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NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 18, 2011
PROJECT REBIRTH: SURVIVAL AND THE STRENGTH OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT FROM 9/11 SURVIVORS
by Robin Stern, Courtney E. Martin
"A fitting complement to and extension of that film, this thoughtful and uplifting collection will also stand on its own."
Eight individuals and how they rebuilt their lives in the aftermath of 9/11. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 11, 2011
Kirkus Star THE LONGEST WAR: AMERICA AND AL-QAEDA SINCE 9/11
by Peter L. Bergen
"One of the deepest and most disturbing investigations of one of the defining issues of our era."
A revelatory, pull-no-punches history of the War on Terror, from before 9/11 to the present day. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 1, 2010
CITY OF DUST: ILLNESS, ARROGANCE, AND 9/11
by Anthony DePalma
"An important story with broad ramifications."
According to veteran New York Times reporter and foreign correspondent DePalma (The Man Who Invented Fidel: Castro, Cuba, and Herbert L. Matthews of the New York Times, 2006, etc.), in the aftermath of 9/11, even those "most experienced at rescue" made decisions that had tragic consequences. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 8, 2009
THE GROUND TRUTH: THE UNTOLD STORY OF AMERICA UNDER ATTACK ON 9/11
by John Farmer
"An important systematic brief on how an elaborately constructed national-defense system was penetrated, and why lessons of that day for disaster response remain dimly understood."
Senior counsel to the 9/11 Commission Farmer presents a dismaying catalogue of incompetence and dissembling before and after the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2007
Kirkus Star THE TERROR DREAM: FEAR AND FANTASY IN POST-9/11 AMERICA
by Susan Faludi
"Brilliant, illuminating and essential."
Rich, incisive analysis of the surreality of American life in the wake of 9/11. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 28, 2007
THE QUEST FOR ABSOLUTE SECURITY: THE FAILED RELATIONS AMONG U.S. INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES
by Athan Theoharis
"An important, provocative book, sure to be widely discussed."
Award-winning FBI historian Theoharis (The FBI and American Democracy, 2004, etc.) brings a unique perspective to the question of how and why the intelligence community failed to uncover the 9/11 terrorists and prevent the attack. Read full book review >