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Nonfiction About 9/11 (page 2)


Cover art for THE TERROR DREAM
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2007

"Brilliant, illuminating and essential."
Rich, incisive analysis of the surreality of American life in the wake of 9/11. Read full book review >
Cover art for A WIDOW’S WALK
NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 1, 2005

"An impassioned, non-manipulative memorial, timed to coincide with the fourth anniversary of 9/11."
Fontana tugs at the heartstrings in this engrossing, inspiring 9/11 memoir. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE GROUND TRUTH
NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 8, 2009

"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 >
Cover art for THE LAST MEN OUT
NONFICTION
Released: June 1, 2004

"A powerful tribute to men whose daily lives are the stuff of heroism."
Writer/filmmaker Downey looks inside one of New York's elite firehouses before and after 9/11. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE QUEST FOR ABSOLUTE SECURITY
NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 28, 2007

"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 >
Cover art for YOUR FATHER’S VOICE
NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 1, 2004

"An inevitably personal response that serves to remind again how the 9/11 attacks affected the lives of countless ordinary families."
In another poignant addition to the literary legacy of 9/11, a young widow recalls for their infant daughter the father she will never know. Read full book review >