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Dead Air Dead Air Iain M. Banks Ken Nott is a devoutly contrarian, vaguely left-wing radio shock-jock living in London. After a wedding breakfast, people start dropping fruit from a balcony on to a deserted car park below. As they … OL100778W
Cheyenne in New York Cheyenne in New York Jack Weyland She extended her hand. "Cheyenne Durrant. I'm a summer intern from BYU. Who are you?" She had an enthusiastic grin and a milkmaid's handshake. "I'm B. D. Morelli." Long pause. "Your name is Bea… OL15071528W
Let's roll! Let's roll! Lisa Beamer,Ken Abraham Lisa Beamer was thrust into the national spotlight after her husband, Todd, led a counterattack against terrorists on United Flight 93. He -- and all the other passenger heroes -- lost their lives i… OL15144836W
The age of terror The age of terror John Lewis Gaddis,Strobe Talbott,Nayan Chanda September 11 marked the beginning of a new era - an age of terror in which counter-terrorism will be one of the highest priorities of national governments and international institutions. While the re… OL15158667W
Watching the world change Watching the world change Friend, David Tells the stories behind the photographs of 9/11, discusses the controversy over whether the images are exploitative or redemptive, and shows how photographs help us witness, grieve, and understand t… OL15833907W
In the line of duty In the line of duty Bernard B. Kerik On September 11, 2001, with the terrorist attack on the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, the United States entered one of the greatest trials in its history. There were thousan… OL15843445W
The submission The submission Amy Waldman When Mohammad Khan, an American Muslim, is selected as the designer of a memorial for the victims of a terrorist attack on Manhattan, Claire Burwell, a woman widowed by the attack, becomes his fierce… OL15916950W
The politics of prisoner abuse The politics of prisoner abuse David P. Forsythe "When states are threatened by war and terrorism, can we really expect them to abide by human rights and humanitarian law? David Forsythe's bold analysis of US policies towards terror suspects after … OL15921681W
A decade of hope A decade of hope Dennis Smith On the tenth anniversary of 9/11, a portrait of tragedy, survival, and healing from the author of The New York Times bestseller *Report from Ground Zero*. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the… OL15980555W
9/11 and the literature of terror 9/11 and the literature of terror Martin Randall Explores the fiction, poetry, theatre and cinema that have represented the 9/11 attacks. Works by Martin Amis, Ian McEwan, Don DeLillo, Simon Armitage and Mohsin Hamid are discussed in relation to th… OL16130513W
Permanent emergency Permanent emergency Edmund S. Hawley "Since 2001 the TSA has accepted responsibility for protecting over two million people a day at U.S. airports and managing transportation operations around the world. But how effective is this beleag… OL16135166W
Another century of war? Another century of war? Gabriel Kolko "The war in Afghanistan was apparently a decisive military triumph. But was it also a political failure? Gabriel Kolko, whose masterly studies of conflict have redefined our views of modern warfare a… OL1633813W
The eleventh day The eleventh day Anthony Summers Draws on thousands of recently released official documents and new interviews to present a report on the September 11 attacks that examines why the crisis was not prevented, how the government and mi… OL16343465W
911 911 Marianne Carus,Marc Aronson,Michael Cart A collection of essays, poems, short fiction, and drawings created in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, by authors and illustrators of books for young adults. OL16580264W
Fantasy Film Post 911 Fantasy Film Post 911 Frances Pheasant-Kelly viii, 211 pages : 23 cm OL17421093W
A just response A just response Katrina Vanden Heuvel "Some of the most respected figures on the progressive left, in a series of thoughtful, informed, and provocative essays, began to analyze the causes and consequences of this new American wound, and … OL17908257W
A nation challenged A nation challenged Mitchel Levitas "A Nation Challenged records the full range of events from the moment of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon to the anthrax scare, the war in Afghanistan, the quick fall … OL18516983W
The good life The good life Jay McInerney Hailed by Newsweek as "a superb and humane social critic" with, according to The Wall Street Journal, "all the true instincts of a major novelist," Jay McInerney unveils a story of love, family, conf… OL1917729W
Heart of a soldier Heart of a soldier James Stewart,James B. Stewart Relates the life of Rick Rescorla, a former soldier and the head of security for Morgan Stanley, who successfully evacuated 2,700 of the company's employees from the south tower of the World Trade Ce… OL19922555W
Bullyville Bullyville Francine Prose After the death of his estranged father in the World Trade Center on 9/11, thirteen-year-old Bart, still struggling with his feelings of guilt, sorrow and loss, wins a scholarship to the local prepar… OL19956113W
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