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Title: Out of the Blue: A Narrative of September 11, 2001 by Richard Bernstein, Staff of the New York Times ISBN: 0-8050-7240-3 Publisher: Times Books Pub. Date: 11 September, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.86 (7 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Sheds light on a difficult topic
Comment: The beginning of this book is very difficult to stomach. Although it has been almost two years since this horrific event, it still seems like yesterday to me. Right from page one, the author begins to talk about the people who jumped from the Twin Towers. He continues talking about this for a few pages. For me, seeing people jump is the one very vivid image that still haunts me. He goes into very graphic detail about the jumpers. About how one man was impaled on a street sign. Reading this book was like reliving Sept 11 all over again. If you're not ready to relive the experience, please do not read this book. The rest of the book gives a short bio on some of the terrorists and some of the innocent people who were killed on 9/11. The book also documents the growing hatred of Amercia and how the terrorists came to be. It was surprising to note just how much the FBI knew but how little they actually did.
Rating: 4
Summary: The story of 09/11/2001.
Comment: This is the story of the attack on our country on 9/11/01. The story goes all the way back to the late 1980's and originates in Afghanistan. Berstein does a good job of describing how bin Laden and his group of thugs got their grounding in the basics of terrorism. Not only bin Laden but some of the other members (Atta) are described in their early life.
Along with the story of the terrorists, there are stories of some of the victims of 09/11/01. Bernstein does a good job in describing their lives, so we know what America lost in this attack. Unlike other journalists, Berstein gives reasons why the FBI/CIA did not pick up on the attack.
This is a good summary of the attacks and the reasons they originated. The title sums up the surprise Americans felt when the attack came.
Rating: 2
Summary: Didn't anyone eddit this manuscript?
Comment: Didn't anyone eddit this manuscript?
The first few errors I saw just made me cringe. But by the end of this book, I was ready to scream.
For starters, take the reference on page 131 to the two American embassies in Aden Harbor that were attacked, according to Mr. Bernstein. Obviously, he's mixing up the bombings in Kenya and Tanzania with the bombing of the USS Cole in Aden Harbor.
. . . but that's just the tip of the iceberg . . .
How about page 246, where he refers to the day after September 11 as Wednesday, September 3? There's a good one. I expect more from the New York Times.
. . . but that's just little stuff, right? . . .
Well, then check out pages 201 and 212. In one place, he says that 1,400 people died in Tower 1 of the World Trade Center. In another, he says that 1,600 died above the 91st floor alone in Tower 1. Now THIS ISN'T NITPICKING. These aren't just details; just numbers; they're lives. This is an inexcusable mistake. If you are going to take on a subject as important as this one, you had better get some facts straight, particularly this one.
I'm still waiting for the authoritative work on this subject to be published.
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Title: Inside 9-11: What Really Happened by Der Spiegel Magazine ISBN: 031298748X Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center by William Langewiesche ISBN: 0865476756 Publisher: North Point Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Never Forget: An Oral History of September 11, 2001 by Mitchell Fink, Lois Mathias ISBN: 0060514337 Publisher: ReganBooks Pub. Date: 20 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: September 11: An Oral History by Dean E. Murphy ISBN: 0385507682 Publisher: Doubleday Books Pub. Date: 27 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: What We Saw: The Events of September 11, 2001-In Words, Pictures, and Video by Cbs News ISBN: 0743241908 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 20 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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