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102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers  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
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Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glint on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you wake in the morning hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush,
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there, I did not die.
--Unknown
Jessica Lunsford -- A nine year old from Florida who was taken from her bed and found murdered after a convicted pedophile in the neighborhood confessed to burying her alive.
Like Laci
and Chandra Levy and Carole Sund and Julie Sund and
Silvina Pelosso, Dena
Raley McCluskey disappeared
under mysterious circumstances. Dena's name appeared
in The Modesto Bee 23 times since she disappeared on October
1999. Laci Peterson's name has appeared
116 times. Her mother feels the police never gave
the matter proper attention. November
1, 1007, Modesto Police
arrested Russell Jones, 47,
of Modesto for the disappearance of Dena
and booked
him in Stanislaus County Jail.
Genesee
County criminal justice officials are finding
that crime
victims are after something that our criminal
justice system rarely offers.
How to Avoid a Stalker
Stalkers - Deadly Obsession -- It was first recognized as an offense by the state of California in 1990, but stalking has been around long before that law went on the books, and more and more people are victimized each year. The most famous cases, from the stabbing of actress Theresa Saldana which led to California's anti-stalking law to the murder of John Lennon by an obsessed fan. Mark David Chapman reveals his feelings about killing Lennon, and Lennon's personal assistant recalls meeting Chapman on the fateful day. But the truth is that most cases are low profile. Usually the victim knows the stalker, often well. AMERICAN JUSTICE® looks at the case of a woman stalked by her ex-husband, several instances of workplace stalking, and the new threat posed by the internet.
A Reason To Live: The True Story of One Woman's Love, Courage and Determination to Survive by Billy Hills, Dale Hudson -- A Reason To Live, takes readers into the lives of members of a family determined to live again on their own terms following victimization by crime. February of 1979, 2 women from Pawley's Island, South Carolina, had the misfortune to cross paths with two outlaws on a day long, drug induced crime spree left 5 dead. Taken at gunpoint from their families during a robbery, the women were raped, shot, and left for dead on a cold and wet dirt road. One of the women survived a shotgun blast to her face. The inspirational story of the survival of Wanda Summers. Wanda summoned her courage despite suffering horrific physical and emotional pain, she stood before her assailant in court; her dramatic and heartwrenching testimony helped persuade a jury to sentence Ronald "Rusty" Woomer to death for the murder of her friend. Confident that due process of law would ultimately render justice, Wanda and Following years of appeals and a last minute stay of execution for Woomer by the US Supreme Court, Wanda faced the prospect of court, 10 years after the crimes, to relive the nightmarish kidnap and assault.
Obsession: Celebrities and Their Stalkers by David Harvey -- One million women and 370,000 men are stalked each year, and this exposé uses stalker incidents involving famous celebrities to explore the twisted mind of a stalker. Offering glimpses into the Los Angeles District Attorney files, cases covered include stalkers who victimized such personalities as Madonna, Gianni Versace, Steven Spielberg, David Letterman, and Janet Jackson. Detailed attention is given to the actions and motivations of stalkers in order to understand their psychological impulses.
I Am the Central Park Jogger by Trisha Meili -- The 1989 jogger who was raped and beaten reveals her ordeal and her identity.
The Courage to Heal - Third Edition - Revised and Expanded : A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
The Blame Game: Are We A Country Of Victims?
Ram Dass helps a generation cope with loss. Hindu spiritual leader Ram Dass suffered a stroke in 1997, the process of rehabilitation detailed in the documentary Fierce Grace sowed the seeds of his spiritual reawakening.
November 2, 2007
PO Box 7126
Olympia, WA 98507
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Kari Sable Burns 1994-2007 |
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