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"Incredibly evocative and compelling." The Washington Post

"A hugely powerful new book." Dan Snow

"The most moving and chilling oral history you will read." The Times

"Astonishing book about an astonishing, terrifying atrocity, relived in real time by those who were there. I read it…

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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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