{"product_id":"fall-and-rise-the-story-of-911-isbn-9780062275646","title":"Fall and Rise: The Story of 9\/11","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Better and more comprehensive than any prior account. . . . Those of us who lived through those days will find the book cathartic; those rising generations who were too young to remember 9\/11, or who weren’t yet born, will find it revelatory.” — John Farmer, senior counsel to the 9\/11 Commission and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Ground Truth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“With his rigorous research and moral clarity, Mitchell Zuckoff has provided us with an invaluable service. He has deepened our understanding of what happened on 9\/11 and recorded the voices of the victims and the survivors. What’s more, he has ensured that we never forget.” —David Grann, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eKillers of the Flower Moon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYears in the making, this spellbinding, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting narrative is an unforgettable portrait of 9\/11.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a 9\/11 book like no other. Masterfully weaving together multiple strands of the events in New York, at the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, \u003cem\u003eFall and Rise \u003c\/em\u003eis a mesmerizing, minute-by-minute account of that terrible day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the days and months after 9\/11, Mitchell Zuckoff, then a reporter for the \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e, wrote about the attacks, the victims, and their families. After further years of meticulous reporting, Zuckoff has filled \u003cem\u003eFall and Rise\u003c\/em\u003e with voices of the lost and the saved. The result is an utterly gripping book, filled with intimate stories of people most affected by the events of that sunny Tuesday in September: an out-of-work actor stuck in an elevator in the North Tower of the World Trade Center; the heroes aboard Flight 93 deciding to take action; a veteran trapped in the inferno in the Pentagon; the fire chief among the first on the scene in sleepy Shanksville; a team of firefighters racing to save an injured woman and themselves; and the men, women, and children flying across country to see loved ones or for work who suddenly faced terrorists bent on murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFall and Rise\u003c\/em\u003e will open new avenues of understanding for everyone who thinks they know the story of 9\/11, bringing to life—and in some cases, bringing back to life—the extraordinary ordinary people who experienced the worst day in modern American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDestined to be a classic, \u003cem\u003eFall and Rise\u003c\/em\u003e will move, shock, inspire, and fill hearts with love and admiration for the human spirit as it triumphs in the face of horrifying events.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYears in the making, this spellbinding, heartbreaking, and, ultimately, uplifting narrative is an indelible portrait of 9\/11.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFall and Rise\u003c\/em\u003e masterfully weaves together the interrelated strands of the events in New York City; in Washington, D.C.; and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, to create the first minute-by-minute history of that horrendous day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the hours, weeks, and months after 9\/11, Mitchell Zuckoff, then a reporter for the \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e, wrote about the attacks, the victims, and their families. After years of meticulous research and reporting on that infamous day, Zuckoff has filled \u003cem\u003eFall and Rise\u003c\/em\u003e with the voices of the lost and the saved. The result is an utterly gripping book, a telling of some of the most intimate stories of people irrevocably affected by the events of that sunny Tuesday morning in September 2001: an out-of-work actor stuck in an elevator in the North Tower of the World Trade Center; the heroes deciding to take action aboard Flight 93; a veteran trapped in the inferno in the Pentagon; the fire chief among the first on the scene in sleepy Shanksville; a team of firefighters racing to save an injured woman and themselves; and the men, women, and children in planes flying across the country to see loved ones or for work who suddenly found themselves among terrorists bent on murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFall and Rise\u003c\/em\u003e will open new avenues of understanding for all who think they know the story of 9\/11, bringing to life—and in some cases, bringing back to life—the extraordinary ordinary people who experienced the worst day in modern American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDestined to be a classic, \u003cem\u003eFall and Rise\u003c\/em\u003e is a testament to the human spirit as it triumphs over evil. This is a 9\/11 book like no other.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Better and more comprehensive than any prior account.... Those of us who lived through those days will find the book cathartic; those rising generations who were too young to remember 9\/11, or who weren’t yet born, will find it revelatory.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Farmer, senior counsel to the 9\/11 Commission and author of The Ground Truth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With his rigorous research and moral clarity, Mitchell Zuckoff has provided us with an invaluable service. He has deepened our understanding of what happened on 9\/11 and recorded the voices of the victims and the survivors. What’s more, he has ensured that we never forget.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Grann, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Both a deconstruction and a reconstruction,\u003cem\u003e Fall and Rise\u003c\/em\u003e is a definitive, perhaps \u003cem\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e definitive, account of a day that will always live in infamy. In this forensic but also literary tour de force, Mitchell Zuckoff has not only created a moving and consequential work; he’s performed a national service.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHampton Sides, bestselling author of In the Kingdom of Ice and On Desperate Ground\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Compelling.... The victims, survivors, responders and bereaved relatives central to his narrative are familiar to us, accessible and endearing because we can see ourselves reflected in the mirror  of those lives that Zuckoff has restored through rigorous research, sensitive listening and artful storytelling. Infused with empathy, \u003cem\u003eFall and Rise\u003c\/em\u003e dignifies not only the web of individuals profiled in his book but all who were violated by the terrorist attacks of 9\/11.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJan Ramirez, chief curator and executive vice president of the National September 11 Memorial \u0026amp; Museum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The 9\/11 book we’ve been waiting for. A terrific storyteller and gifted researcher, Mitchell Zuckoff has rendered that world-changing day on a scale both intimate and monumental. This is narrative history at its very best.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCokie Roberts, New York Times bestselling author and Emmy Award-winning journalist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A triumph of great reporting and rigorous research, \u003cem\u003eFall and Rise \u003c\/em\u003eby Mitchell Zuckoff recreates the tragic events of September 11, 2001, with harrowing precision and commendable empathy.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel James Brown, New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The horror and heroism of 9\/11 are brought to life in this panoramic history. ... The result is a superb, harrowing retelling of this most dramatic of stories.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“\u003c\/strong\u003eA meticulously delineated, detailed, graphic history of the events of 9\/11 in New York City, at the Pentagon, and in Pennsylvania. ... Despite the story’s sprawling cast, which could have sabotaged a book by a less-skilled author, Zuckoff ably handles all of the complexities. ... [A]s contemporary history, Fall and Rise is a clear and moving success.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Mitchell Zuckoff’s \u003cem\u003eFall and Rise: The Story of 9\/11 \u003c\/em\u003ebrings readers back to those harrowing days in 2001 which forever scarred the American psyche and left a wound a mile deep in the heart of our nation. Every page shivers in stark remembrance of New York, Washington D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania on those dark days. A masterpiece of historical scholarship!” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDouglas Brinkley, author of American Moonshot: John F. 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