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Bezig met laden... Out of the Blue: The Story of September 11, 2001, from Jihad to Ground Zerodoor Richard Bernstein
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Out of the Blue takes us chapter by chapter through what on September 11, 2001 - from the transformation of Osama bin Laden and the emergence of Al Qaeda to the trainings of the terrorists and finally, to the day we will never forget. A day that some are calling the end of innocence. Intermingled in this "explanation" for what happened and how it all began are the personal biographies of some of the victims. It is not clear how Bernstein chose these Americans to be included in Out of the Blue, but the inclusion of their stories illustrates just how unexpected these attacks really were. Normal, everday routines carried out by normal everyday people were shattered in the blink of an eye. Bernstein documents the terrible reality of when the planes hit; the choking smoke, the inferno flames, the lethal leaking fuel, the rescue workers rushing into the buildings while terrified victims either rushed out or jumped to their deaths. The entire New York Times staff is to be applauded for their thoroughness for facts and details that make Out of the Blue more of a matter-of-fact (and less of a sensationalized) account of a mind numbing tragedy. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Following the lives of heroes, victims, and terrorists, "New York Times" journalist Bernstein weaves a complex tale of a multitude of lives colliding in conflagration on the fateful morning of September 11, 2001. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Still, it's impossible to put this book down.
"Out of the Blue" is a brilliant account of 9-11 which manages to be scholarly yet accessible, tender but not sentimental (I was moved to tears many times while reading).
Certainly one of the best non-fiction books I've ever read. ( )