American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center Audiobook

" Kind of a hard look at the "pile" of the WTC and the personalities that worked together or not to clear away the wreckage. "

" so, this book was a bit boring in the beginning - describing in minute detail, the unbuilding of the world trade center. eventually, emotion was shown, and 'characters' were known. i guess i just didn't feel like reading about the world trade center... "

" The depth of inside reporting and the details of deconstruction at the site of the towers were gripping. "

" I originally read this book when it came out as a 3-part series in the Atlantic. Enthralling. We gave copies of this book to our parents and siblings for Christmas that year. "

" Not a happy story, but one well told. "

" The only work of nonfiction about the day of and days that followed 9/11/01 that I'll ever need to read. "

" Very informative: a wholely different perspective from the press. "

" Wonderful book about the aftermath of 9/11. I dare say this is the definitive book on the subject. Touching yet touchy. "

" If you like reading about the World Trade Center, you will appreciate this unsentimental look at the unbuilding process after 9-11. "

" Very repetitive. Could have been half the length. If he mentioned the in-fighting between the fire department and the policy once he mentioned it a hundred times. "

" Very interesting perspective on September 11th. This started as a series in The Atlantic Monthly and its expansion into a book is even better. "

" One of the very best books on 9/11. It tells what really happened on the ground after the collapse. What heroes. "

" Excellent look at what it took to clean up the World Trade Center site after 9/11. "

" Best article or book about 9/11 I've read. The story is told from the perspective of the very odd assortment of people tasked with cleaning up the WTC site. "

" Very informative: a wholely different perspective from the press. "

" I originally read this book when it came out as a 3-part series in the Atlantic. Enthralling. We gave copies of this book to our parents and siblings for Christmas that year. "

" The only work of nonfiction about the day of and days that followed 9/11/01 that I'll ever need to read. "

" Best article or book about 9/11 I've read. The story is told from the perspective of the very odd assortment of people tasked with cleaning up the WTC site. "

" Kind of a hard look at the "pile" of the WTC and the personalities that worked together or not to clear away the wreckage. "

" If you like reading about the World Trade Center, you will appreciate this unsentimental look at the unbuilding process after 9-11. "

" Not a happy story, but one well told. "

" It can be very dry and analytical, but it’s a fascinating in that the author tells you about things that CNN didn’t. "

" Excellent look at what it took to clean up the World Trade Center site after 9/11. "

" Very interesting perspective on September 11th. This started as a series in The Atlantic Monthly and its expansion into a book is even better. "

" Wonderful book about the aftermath of 9/11. I dare say this is the definitive book on the subject. Touching yet touchy. "