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| One Nation: America Remembers September 11, 2001 | 
 enlarge | Authors: Life Magazine, Editors Of Life Magazine
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (66 reviews)
Sales Rank: 196086
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.8 x 0.9
ISBN: 0316525405
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.931
EAN: 9780316525404
ASIN: 0316525405
Publication Date: December 6, 2001
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| Customer Reviews:
 The Worst , w/ the best photos February 9, 2002
10 out of 28 found this review helpful
This book has the best photos I have seen of the WTC disaster, and as I stood 400 ft. east of the North Tower for much of that morning, I feel I can make this claim with some justification. But I truly offended by the mindnumbing IDIOCY of the title! "America Remembers September 11" is the kind of title one invents for a book on Pearl Harbor, the Lusitania, or Pickett's Charge! It's as if, despite the fact that the September 11 attacks happened less than 3 months before this book was published, we're to treat these events as golden memories, buffered in nostalgia & already well integrated into our collective unconscious/national psyche: another scary time where, in retrospect, "everything turned out all right"! I get the impression that, unfortunately, like many other public forums and figures, Life wants us to think that everything is "back to normal", and we can go back to ignoring the rest of the world. The danger is still very real, and the deeper reasons for the attacks (I.E. "why did they do this to us!?!?) have barely even been voiced as yet, and not at all understood. Now is not time for "back to normal"!
I watched at least 4 people fall 1000 ft. to their deaths from the top of the north tower that morning, and that ain't no "golden memory". Although I'm looking forward to a relief from the pain of my memories, I DO NOT expect and I hope to God I don't feel "normal" ever again. At least, I don't want meet the profile of "normal" as conceived by the sleazebags who came up with this title.
I've only read a bit of the text, I confess, but it appears to be of the same tenor as the title. I may get a black marker and blot out the title and the text, leaving only the photos, which are really GREAT. Barring this, I'm going to carry the book around with me, and shove it up the "nose" (this is a substituted word used to get this review in print!) of the first editor of Life I meet!
A "Must-Have"!!! January 20, 2002
2 out of 10 found this review helpful
WOW! This book deals beautifully with what was a very painful and tragic day for all of us... and it is a must-have for ALL Americans, for ALL time! The imagery is awesome and sometimes disturbing... but we should be disturbed, and we should NEVER forget! To forget the day... is to forget the huge loss of life. This book not only immortalizes the significance of the events of September 11th, but it immortalizes those who were lost and those who lost, those who were heroes and those who continue heroic efforts on a daily basis. LIFE has done a great job of balancing the tragedy of that day, with the hope for the future. So... as we move forward... and you begin to slip back into a sense of complacency... open this book... look at the pictures and read the words... and I am sure that it will once again seal your resolve to treasure every moment and to continue striving to make the world a better place.
A Book For Every Coffee Table January 20, 2002
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book made me cry all over again. This is an important book for all generations. It helps us to never forget the horrific events of September 11, 2001, and we should never be allowed to forget. There were so many souls that were tragically lost that day. We must never forget them or the families they left behind. This act has affected all mankind, and it is a loss we will all feel for a very long time to come.Life, I applaud you for putting out such a wonderful book. I will display it proudly along with my flag. Less, I ever forget.
One Nation January 16, 2002
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Excellent book on the September 11th tragedy.
WHAT A GREAT BOOK January 15, 2002
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
THE PICTURES BROUGHT CHILLS TO MY BODY. THIS BOOK IS GREAT AND SHOULD BE BOUGHT BY EVERYONE AS A REMINER NOT ONLY TO US BUT TO OUR CHILDREN AND THEIR CHILDREN. A MUST OWN BY EVERYONE.... YOUR MONEY IS WELL SPENT
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