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  A Widow's Walk: A Memoir of 9/11

  by Marian Fontana

  On September 11, I dropped my son off at his second full day of kindergarten. The sky was so blue it looked as if it had been ironed. I crossed the street, ordered coffee, and sat to wait for my husband to meet me. It was our eighth wedding anniversary and Dave and I were about to begin a new chapter in our seventeen years together. Sipping coffee, I watched as a line of thick black smoke crept across the sky from... (more)
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  The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation

  by Ernie Colo?n, Thomas H. Kean, Lee Hamilton, Sidney Jacobson

  The 9/11 Report for Every American   On December 5, 2005, the 9/11 Commission issued its final report card on the government’s fulfillment of the recommendations issued in July 2004: one A, twelve Bs, nine Cs, twelve Ds, three Fs, and four incompletes. Here is stunning evidence that Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón, with more than sixty years of experience in the comic-book industry between them, were right: far,... (more)
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  Firehouse

  by David Halberstam

  Firehouse is a book that will move readers as few others have in our time. Through the kind of intimate portraits that are Halberstam's trademark, we watch a typical day in a firehouse unfold -- the men called to duty, while their families wait anxiously for news of them. In addition, we come to understand the culture of the firehouse itself; why gifted men do this and why in so many instances they are eager to... (more)
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  102 Minutes : The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers

  by Jim Dwyer

  The dramatic and moving account of the struggle for life inside the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, when every minute counted. At 8:46 AM on September 11, 2001, 14,000 people were inside the twin towers -- reading e-mails, making trades, eating croissants at Windows on the World. Over the next 102 minutes, each would become part of a drama for the ages, one witnessed only by the people who... (more)
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  Report from Ground Zero

  by Dennis Smith

  September 11th changed the face of America, but it also revealed the true face of heroism. The men of the New York Fire Department fought with courage and endurance to save others. This is their story, told by a veteran firefighter.
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  Portraits: 9/11/01: The Collected "Portraits of Grief" from The New York Times, Revised Edition

  by The New York Times

  Few aspects of The New York Times's coverage of September 11 and of all that has followed have attracted as much comment as 'Portraits of Grief.' The series profiled the lives lost in the attacks on the World Trade Center and was a story in itself, becoming required reading for many the world over. Beginning on September 14, 2001, a half-dozen Times reporters began working from a stack of one hundred missing... (more)
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  From the Ashes: A Spiritual Response to the Attack on America

  by Neale Donald Walsch, Desmond Mpilo Tutu, Thom Hartmann, Michael Hull

  Together we watched as heroic rescuers sifted through rubble in search of signs of life. As individuals, we are still sifting through our emotions in search of peace, solace, and understanding. Our emotions have run the gamut from shock and disbelief, to grief, anger, fear, and hope. From the Ashes: A Spiritual Response to the Attack on America is a collection of original essays, poems, and statements from... (more)
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  September 12th: We Knew Everything Would Be All Right

  by Masterson Elementary Students, First Grade Students of H. Byron Masterson Elementary in Kennett Missouri

  On September 11th horrific events occurred, yet through the simple text and vibrant art of first graders, we are reminded that the world continued the next day. On each page, children experience the comforts of ordinary routines, such as their teacher reading books to them, having homework and recess, and knowing that 2 + 2 still equals 4. This is a poignant message of hope that reassures us all that even after... (more)
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  Beyond Tuesday Morning (September 11 Series #2)

  by Karen Kingsbury

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  One Tuesday Morning (September 11 Series #1)

  by Karen Kingsbury

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  Chicken Soup for the Soul of America: Stories to Heal the Heart of Our Nation

  by Jack Canfield

  Stories of compassion and heroism celebrate those who are making a difference. Most American heroes aren't in our history books, nor do they have monuments erected in their honor. Their names aren't in the headline news or memorialized in song. The true hero is simply someone who makes a difference-large or small-in the lives of others. They battle disease, crime, poverty and human rights violations. They... (more)