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102 Minutes

the Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers
Aug 10, 2014zipread rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
102 Minutes: the Untold story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers by Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn. This is a part of the story of 9 11; a big part of the story. Is there anyone alive that day who cannot remember exactly where they were as those buildings burned, as all those planes were ordered to ground, as the world lost another bit of its innocence This is the story of the day when Islamic terrorists waged terrible war on the innocent people of the United States. This is the story of ordinary people, thousands of them, who were faced with unthinkable terror and who had to make split-second decisions on which their lives would hinge. This is the story of a two buildings, constructed in the spirit of extreme hubris and perhaps ignorance and stupidity which fatally betrayed huge numbers of its occupants. This is the story of many heroes who performed feats of self-sacrifice and heroism to rescue and save the lives of so many people. This is also the story of a failure to communicate, of disorganization on a massive scale. Dwyer and Flynn, both seasoned newspaper reporters, have crafted a gripping book from survivors account and communications transcriptions. Make no mistake: this is no work of fiction: it is a true account of the events at ground zero of the fateful day when two gargantuan structures, the highest in New York city died an agonizing death. This is a true account. You will be riveted to the edge of your seat. You will be virtually panting as you race down doomed stairwells; stranded in elevators that offer neither shelter nor escape. This book will hold you in its grip until it is finally through with you and you with it. This is a poignant book with scenes of immense sadness: people raining from the upper floors; husbands saying their last goodbyes; rescuers trapped because the orders to evacuate the building failed to reach them. Read this book. Read it in sorrow. Read it in remembrance.