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THE LOOMING TOWEREssential for an understanding of that dreadful day. Full review >
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9/11/2010One of the real keepers of the flurry of 9/11 publications, destined to find a place on the shelf and be turned to time and... Full review >
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THE 9/11 REPORTby Sid Jacobson & illustrated by Ernie Colón
All told, a thoughtful—and by no means dumbed-down—approach to events still very current. Full review >
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102 MINUTESby Jim Dwyer & Kevin Flynn
Swift, photographic prose defines the dimensions of hell—and of humanity. (8-page photo insert) Full review >
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FIREHOUSEFine work that will leave most readers with even higher esteem for firefighters. Full review >
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WITHOUT PRECEDENTby Thomas H. Kean & Lee H. Hamilton
A valuable resource for those needing proof that the government machine could use a good overhaul. Full review >
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THE TERROR DREAMby Susan Faludi
Brilliant, illuminating and essential. Full review >
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A WIDOW’S WALKAn impassioned, non-manipulative memorial, timed to coincide with the fourth anniversary of 9/11. Full review >
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THE GROUND TRUTHby John Farmer
An important systematic brief on how an elaborately constructed national-defense system was penetrated, and why lessons of... Full review >
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THE LAST MEN OUTby Tom Downey
A powerful tribute to men whose daily lives are the stuff of heroism. Full review >
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THE QUEST FOR ABSOLUTE SECURITYAn important, provocative book, sure to be widely discussed. Full review >
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YOUR FATHER’S VOICEby Lyz Glick & Dan Zegart
An inevitably personal response that serves to remind again how the 9/11 attacks affected the lives of countless ordinary... Full review >
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THE LONGEST WARby Peter Bergen
One of the deepest and most disturbing investigations of one of the defining issues of our era. Full review >
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BEFORE & AFTERedited by Thomas Beller
Brief and memorable epitomes of the urban encounter: a transporting collection. Full review >
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UP FROM ZEROInsider play-by-play with politicians, potential profiteers, and top architects scrambling for the plum: an absorbing, if... Full review >
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