American Ground
Unbuilding the World Trade Center

E poi perché se state parlando di tragedie è giusto conservare un tono sobrio, senza effettacci, per rispetto nei confronti del lettore (ma – se non suono retorico a mia volta – direi persino per rispetto nei confronti dei morti). Tenetevi, lo ripeto, un’ottava sotto; e se cercate dei modelli legget......more

Wanted to read a couple of 9/11 books this year for the 20th anniversary. I read The Only Plane in the Sky in March. It was fine. But this one by The Atlantic writer William Langewiesche ended up being exactly what I was looking for. Langewiesche tells the story of the clean-up of the World Trade Cen......more

I was on a Langewiesche kick a few years back. I still reflect upon those books so many years later. A true fearless master of non-fiction writing.......more

What an interesting read! Langewiesche shared a new perspective I have not read or seen in a documentary before. It reads very academic, but what great information. It touches on how individuals rose into leadership roles, the angst between the various parties (firemen/police/civilians/construction......more