{"product_id":"fall-and-rise-the-story-of-9-11","title":"Fall and Rise: The Story of 9\/11","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Better and more comprehensive than any prior account. . . . Those of us who lived through those days will find the book cathartic; those rising generations who were too young to remember 9\/11, or who weren't yet born, will find it revelatory.\" -- John Farmer, senior counsel to the 9\/11 Commission and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ground Truth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"With his rigorous research and moral clarity, Mitchell Zuckoff has provided us with an invaluable service. He has deepened our understanding of what happened on 9\/11 and recorded the voices of the victims and the survivors. What's more, he has ensured that we never forget.\" --David Grann, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eKillers of the Flower Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYears in the making, this spellbinding, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting true story is an unforgettable portrait of 9\/11.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a 9\/11 book like no other. Masterfully weaving together multiple strands of the events in New York, at the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, \u003ci\u003eFall and Rise\u003c\/i\u003e is a mesmerizing, minute-by-minute account of that terrible day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the days and months after 9\/11, Mitchell Zuckoff, then a reporter for the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, wrote about the attacks, the victims, and their families. After further years of meticulous reporting, Zuckoff has filled \u003ci\u003eFall and Rise\u003c\/i\u003e with voices of the lost and the saved. The result is an utterly gripping work of narrative nonfiction, filled with intimate stories of people most affected by the events of that sunny Tuesday in September: an out-of-work actor stuck in an elevator in the North Tower of the World Trade Center; the heroes aboard Flight 93 deciding to take action; a veteran trapped in the inferno in the Pentagon; the fire chief among the first on the scene in sleepy Shanksville; a team of firefighters racing to save an injured woman and themselves; and the men, women, and children flying across country to see loved ones or for work who suddenly faced terrorists bent on murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFall and Rise\u003c\/i\u003e will open new avenues of understanding for everyone who thinks they know the story of 9\/11, bringing to life--and in some cases, bringing back to life--the extraordinary ordinary people who experienced that defining day in modern American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDestined to be a classic, \u003ci\u003eFall and Rise\u003c\/i\u003e will move, shock, inspire, and fill hearts with love and admiration for the human spirit as it triumphs in the face of horrifying events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when ordinary people are faced with unimaginable terror?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe World Trade Center: \u003c\/b\u003e Follow an out-of-work actor trapped in a North Tower elevator and the teams of firefighters racing to save lives--and their own.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Pentagon: \u003c\/b\u003e Experience the inferno inside the Pentagon through the eyes of a veteran struggling to escape the wreckage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFlight 93: \u003c\/b\u003e Witness the courageous passengers and crew aboard Flight 93 as they make the ultimate decision to fight back against the terrorists.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Minute-by-Minute Account: \u003c\/b\u003e Based on years of meticulous reporting, this definitive history weaves together the voices of victims, survivors, and first responders into a spellbinding and comprehensive narrative.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51936994918631,"sku":"9780062275653","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_138fc1de-7e47-4189-b10b-450aaf6facf9.jpg?v=1774995911","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/fall-and-rise-the-story-of-9-11","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}