102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers By Jim Dwyer, Kevin Flynn ISBN: 9780805076820 Published: 2004 Number of Pages: 352 Edition: 1st Binding: Hardcover

Pricing & Availability: Additional Details: Product Type: Book Publisher: Times Books Description: In 102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers, New York Times writers Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn vividly recreate the 102-minute span between the moment Flight 11 hit the first Twin Tower on the morning of September 11, 2001, and the moment the second tower collapsed, all from the perspective of those inside the buildings--the 12,000 who escaped, and the 2,749 who did not. It's becoming easier, years later, to forget the profound, visceral responses the Trade Center attacks evoked in the days and weeks following September 11. Using hundreds of interviews, countless transcripts of radio and phone communications, and exhaustive research, Dwyer and Flynn bring that flood of responses back--from heartbreak to bewilderment to fury. The randomness of death and survival is heartbreaking. One man, in the second tower, survived because he bolted from his desk the moment he heard the first plane hit; another, who stayed at his desk on the 97th floor, called his wife in his final moments to tell her to cancel a surprise trip he had planned. In many cases, the deaths of those who survived the initial attacks but were killed by the collapse of the towers were tragically avoidable. Building code exemptions, communication breakdowns between firefighters and police, and policies put in place by building management to keep everyone inside the towers in emergencies led, the authors argue, to the deaths of hundreds who might otherwise have survived. September 11 is by now both familiar and nearly mythological. Dwyer and Flynn's accomplishment is recounting that day's events in a style that is stirring, thorough, and refreshingly understated. --Erica C. Barnett

Library of Congress Control Number
   - LC control Number:  2004055321
   - LC control Number: 2004055321

International Standard Book Number: 0805076824: 0805076824 :: 9780805076820
   - Terms of availability: $26.00
   - Terms of availability: CIP entry

Other Standard Identifier
   - Standard number or code: 9780805076820

Geographic Area Code: n-us-ny

Library of Congress Call Number
   - Classification number: HV6432.7
   - Item number: .D89 2005

Dewey Decimal Classification Number
   - Edition number: 22
   - Classification number: 974.7
   - Classification number: 974.7/1044
   - Classification number: 974.71044

Main Entry - Personal Name
   - Personal name: Dwyer, Jim,
   - Dates associated with a name: 1957-

Title Statement
   - Title: 102 minutes :
   - Remainder of title: the untold story of the fight to survive inside the Twin Towers /
   - Statement of responsibility, etc.: Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn
   - Statement of responsibility, etc.: Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn.

Varying Form of Title
   - Title proper/short title: One hundred two minutes
   - Title proper/short title: One hundred two minutes :
   - Title proper/short title: One hundred two minutes.
   - Title proper/short title: Untold story of the fight to survive inside the Twin Towers
   - Remainder of title: the untold story of the fight to survive inside the Twin Towers

Edition Statement: 1st ed.

Publication, Distribution, etc. (Imprint)
   - Place of publication, distribution, etc.: New York :
   - Name of publisher, distribution, etc.: Times Books,
   - Name of publisher, distribution, etc.: Times Books/Henry Holt and Co.,
   - Name of publisher, distribution, etc.: Times Books/Henry Holt,
   - Date of publication, distribution, etc.: 2005
   - Date of publication, distribution, etc.: 2005.
   - Date of publication, distribution, etc.: c2005.

Physical Description
   - Extent: [xxvi],322p. :
   - Extent: xxiv, 322 p. :
   - Extent: xxiv, 322 p., [16] p. of plates :
   - Other physical details: ill. ;
   - Other physical details: ill., maps ;
   - Other physical details: ill., plans, ports. ;
   - Dimensions: 25 cm
   - Dimensions: 25 cm.

General Note: Includes index: Includes index.

Bibliography, etc. Note
   - Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-299) and index.
   - Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-299) index.
   - Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note: "It's a bomb, let's get out of here." -- "It's going to be the top story of the day." -- "Mom, I'm not calling to chat." -- "We have no communication established up there yet." -- "Should we be staying here, or should we evacuate?" -- "Get away from the door!" -- "If the conditions warrant on your floor, you may wish to start an orderly evacuation." -- "You can't go this way." -- "The doors are locked." -- "I've got a second wind." -- "I'm staying with my friend." -- "Tell the chief what you just told me." -- "We'll come down in a few minutes." -- "You don't understand."

Citation/Reference Note
   - Name of source: Booklist
   - Name of source: Kirkus
   - Name of source: Libr Journal
   - Name of source: Publ Weekly
   - Location within source: December 00,2004.
   - Location within source: November 08,2004.
   - Location within source: November 15,2004.
   - Location within source: October 15,2004.

Summary, etc.: Tells of the men and women who saved themselves and others in the final minutes before the World Trade Towers collapsed on September 11, 2001, and includes testimonies from workers in the buildings, police and fire personnel, a construction manager, and a window washer.

Target Audience Note: Adult.

Awards Note: National Book Award for non-fiction, finalist, 2005.

Subject Added Entry - Corporate Name
   - Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element: World Trade Center (New York, N.Y.)
   - Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element: World Trade Center (New York, N.Y.).

Subject Added Entry - Topical Term
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: Buildings
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: Rescue work
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: Self-preservation
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: Victims of terrorism
   - General subdivision: Evacuation
   - Geographic subdivision: New York
   - Geographic subdivision: New York (State)
   - Geographic subdivision: New York.

Added Entry - Personal Name
   - Personal name: Flynn, Kevin,
   - Dates associated with a name: 1956-

Added Entry - Uncontrolled Related/Analytical Title
   - Uncontrolled related/analytical title: One hundred two minutes.