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An oral history of 9/11 which should be required reading for every person on the planet. Full of compelling stories of heartbreak and heroism. I just loved this book. Everyone must read it!
Constance Labetti, accountant, Aon Corporation, South Tower, 99th floor: “I would start to cry, and I’d start to tremble, and I heard my father’s voice. My father had been dead since 1985—and I heard his voice, clear as day, telling me that I was not going to die in this building. I straightened up and kept walking down the steps. A few minutes later, I heard my…
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