Ordinary Heroes: A Memoir of 9/11
By: Joseph Pfeifer
4.55
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From the first FDNY chief to respond to the 9/11 attacks, an intimate memoir and a tribute to those…
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1. 102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers
By: Kevin Flynn , Jim Dwyer
4.29
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
The dramatic and moving account of the struggle for life inside the World Trade Center on the morni… read more
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2. Flight 93: The Story, the Aftermath, and the Legacy of American Courage on 9/11
By: Tom McMillan , Tom Ridge , Governor Tom Ridge
4.39
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
United Airlines Flight 93, which took off from Newark Airport the morning of September 11th, 2001, … read more
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3. Last Man Down: A Firefighter's Story of Survival and Escape from the World Trade Center
By: Richard Picciotto , Daniel Paisner
4.28
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
On September 11th 2001, Battalion Commander Richard Pitch Picciotto lead seven companies of fire fi… read more
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4. Reluctant Hero
By: Michael Benfante , Dave Hollander
4.00
Format: 202 pages, Hardcover
On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, Michael Benfante went to work, just like he had day after day, at h… read more
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5. My Lost Brothers: The Untold Story by the Yarnell Hill Fire's Lone Survivor
By: Stephan Talty , Brendan McDonough
3.31
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The true story behind the events that inspired the major motion picture Only the Brave. A "unique a… read more
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6. Report from Engine Co. 82
By: Dennis Smith
3.50
Format: 560 pages, Paperback
From his bawdy and brave fellow firefighters to the hopeful, hateful, beautiful and beleaguered res… read more
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7. All the Gallant Men: An American Sailor's Firsthand Account of Pearl Harbor
By: Ken Gire , Donald Stratton
3.76
Format: 180 pages, Hardcover
The extraordinary first and only memoir by a survivor of the USS Arizona, published in conjunction … read more
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8. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam
By: Elizabeth Partridge
3.84
Format: 523 pages, Paperback
First came John Lennon. Then Marching for Freedom. Now National Book Award-finalist Elizabeth Partr… read more
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9. Smokejumper: A Memoir by One of America's Most Select Airborne Firefighters
By: Jason A. Ramos
4.17
Format: 510 pages, ebook
A rare inside look at the thrilling world of smokejumpers, the airborne firefighters who parachute … read more
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10. That Day: My Story of September 11th
By: None
3.62
Format: None pages,
"Then, right then, I looked up. I stopped breathing-there it was, a gaping hole in the north tower … read more
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11. Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden--from 9/11 to Abbottabad
By: Mark Deakins , Peter L. Bergen
3.82
Format: 160 pages, Audio
From the author of the New York Times bestselling Holy War, Inc., this is the definitive account of… read more
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12. Seal of Honor: Operation Red Wings and the Life of LT. Michael P. Murphy, USN
By: Gary Williams
3.96
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Lt. Michael Patrick Murphy, a Navy SEAL, earned the Medal of Honor on 28 June 2005 for his bravery … read more
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13. The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11
By: Garrett M. Graff
4.72
Format: 16 pages, Audiobook
15 hours, 54 minutes Read by a 45-person cast, with Holter Graham and the author Over the pas… read more
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"We met when we were only 16, at a high school dance. When he died, we were 50. I remember how I didn't want that day to end, terrible as it was. I didn't want to go to sleep because as long as I was …"-Garrett M. Graff, The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11
14. Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
By: Adam Higginbotham
4.60
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster based on new archival r… read more
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"When asked what he was thinking about when preparing for launch abroad his Mercury-Redstone rocket, Alan Shepard, the first American in space, had infamously replied, "The fact that every part of thi…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
"At the foot of the ladder, he [Gene Cernan Apollo 17] delivered the short speech he had memorized for the occasion. "Is like to just say what I believe history will record: That America's challenge o…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
15. Patient Care: Death and Life in the Emergency Room
By: Paul Seward
4.07
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A boy is pulled from a river and brought back to life: Will he be the same child he was? A priest o… read more
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16. Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11
By: Mitchell Zuckoff
4.67
Format: 625 pages, Kindle Edition
Years in the making, this spellbinding, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting narrative is an unf… read more
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17. Ordinary Heroes: A Memoir of 9/11
By: Joseph Pfeifer
4.55
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From the first FDNY chief to respond to the 9/11 attacks, an intimate memoir and a tribute to those… read more
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18. From the Inside Out: Harrowing Escapes from the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center
By: Erik O. Ronningen
4.38
Format: 170 pages, Kindle Edition
Erik Ronningen was on the 71st floor of the North Tower on September 11, 2001 when American Airline… read more
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19. Five Floors Up: The Heroic Family Story of Four Generations in the FDNY
By: Brian McDonald
4.12
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Rescue Me meets Blue Bloods in this riveting social history of the New York City Fire Department to… read more
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20. Return To The Reich: A Holocaust Refugee's Secret Mission to Defeat the Nazis
By: Eric Lichtblau
4.34
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The remarkable story of Fred Mayer, a German-born Jew who escaped Nazi Germany only to return as an… read more
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21. The Rescuer: One Firefighter’s Story of Courage, Darkness, and the Relentless Love That Saved Him
By: Jason Sautel
4.37
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
He helped save people every day—but he had no idea how to save himself. Jason Sautel had it all. Co… read more
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