victims of terrorism

Presents the script of a play written by students at New York's Stuyvesant High School, presented in a series of monologues based on interviews with students on their experiences and feelings about the attack on the World Trade Center--visible from the school--and its aftermath.

Sometimes things happen that are scary or sad, and it's not always easy to know what to do. But, even in a bad situation, life finds a way to move forward, and people help and connect with each other, too. Years ago, a tree continued to grow, even in the shadow of a terrible act. People took care of it, and each other, and grew seedlings from the tree. Those seedlings became gifts to comfort people who needed them. Today, the tree still offers solace to everyone around the world who are grappling with tragedy and loss.

The story of September 11 hero Welles Crowther that traces his faith-based outlook on life, position as a volunteer in his local fire department, and desire to join the FDNY, and how he sacrificed his life to save people trapped in the South Tower.

"Erwan Larher was enjoying a rock concert in Paris's Bataclan Theater on November 13, 2015, when the firing started. By the time it ended, 89 people were dead and more than 400 others--including Larher--had been wonded. In this . . . memoir, he reflects on what the gruesome terror attack meant"--Dust jacket.

Jeff Bauman shares the story of losing his legs at the Boston Marathon Bombing.

Examines the life of Welles Crowther, a boy who grew up in Upper Nyack, New York and always had in his back pocket a red handkerchief his father had given him one Sunday before church. Crowther grew up and got a job on the 104th floor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center, and, according to witnesses, he died there saving others' lives while wearing that handkerchief.

After witnessing his two friends killed by a "small" bomb that detonated in a Dehli marketplace, Mansoor Ahmed becomes involved with a charismatic young activist, whose allegiances and beliefs are more changeable than he could have imagined.

The story of September 11 hero Welles Crowther that traces his faith-based outlook on life, position as a volunteer in his local fire department, and desire to join the FDNY, and how he sacrificed his life to save people trapped in the South Tower.

United Airlines Flight 93, which took off from Newark Airport the morning of September 11th, 2001, is perhaps the most famous flight in modern American history. This book offers the most complete account of what actually took place aboard Flight 93 and provides a riveting and complete narrative of the lead-up, event, and aftermath of the flight, based on interviews, oral histories, personal tours of the crash site and evidence recently made public.

God works miracles in the lives of two people even in the midst of tragedy when driven businessman Eric Michaels loses his memory after being injured in the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and is mistaken for fireman Jamie Bryan, a joyful Christian husband and father who was killed in the collapse of the towers.