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Report from Ground Zero

Author : Dennis Smith
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101213159
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Report from Ground Zero written by Dennis Smith and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003-02-25 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tragic events of September 11, 2001, forever altered the American landscape, both figuratively and literally. Immediately after the jets struck the twin towers of the World Trade Center, Dennis Smith, a former firefighter, reported to Manhattan’s Ladder Co. 16 to volunteer in the rescue efforts. In the weeks that followed, Smith was present on the front lines, attending to the wounded, sifting through the wreckage, and mourning with New York’s devastated fire and police departments. This is Smith’s vivid account of the rescue efforts by the fire and police departments and emergency medical teams as they rushed to face a disaster that would claim thousands of lives. Smith takes readers inside the minds and lives of the rescuers at Ground Zero as he shares stories about these heroic individuals and the effect their loss had on their families and their companies. “It is,” says Smith, “the real and living history of the worst day in America since Pearl Harbor.” Written with drama and urgency, Report from Ground Zero honors the men and women who—in America’s darkest hours—redefined our understanding of courage.

Voices from Ground Zero

Author : F. Lincoln Grahlfs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Voices from Ground Zero written by F. Lincoln Grahlfs and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the first test firing of an atomic bomb on July 16, 1945 until the adoption of the Limited Test Ban Treaty in 1963, there were 235 acknowledged atmospheric detonations of nuclear devices by the United States government. Having been eye witnesses to the awesome nature of these weapons, these quarter million American military personnel constitute a unique population. Many of these men have experienced illnesses which they attribute to radiation exposure; a number have offspring with congenital defects; others are sterile. Most seem to recognize that military service is a hazardous occupation that entails risks. Still, the feeling prevails that safety measures were inadequate and many identify themselves as 'human guinea pigs'. Their resentment, however, is not directed toward the military. They tend to blame their problems on the policymakers, the Congress and, in particular, on the Veterans Administration. This book, based on interviews and questionnaires, examines and analyzes the recollections of the American military personnel involved in these tests and the effect on their lives.

Ground Zero, Nagasaki

Author : Yuichi Seirai
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231538561
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Ground Zero, Nagasaki written by Yuichi Seirai and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2014-12-23 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in contemporary Nagasaki, the six short stories in this collection draw a chilling portrait of the ongoing trauma of the detonation of the atomic bomb. Whether they experienced the destruction of the city directly or heard about it from survivors, the characters in these tales filter their pain and alienation through their Catholic faith, illuminating a side of Japanese culture little known in the West. Many of them are descended from the "hidden Christians" who continued to practice their religion in secret during the centuries when it was outlawed in Japan. Urakami Cathedral, the center of Japanese Christian life, stood at ground zero when the bomb fell. In "Birds," a man in his sixties reflects on his life as a husband and father. Just a baby when he was found crying in the rubble near ground zero, he does not know who his parents were. His birthday is set as the day the bomb was dropped. In other stories, a woman is haunted by her brief affair with a married man, and the parents of a schizophrenic man struggle to come to terms with the murder their son committed. These characters battle with guilt, shame, loss, love, and the limits of human understanding. Ground Zero, Nagasaki vividly depicts a city and people still scarred by the memory of August 9, 1945.

Battle for Ground Zero

Author : Elizabeth Greenspan
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0230341381
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Battle for Ground Zero written by Elizabeth Greenspan and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An assessment of the heated controversies behind the struggle to rebuild at Ground Zero draws on interviews to explore how grieving families, commercial interests, and political agendas have challenged every step of the process.

12-Sep

Author : William H. Groner
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1640122656
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book 12-Sep written by William H. Groner and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2019-09-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 9/12 is the saga of the epic nine-year legal battle waged by William H. Groner against the City of New York and its contractors on behalf of the more than ten thousand first responders who became ill as a result of working on the Ground Zero cleanup. These first responders--like AT&T Disaster Relief head Gary Acker and New York Police Department detectives Candiace Baker, Thomas Ryan, and Mindy Hersh--rushed to Ground Zero and remained to work on the rescue and recovery mission, which lasted for the next nine months. Their selfless bravery and humanity were rewarded with horrible health issues resulting from the toxic stew of chemicals present in the dust and debris that government officials such as Mayor Rudy Giuliani and EPA chief Christine Todd Whitman had assured them was safe. Groner, a lead attorney in the mass tort litigation, fought for their illnesses to be acknowledged and for them to receive validation and closure, as well as for compensation--an eventual aggregate award of more than $800 million. As detailed in 9/12, the battle for the Ground Zero responders was waged not only in the courtroom but also in the press, in medical and scientific research centers, and among politicians at the local, state, and federal levels, as well as in the halls of Congress to pass the Zadroga Health and Compensation Act. 9/12 weaves together Groner's firsthand account with glimpses into the first responders' lives as they try to understand and overcome their illnesses. The result is an intimate look into their battles--physical, mental, and legal--that will leave you cheering for these heroes who, in spite of everything, would do it all again. Told by Groner and journalist Tom Teicholz, 9/12 is the story of the brave public servants who showed up when their country needed them most, of their fight for redress, and of their victory in the face of the seemingly insurmountable.

With Their Eyes

Author : Annie Thoms
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 9780063143364
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (433 download)

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Download or read book With Their Eyes written by Annie Thoms and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Commemorating twenty years, this deeply moving play, written by high school students who witnessed the tragedy unfold, remembers September 11, 2001. This edition features new cover art, an updated introduction from Annie Thoms, and a new foreword from New York Times bestselling author David Levithan. A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age "Profound." --Booklist "Moving." --Publishers Weekly "Rings with authenticity and resonates with power." --School Library Journal Tuesday, September 11, started off like any other day at Stuyvesant High School, located only a few blocks away from the World Trade Center. The semester was just beginning, and the students, faculty, and staff were ready to start a new year. But within a few hours on that Tuesday morning, they would share an experience that would transform their lives--and the lives of all Americans. This powerful play, written by students of Stuyvesant High School based on their interviews with the school community, remembers those who were lost and those who were forced to witness this tragedy. Here, in their own words, are the firsthand stories of a day we will never forget. This collection helped shape the HBO documentary In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on 9/11. For dramatic rights, please visit http: //permissions.harpercollins.com/.

Ground Zero

Author : Alan Gratz
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1338245775
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (382 download)

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Download or read book Ground Zero written by Alan Gratz and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The instant #1 New York Times bestseller. In time for the twentieth anniversary of 9/11, master storyteller Alan Gratz (Refugee) delivers a pulse-pounding and unforgettable take on history and hope, revenge and fear -- and the stunning links between the past and present. September 11, 2001, New York City: Brandon is visiting his dad at work, on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center. Out of nowhere, an airplane slams into the tower, creating a fiery nightmare of terror and confusion. And Brandon is in the middle of it all. Can he survive -- and escape? September 11, 2019, Afghanistan: Reshmina has grown up in the shadow of war, but she dreams of peace and progress. When a battle erupts in her village, Reshmina stumbles upon a wounded American soldier named Taz. Should she help Taz -- and put herself and her family in mortal danger? Two kids. One devastating day. Nothing will ever be the same.

Ground Zero

Author : F. Paul Wilson
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780765362797
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (627 download)

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Download or read book Ground Zero written by F. Paul Wilson and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-09-28 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack finds the secret behind 9/11 in this dark thriller in the bestselling Repairman Jack series

Between Heaven and Ground Zero

Author : Leslie Haskin
Publisher : Bethany House
ISBN 13 : 0764204882
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book Between Heaven and Ground Zero written by Leslie Haskin and published by Bethany House. This book was released on 2008-02 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Second Chance at LifeOn the sunny morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, terrorists murdered more than twenty-seven hundred people in an attack on New York City.Thousands died when a hijacked Boeing 767 slammed into Tower One of the World Trade Center.It was first blood. For Leslie Haskin, it was a second chance at life.This is the riveting account of Leslie's harrowing escape--down 36 floors in a doomed and dying building and away from a life focused on perks, prestige, and power. The intervening months brought crippling mental and emotional distress, but from the rubble and ashes, the corporate climber rediscovered the faith of her childhood and now embraces a new life of serving others.

From Rubble to Redemption

Author : Jim Jenkins
Publisher : Called Writers Christian Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Rubble to Redemption written by Jim Jenkins and published by Called Writers Christian Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-04 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On September 11th, 2001, Jim Jenkins woke up to the nightmare that was 9/11. A few days later, he was headed for Ground Zero in his official capacity as a US Navy Chaplain. Deeply affected by what he experienced there, Jim has decided to share his story with the world as we approach the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Through his encounters with the victims’ families, political leaders like Rudy Giuliani, and celebrities like Elton John, Jim saw God show up in very unique and amazing ways during his time serving at Ground Zero. Jim’s primary message to America is that we must never forget. But Jim also wants his fellow Americans to know that God can bring redemption out of the rubble.

V01CE

Author : Norie Neumark
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262549875
Total Pages : 437 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book V01CE written by Norie Neumark and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2023-12-05 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perspectives on the voice and technology, from discussions of voice mail and podcasts to reflections on dance and sound poetry. Voice has returned to both theoretical and artistic agendas. In the digital era, techniques and technologies of voice have provoked insistent questioning of the distinction between the human voice and the voice of the machine, between genuine and synthetic affect, between the uniqueness of an individual voice and the social and cultural forces that shape it. This volume offers interdisciplinary perspectives on these topics from history, philosophy, cultural theory, film, dance, poetry, media arts, and computer games. Many chapters demonstrate Lewis Mumford's idea of the “cultural preparation” that precedes technological innovation—that socially important new technologies are foreshadowed in philosophy, the arts, and everyday pastimes. Chapters cover such technologies as voice mail, podcasting, and digital approximations of the human voice. A number of authors explore the performance, performativity, and authenticity [(or 'authenticity effect') of voice in dance, poetry, film, and media arts]; while others examine more immaterial concerns—the voice's often-invoked magical powers, the ghostliness of disembodied voices, and posthuman vocalization. [The chapters evoke an often paradoxical reassertion of the human in the use of voice in mainstream media including recorded music, films, and computer games. Contributors Mark Amerika, Isabelle Arvers, Giselle Beiguelman, Philip Brophy, Ross Gibson, Brandon LaBelle, Thomas Levin, Helen Macallan, Virginia Madsen, Meredith Morse, Norie Neumark, Andrew Plain, John Potts, Theresa M. Senft, Nermin Saybasili, Amanda Stewart, Axel Stockburger, Michael Taussig, Martin Thomas, Theo van Leeuwen, Mark Wood

Voices

Author : Edward Bonadio
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595184308
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book Voices written by Edward Bonadio and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-05-29 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Voices is a classic story of good and evil set in modern times. It delves into the psychology of human instability and depression and offers a theory on what makes humans do inhuman acts. Lea Moore, a police detective. Challenged by a series of crimes and an attempted assassination, she discovers true evil has set up shop in her city. Her partner, a parish priest, and spirits team up to protect the city from a demon and its willing accomplices.Jake Haley is a reclusive loner. His only solace is his television. But his soul has become fertile ground for an evil that needs him to do its dirty work. Through the seduction of Haley the evil plans to carry out a plan to control the city. Jake Haley doesn’t know it but his only hope is Lea Moore. They have a bond that neither knows of and only that realization can save them both. With a number of twists and turns the story winds to a conclusion that includes exorcism, multiple deaths, salvation and demonic trickery. In the end only Lea Moore is privy to the awful truth of how powerful the evil has become.

Art and Faith

Author : Makoto Fujimura
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300255934
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Art and Faith written by Makoto Fujimura and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a world-renowned painter, an exploration of creativity’s quintessential—and often overlooked—role in the spiritual life “Makoto Fujimura’s art and writings have been a true inspiration to me. In this luminous book, he addresses the question of art and faith and their reconciliation with a quiet and moving eloquence.”—Martin Scorsese “[An] elegant treatise . . . Fujimura’s sensitive, evocative theology will appeal to believers interested in the role religion can play in the creation of art.”—Publishers Weekly Conceived over thirty years of painting and creating in his studio, this book is Makoto Fujimura’s broad and deep exploration of creativity and the spiritual aspects of “making.” What he does in the studio is theological work as much as it is aesthetic work. In between pouring precious, pulverized minerals onto handmade paper to create the prismatic, refractive surfaces of his art, he comes into the quiet space in the studio, in a discipline of awareness, waiting, prayer, and praise. Ranging from the Bible to T. S. Eliot, and from Mark Rothko to Japanese Kintsugi technique, he shows how unless we are making something, we cannot know the depth of God’s being and God’s grace permeating our lives. This poignant and beautiful book offers the perspective of, in Christian Wiman’s words, “an accidental theologian,” one who comes to spiritual questions always through the prism of art.

Voices

Author : Lawrence C. Connolly
Publisher : Fantasist Enterprises
ISBN 13 : 1934571091
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (345 download)

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Download or read book Voices written by Lawrence C. Connolly and published by Fantasist Enterprises. This book was released on 2018-07-21 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bram Stoker Award finalist short story collection Voices: Tales of Horror includes the definitive versions of eleven classic and two new stories of psychologically affecting horror, along with commentary by the author. Combining the genre-bending stories of Lawrence C. Connolly with the surreal art of World Fantasy Award nominee Jason Zerrillo, Voices is an exploration of the art of storytelling, where whispers become screams . . . and images echo in the mind. This is more than a story collection: it’s a sounding of the depths of horror. This second edition includes a new foreword by horror director Mick Garris and a bonus story by Connolly.

Imagining Ground Zero

Author : Suzanne Stephens
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Imagining Ground Zero written by Suzanne Stephens and published by Rizzoli International Publications. This book was released on 2004 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Imagining Ground Zero: Official and Unofficial Proposals for the World Trade Center Site documents not only the master plan competition, won by Studio Daniel Libeskind and sponsored by the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, but also proposals submitted by invitation of and published by New York magazine, proposals from the exhibition at Max Protetch Gallery, as well as a selection from the more than 5,000 schemes submitted to the competition for the World Trade Center Memorial. This survey features in depth the official scheme for the site, designed by David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill with the collaboration of Daniel Libeskind of Studio Daniel Libeskind; Reflecting Absence, the winning scheme for the memorial, designed by Michael Arad and Peter Walker; and, as well, the World Trade Center Transportation Hub, designed by Santiago Calatrava, DMJM + Harris, and STV Group."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Voice First

Author : Sonya Huber
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496231317
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)

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Download or read book Voice First written by Sonya Huber and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2022-09 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Voice First offers writers and teachers of writing an opportunity not only to engage their voices but to understand and experience how developing their range of voices strengthens their writing.

The Politics of Punk

Author : David A. Ensminger
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442254459
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book The Politics of Punk written by David A. Ensminger and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-08-11 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Punk rock has long been equated with the ever-shifting concepts of dissent, disruption, and counter-cultural activities. As a result, since its 1970s and 1980s incarnations, when bands in Britain—from The Clash and Sex Pistols to Angelic Upstarts, U.K. Subs, and Crass—offered alternative political convictions and subversive lifestyle choices, the media has often deemed punk a threat. Bands like Circle Jerks, Dead Kennedys, Bad Religion, and Millions of Dead Cops followed suit in America, pushing similar boundaries as the music mutated into a harsher “hardcore” style that branched deep into suburban enclaves. Those antagonisms and ideals were, in turn, translated by another wave of bands—from Fugazi to Anti-Flag—whose commitment to community building was as pronounced as their taut, explosive tunes. In The Politics of Punk, David Ensminger probes the conscience of punk by going beyond the lyrics and slogans of the pithy culture war. He paints a broad, nuanced, and well-documented picture of the ongoing activism and outreach inherent in punk. Creating a people’s history of punk’s social, cultural, aesthetic, and political features, the book features original interviews with members of Dead Kennedys, Dead Boys, MDC, Channel 3, Snap-Her, Scream, Minutemen, TSOL, the Avengers, Blowdryers, and many more. Ensminger highlights punk money’s influence on philanthropy and community involvement and paints a contextualized picture of how punk critiqued dominant culture by channeling support and media coverage for a wide array of humanitarian programs for gays and lesbians, the homeless, the disabled, environmental and health research, and other causes.