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1) Thunder dog: the true story of a blind man, his guide dog, and the triumph of trust at Ground Zero
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At 12:30 a.m. on 9/11, Roselle whimpered at Michael Hingson's bedside. When the trained guide dog was "on the clock, " nothing could faze her. But without her harness she was free to be scared of the coming thunderstorm. The two had a busy day of meetings and an important presentation ahead. A normal day. Until they went to the office. In Thunder Dog, follow Michael and Roselle as their lives are changed forever by two explosions and 1,463 stairs--P....
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Abdo & Daughters, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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This title examines Ground Zero from the 9/11 terrorist attacks to the cleanup of the debris of the Word Trade Center to the construction of the Freedom Tower, the Tribute in Light, the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, and the continued rebuilding of the World Trade Center complex's buildings.
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Abdo & Daughters, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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This title examines Ground Zero from the 9/11 terrorist attacks to the cleanup of the debris of the Word Trade Center to the construction of the Freedom Tower, the Tribute in Light, the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, and the continued rebuilding of the World Trade Center complex's buildings.
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"The never-before-told inside story of the rebuilding of the World Trade Center - an epic tale of business, politics, and engineering by the man who spent two decades working to make it happen. After the terrorist attacks of 9/11 destroyed the World Trade Center, New Yorkers and Americans faced a critical set of questions: What should be done with the site? Could the towers be replaced? And how best to memorialize those lost on that day? For Larry...
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Bearport Pub
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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"On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked two planes and crashed them into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. Shortly after the towers fell, rescuers rushed in to search for survivors. To help out, they brought along hundreds of highly trained search-and-rescue dogs. Climbing over mounds of twisted metal and sharp steel beams, these heroic dogs made up the largest canine rescue operation in U.S. history. Look inside to find...
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University Press of New England
Pub. Date
[2006]
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English
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A haunting record of the destruction and rebirth of the neighborhood surrounding Ground Zero.
When writer and feature filmmaker Peter Josyph spent a year and a half combing the historic streets and debris-blasted buildings of Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan, talking with workers and residents, capturing its struggles and transformations, he became what he calls a "citizen-artist," personally shooting over two hundred hours of footage for his film...
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Abdo Zoom
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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"This title is all about the powerful skyscraper, One World Trade Center, which is also known as the Freedom Tower. Readers will learn all about its construction, why it was constructed, the materials and security that went into building it, and it uses."--Amazon.com.
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Pub. Date
2013
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English
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In the aftermath of 9/11, Americans came together in a way not seen for a generation, pledging unity to rebuild after the horrific loss of the Twin Towers. People were signing up to go to war; rescue workers were laboring to clear rubble. Instead of becoming a rallying symbol in the fight against terrorism, Ground Zero has been plagued by intense conflict and controversy from the very start.
Battle for Ground Zero goes behind the scenes of this fight...
10) Rebirth
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Oscilloscope Laboratories
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
A riveting journey into living history, an act of personal witness to one of the most profound events in American history and the healing that has come in its wake. REBIRTH follows the nearly ten-year transformation of five people whose lives were forever altered on September 11, 2001. The film simultaneously tracks, by multi-camera time-lapse photography, the minute-by-minute evolution of the space where the Twin Towers once rose. Both a singular...
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[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
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To determine what happened on 9/11, all available evidence must be considered. We cannot pick and choose which observable facts we may want to explain and then ignore the others. Any explanation must consider all the available evidence ... None of the facts, events, anomalies, or phenomena that have been listed, discussed, and analyzed in this book can be explained by airliner crashes, jet fuel fires, or any scheme of controlled demolition. A comparison...
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Metropolitan Books
Pub. Date
2005.
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English
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A no-holds-barred look at the collision of interests behind the ambitious attempt to raise a new national icon at Ground Zero
When we stand in downtown Manhattan in the future and look up and ask, "Why?"--Why is it so strange, so rude, so striving, so right, so wrong?--we will have Sixteen Acres to give us the answers. Tracing the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site from graveyard to playground for high design, insurgent critic Philip Nobel...
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Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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"On September 11, 2001, Americans witnessed the worst tragedy our country has ever seen. The World Trade Center, in New York City, disappeared that day as terrorists flew planes into the Twin Towers killing and injuring thousands of people. Left in its place was a massive pit of rubble and death known as Ground Zero. Shortly after the attack, planning began on the rebuilding of a new World Trade Center. In addition to the new buildings, it would include...
17) 16 acres
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
The rebuilding of Ground Zero is the most architecturally, politically, and emotionally complex construction project in recent American history. The struggle to develop these sixteen acres of sacred lands has encompassed twelve years, nineteen government agencies, and over $20 billion. Aside from the engineering challenges, various constituencies-politicians, developers, architects, insurers, local residents, and relatives of 9/11 victims-profess...
19) Nine months at Ground Zero: the story of the brotherhood of workers who took on a job like no other
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Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
20) New York City
Publisher
Escapi New Media Studios
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Ian Wright and Megan McCormick tour the New York boroughs of Staten Island, the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan-- home to the famous skyline and Central Park.
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