LibraryAware Remembering September 11th

On That Day : The Definitive Timeline of 9/11
by William M. Arkin

A veteran military and security analyst and commentator, reconstructing a minute-by-minute narrative of 9/11, asks and answers some vital questions: What did we learn from 9/11? And are we any more likely to be ready if something like it ever happened again? .

The Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World : the Twin Towers, Windows on the World, and the Rebirth of New York
by Tom Roston

Drawing from nearly 150 original interviews, an acclaimed journalist tells the complete history of the legendary Windows on the World restaurant in NYC, from its opening in 1976 on the 107th floor of the North Tower to its tragic end.

The Only Plane in the Sky : An Oral History of 9/11
by Garrett M. Graff

A panoramic oral history of the September 11 attacks draws on hundreds of interviews with government officials, first responders, survivors, friends and family members to recount events from the perspectives of firsthand witnesses.

Fall and Rise : The Story of 9/11
by Mitchell Zuckoff

Years in the making, this spellbinding, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting narrative is an unforgettable portrait of 9/11. This is a 9/11 book like no other. Masterfully weaving together multiple strands of the events in New York, at the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, Fall and Rise is a mesmerizing, minute-by-minute account of that terrible day.

The Looming Tower : Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
by Lawrence Wright

Exploring both the American and Arab sides of the September 11th terrorist attacks interweaves the stories of four men--Al Qaeda leaders Ayman al-Zawahiri and Osama bin Laden, FBI counterrorism head John O'Neill, and Prince Turki al-Faisal, former chief of Saudi intelligence--in the story of the people, ideas, events, and intelligence failures that led to the attacks.

102 Minutes : The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers
by Jim Dwyer

A dramatic account of the survival efforts of thousands of people who were inside the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11 draws on hundreds of interviews as well as phone, e-mail, and radio transcripts, in an account that also raises questions about building safety and New York's emergency preparedness.

Let's Roll! : Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage
by Lisa Beamer

Shares details of the author's marriage and recounts her struggle to cope with the tragedy that cost her the life of her husband

I survived the attacks of September 11, 2001 / : I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001 by Lauren Tarshis

I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001
by Lauren Tarshis

Published to coincide with the 20th anniversary of 9/11, this gripping graphic novel adaptation of the best-selling I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001 follows a young boy's firsthand account of the events that unfolded during that fateful day.

Ground Zero
by Alan Gratz

A dual tale published to mark the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks finds a young boy struggling to find his father and escape the World Trade Center in 2001, before a girl in battle-torn 2020 Afghanistan risks her life to help a wounded soldier.

America is Under Attack : The Day the Towers Fell : September 11, 2001
by Don Brown

On the 10th anniversary of the September 11 tragedy, a straightforward and sensitive book for a generation of children too young to remember that terrible day takes readers chronologically through the morning--from the plane hijackings and crashes at the World Trade Center (WTC), the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania, to the rescue operations at the WTC site and the collapse of the buildings.

Hero Dogs : Courageous Canines in Action
by Donna M. Jackson

Presents a variety of stories about working and rescue dogs who help humans in many ways, such as those involved in the work at the World Trade Center site after the disaster of September 11, 2001.

Fireboat : The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey
by Maira Kalman

Offers the true story of this historic fireboat that was pulled from its retirement on the day of the attacks on the World Trade Center in order to assist firefighters tending to the massive blaze and, with a few adjustments, succeeded in completing its mission.