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Describes the creation of the World Trade Center; the reception of the twin towers by the architecture world and by New Yorkers; the Center's symbolism of achievement and power; and a day in the life of the Center.

Presents the history of New York City's World Trade Center, examining its relation to twentieth-century economics, politics, and social issues, and discussing the acts of terrorism of which it has been the target.

Valentina DeLuca, designer and dressmaker of couture knock-off gowns, is getting married in Venice, Italy, to the man she has loved since he rescued her at the age of ten, but while in Italy and visiting all of the sites, Valentina begins to re-examine her life.

Written by students, for students, this book uncovers the real scoop on college life at this institution: academics, security, food and housing, social life, parking, etc. Everything one needs to know to make his/her college career a success.

A sympathetic historical examination of early-twentieth-century Irish-American cook Mary Mallon, who was immortalized as "Typhoid Mary" after a sanitary engineer traced a 1904 typhoid fever outbreak back to her Long Island kitchen.

Gospel singer Arthur Hall is forced to return to Harlem when his brother dies and must face the emotions that he has spent his whole life trying to escape.

In 1863, a man returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer and gang rival.

The author/principal provides an account of her experiences, as well as those of staff and students at the Manhattan New School, a public school in New York based on a system in which students apprentice themselves to teachers who are readers, writers, and researchers and learn in a workshop environment.

Describes the planning, development, and construction of the National September 11 Memorial in Manhattan, New York, featuring photographs, providing a detailed history of the World Trade Center and an account of September 11, 2001, and including a comprehensive list of the names of the victims of 9/11 and the location of each name on the memorial.