or adolescents in 2001。 Definitely a difficult read, but one of the most important books I have read this year—maybe even in my entire life。 。。。more

David

Years in the making, this spellbinding, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting narrative is an unforgettable portrait of 9/11。 Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11 by Mitchell Zuckoff is a 9/11 book like no other。 Masterfully weaving together multiple strands of the events in New York; at the Pentagon; and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, Fall and Rise is a mesmerizing, minute-by-minute account of that terrible day。 The author has meticulously written about the attacks, the victims, and their families Years in the making, this spellbinding, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting narrative is an unforgettable portrait of 9/11。 Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11 by Mitchell Zuckoff is a 9/11 book like no other。 Masterfully weaving together multiple strands of the events in New York; at the Pentagon; and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, Fall and Rise is a mesmerizing, minute-by-minute account of that terrible day。 The author has meticulously written about the attacks, the victims, and their families。 He has filled Fall and Rise with voices of the lost and the saved resulting in an utterly gripping book filled with intimate stories of people most affected by the events of that sunny Tuesday in September: the men, women, and children flying across the country who suddenly faced terrorists bent on murder。 Fall and Rise will open new avenues of understanding for everyone who thinks they know the story of 9/11, bringing to life—and in some cases, bringing back to life—the extraordinary ordinary people who experienced the worst day in modern American history。 Unlike many other books I've read about 9/11, this one makes it personal on many levels。 。。。more

Julia Maduzia

Świetnie napisany wzruszający reportaż przede wszystkim skupiający się na ofiarach ataków, co stanowi hołd dla bohaterów。 Bardzo polecam。

Maria Archila

Absolutely heartbreaking!

Sandy Nawrot

So yes, another 9/11 book。 I've read many of them, all from slightly different perspectives, all terrifying, devastating, enlightening。 I often ask myself。。。WHY do I do this to myself? I think part of it aligns with my obsession with true crime, the psychology behind why people do harm to others。 I also think that this event leveled me to such an extent that I feel the need to honor the victims, the heroes, the families。 Anyway, I'm back with another one, maybe one of the best。Mitchell Zuckoff, So yes, another 9/11 book。 I've read many of them, all from slightly different perspectives, all terrifying, devastating, enlightening。 I often ask myself。。。WHY do I do this to myself? I think part of it aligns with my obsession with true crime, the psychology behind why people do harm to others。 I also think that this event leveled me to such an extent that I feel the need to honor the victims, the heroes, the families。 Anyway, I'm back with another one, maybe one of the best。Mitchell Zuckoff, a professor of journalism at Boston University and previously a reporter for the Boston Globe, saw an unfulfilled gap in the books on 9/11 that had been written over the years。 Nowhere was there a complete narrative of the day from all angles, bottom up and top down, so 20 years later he attempts to fill that gap。 Investigative reports are now available, survivors who could not initially talk about their experiences are now ready to share, and we are now able to understand the long-term repercussions。 From the background of the individual terrorists, the background of the victims, the timeline, the calls from the hijacked airplanes, the attempts at rescue of the first responders, the families' experiences, the legacies left behind。 Zuckoff's research is so comprehensive and intense and detailed, it almost impossible to wrap my head around it。 You could read this book every year and likely learn new things each time。 Just be prepared to be overwhelmed and impressed, but also very sad for all that we lost that day。 All the bright, brave souls with so much potential to change the world, gone in an instant。 For how it changed the way we live our daily lives。 It hurts just as much today as it did back then。 May we never forget。Sean Pratt, a well-known actor, is our narrator for this experience。 I doubt it's a job everyone would have been fighting for, because of the scope of emotion and the array of voices represented, but he handled it well。 Not too over-wrought but authentic, he hit all the right notes。 。。。more

David Corleto-Bales

A very difficult to read and graphic book about the intricate details surrounding the events of September 11th, told in several parts。 The stories of people inside the planes, air traffic controllers, and military are one part, and people stuck in the towers and Pentagon and the police and fire fighters who attempted to save them are another。 Not for the squeamish, but if you're not moved, saddened and horrified by this book, you're essentially a sociopath。 A very difficult to read and graphic book about the intricate details surrounding the events of September 11th, told in several parts。 The stories of people inside the planes, air traffic controllers, and military are one part, and people stuck in the towers and Pentagon and the police and fire fighters who attempted to save them are another。 Not for the squeamish, but if you're not moved, saddened and horrified by this book, you're essentially a sociopath。 。。。more

Vanessa

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it, click here。 I wanted to read this near the 20th remembrance of 9/11。 It was such a good way to remember those who helped and did so much and those who lost their lives during the events of this terrorist attack。 Worth the read。

Kevin Jennings

A slice of the people and events that took place on 9/11。 Worth reading if you are interest in the day and not the politics of what happen。 Well down