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2) Thunder dog: the true story of a blind man, his guide dog, and the triumph of trust at Ground Zero
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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Faith. Trust. Triumph.
First came the boom — the loud, deep, unapologetic bellow that seemed to erupt from the very core of the earth. Eerily, the majestic high-rise slowly leaned to the south. On the seventy-eighth floor of the World Trade Center's north tower, no alarms sounded, and no one had information about what had happened at 8:46 a.m. on September 11, 2001 — what should have been a normal workday for thousands of people. All that was...
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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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The tenth anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon is an occasion sure to be observed around the world. But among the memorials, political speeches, and news editorials, the most pressing consideration--and often the most overlooked--is the lives and well-being of the 9/11 first responders, their families, and the victims' families over the past decade.
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"This is the riveting account of criminal investigator-turned crisis chaplain, Ray Giunta, as he spends sixty-eight life-changing days at Ground Zero, the heart of the worst terrorist attack in American history ... There he is an eyewitness and confessor to the heroic and horrific, to the miraculous and the macabre ... and Chaplain Ray becomes a listening ear ... 'God @ Ground Zero' is a remarkable, unforgettable true story [of September 11, 2001]...
Publisher
Daily News
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
The coverage of the attacks and our nation's recovery was chronicled by New York's famed Daily News in a way that set the standard for photographers, reporters, columnists and editorial boards across the country. As a heartfelt tribute, the Daily News presents the most complete book to date on these events. Featuring dramatic full-color photography and stories, Standing Together: America Strong and Proud reminds us that we have emerged from this horror...
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Avid Reader Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Journalist and historian Garrett Graff tells the story of September 11, 2001 as it was lived, in the words of those who lived it. Drawing on transcripts, recently declassified documents, original interviews, and oral histories from nearly five hundred government officials, first responders, witnesses, survivors, friends, and family members, Graff paints a vivid and human portrait of the September 11 attacks. Beginning in the predawn hours of airports...
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