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102 Minutes : The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers by Kevin Flynn and Jim Dwyer (2005, Hardcover)
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102 Minutes: The Untold Story of The Flight To Survive by Kevin Flynn is a hardback book published by Holt & Company, Henry in 2005. This 352-page book provides a captivating account of the events that unfolded inside the Twin Towers during the September 11 attacks. With a focus on the fight to survive, the book offers a unique perspective on the terror and chaos experienced by those trapped in the towers. The book also delves into the emergency management response and the aftermath of the attacks, making it a compelling read for those interested in technology, history, and political science.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHolt & Company, Henry
ISBN-100805076824
ISBN-139780805076820
eBay Product ID (ePID)30973485
Product Key Features
Book Title102 Minutes : the Untold Story of the Fight to Survive inside the Twin Towers
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
TopicTerrorism, United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), United States / 21st Century, Emergency Management
FeaturesRevised
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, Technology & Engineering, History
AuthorKevin Flynn, Jim Dwyer
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight22.9 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-055321
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"A heart-stopping, meticulous account. . . . I suspect that you, like me, will read this book in a single suspenseful sitting, even though we know the ending." --James B. Stewart, The New York Times Book Review "The chief virtue of 102 Minutes , Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn's unsparing, eloquent history of the struggle to survive inside the World Trade Center, is the authors' insistence that truth supplant myth. However comforting myths may be after a defeat, they're useless in assessing what went wrong and may actually be impediments to preventing future disasters." --John Farmer (former senior counsel to the 9/11 Commission), The Washington Post Book World "An astounding reconstruction of what happened inside the World Trade Center. . . . These are stories, after all, you have to share." --Susannah Meadows, Newsweek "Exhaustively researched and smoothly written. . . . Dwyer and Flynn's most impressive achievement: writing in a way that confers dignity on each subject. This is one book that will stay with most readers for a very long time." -- Michelle Green, People "For those of us haunted by the tragedy, an indispensable book." -- O Magazine "[A] harrowing, deeply reported, practically minute-by-minute and floor-by-floor portrayal. . . . Insightful, compassionate, and unrelievedly tense." --Michael Ollove, The Baltimore Sun "A masterpiece of reporting....succinct...riveting enough to be read in a sitting...heart-wrenching...Brilliant and troubling." --Kevin Baker, New York Times "Poignant, emotion-stirring and important...a story of how ordinary people exhibit extraordinary traits in times of peril." --Tom Walker, Denver Post "It took the authors three years to describe what happened in 102 minutes...The book is worth the wait." --Ingrid Ahlgren, Providence Journal "The writing - sometimes searing, sometimes factual but always appropriate - brings the human experience of disaster into focus." --Rosemary Herbert, Boston Herald "Many of the stories are astounding; almost all are heartbreaking...They accord these men and women the honor they deserve." --Brian Palmer, N ewsday, "A heart-stopping, meticulous account. . . . I suspect that you, like me, will read this book in a single suspenseful sitting, even though we know the ending." --James B. Stewart, The New York Times Book Review "The chief virtue of 102 Minutes, Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn's unsparing, eloquent history of the struggle to survive inside the World Trade Center, is the authors' insistence that truth supplant myth. However comforting myths may be after a defeat, they're useless in assessing what went wrong and may actually be impediments to preventing future disasters." --John Farmer (former senior counsel to the 9/11 Commission), The Washington Post Book World "An astounding reconstruction of what happened inside the World Trade Center. . . . These are stories, after all, you have to share." --Susannah Meadows, Newsweek "Exhaustively researched and smoothly written. . . . Dwyer and Flynn's most impressive achievement: writing in a way that confers dignity on each subject. This is one book that will stay with most readers for a very long time." -- Michelle Green, People "For those of us haunted by the tragedy, an indispensable book." --O Magazine "[A] harrowing, deeply reported, practically minute-by-minute and floor-by-floor portrayal. . . . Insightful, compassionate, and unrelievedly tense." --Michael Ollove, The Baltimore Sun "A masterpiece of reporting....succinct...riveting enough to be read in a sitting...heart-wrenching...Brilliant and troubling." --Kevin Baker, New York Times "Poignant, emotion-stirring and important...a story of how ordinary people exhibit extraordinary traits in times of peril." --Tom Walker, Denver Post "It took the authors three years to describe what happened in 102 minutes...The book is worth the wait." --Ingrid Ahlgren, Providence Journal "The writing - sometimes searing, sometimes factual but always appropriate - brings the human experience of disaster into focus." --Rosemary Herbert, Boston Herald "Many of the stories are astounding; almost all are heartbreaking...They accord these men and women the honor they deserve." --Brian Palmer, Newsday
Dewey Decimal974.7/1044
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisThe 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 lived it-until now. Of the millions of words written about this wrenching day, most were told from the outside looking in. New York Times reporters Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn have taken the opposite-and far more revealing-approach. Reported from the perspectives of those inside the towers, 102 Minutes captures the little-known stories of ordinary people who took extraordinary steps to save themselves and others. Beyond this stirring panorama stands investigative reporting of the first rank. An astounding number of people actually survived the plane impacts but were unable to escape, and the authors raise hard questions about building safety and tragic flaws in New York's emergency preparedness. Dwyer and Flynn rely on hundreds of interviews with rescuers, thousands of pages of oral histories, and countless phone, e-mail, and emergency radio transcripts. They cross a bridge of voices to go inside the infernos, seeing cataclysm and heroism, one person at a time, to tell the affecting, authoritative saga of the men and women-the nearly 12,000 who escaped and the 2,749 who perished-as they made 102 minutes count as never before. 102 Minutes is a 2005 National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction., 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.
LC Classification NumberHV6432.7.D89 2004
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- Oct 23, 2018
102 Minutes--Fear, Hope, & Escape From the Twin Towers
Going minute by minute, 102 Minutes tells the terrifying & sometimes heartbreaking story of the last day of the World Trade Center. It captures the fear, confusion, & hopelessness of many victims. But it also tells of those who managed to escape & the fight to just survive the day. It also frankly tells of the shortcomings of the rescue efforts & equipment problems between the different agencies that responded. But thousands of people DID escape to return to their families & friends--a fact that's often overlooked. This book is their story, too.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jul 15, 2023
Inside World Trade Center for 102 minutes on 9/11
I read this book in 2004. I wanted to read it again. This time I was able to pay more attention to reasons many people were going to dieVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- May 10, 2023
102 Minutes: 9/11 What everyone needs to know.
Well written book about the Nation's worst tragedy.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jan 01, 2016
102 Minutes....Amazing story!
This book is set the the chronological events that happened on September 11, 2001. It is amazing how the pieces were fit together to an event that shattered lives and will remain forever in the collective memory of the entire world. It is well structured, well written and a truly concise record of the events in the many lives it details on that fateful day. I recommend it to anyone who would like to have and inside view of the events that we followed so closely.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
