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Summary: Very Touching
Review: This book is a very touching and emotional. It brings you close to many of the passengers of Flight 93 and who they were. It also puts you in their place on the plane that fateful day.
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Summary: Excellant
Review: This book was an excellant book to read. I enjoyed thoroughly. I received as a gift and finished reading within a week. I felt like i got to know the passengers, and their families. Mr. Longman did a very good job interviewing all the families and i give the families of these heroes alot of credit for opening up and letting the world into their personal lives. I absolutely loved the book and highly recommend anyone interested in learning what happened to read it.
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Summary: What a sad book
Review: This book was great. It was sad to read about how the people on that flight felt before they crashed. While I was reading the book there were some parts where I felt like I was a passenger on the plane. It was such a great book. It has given me a lot more respect for all those passengers on that plane. May they rest in peace for they sure will not be forgotton in my heart.
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Summary: They Were The Ultimate Patriots
Review: This enthralling book is a tribute to the heroic crew and passengers of United Airlines flight 93. Author Jere Longman has taken biographical sketches and family rememberances of each passenger along with specific details about the flight itself and created a testimony to the passengers that will endure for a long time.Each passenger has their own biographical sketch; from Todd Beamer's devout Christian background and his unforgettable "Let's Roll", which became a rallying cry much like "Remember Pearl Harbor" from a generation ago, to Jeremy Glick's undying love for his new baby girl, the true heroes of 9-11 are brought to life on the pages of this book. Using comments and testimonials from family members and intertwining actual events which occurred on the plane after the takeover, the reader gets a clear picture of what happened aboard United flight 93 on that fateful September day. By now, everyone knows the story of how the passengers and crew fought back and ultimately saved hundreds if not thousands of lives by forcing the terrorists to crash the plane, but let us never forget these heroic people who, in the face of certain death, made the ultimate sacrifice so that others might live. This is the first book I've read on the September 11 tragedy, and I recommend it. The biographies of the passengers are the main part of the book, and I felt like I got to know each person on an individual basis. The only part of the book that I found to be what I considered lacking was the actual events aboard the plane. I wish more attention could have been paid in this area. Overall, however, this is a good book and does a good job of explaining what the members of flight 93 faced and how they banded together as one so that others would not meet the same fate.
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Summary: They Were The Ultimate Patriots
Review: This enthralling book is a tribute to the heroic crew and passengers of United Airlines flight 93. Author Jere Longman has taken biographical sketches and family rememberances of each passenger along with specific details about the flight itself and created a testimony to the passengers that will endure for a long time. Each passenger has their own biographical sketch; from Todd Beamer's devout Christian background and his unforgettable "Let's Roll", which became a rallying cry much like "Remember Pearl Harbor" from a generation ago, to Jeremy Glick's undying love for his new baby girl, the true heroes of 9-11 are brought to life on the pages of this book. Using comments and testimonials from family members and intertwining actual events which occurred on the plane after the takeover, the reader gets a clear picture of what happened aboard United flight 93 on that fateful September day. By now, everyone knows the story of how the passengers and crew fought back and ultimately saved hundreds if not thousands of lives by forcing the terrorists to crash the plane, but let us never forget these heroic people who, in the face of certain death, made the ultimate sacrifice so that others might live. This is the first book I've read on the September 11 tragedy, and I recommend it. The biographies of the passengers are the main part of the book, and I felt like I got to know each person on an individual basis. The only part of the book that I found to be what I considered lacking was the actual events aboard the plane. I wish more attention could have been paid in this area. Overall, however, this is a good book and does a good job of explaining what the members of flight 93 faced and how they banded together as one so that others would not meet the same fate.
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Summary: Sept. 11 remembered
Review: This extremely well-written and well-paced book should be an inspiration to all as we approach the first anniversary of that tragic day. Written with great care and with an eye to the families of the dead, Jere Longman has woven together the lives of these men and women with the minutes of the tragedy of their final flight. Not only do we get to know the passengers but Longman also gives us a full chapter about the hijackers....after all, they were part of the picture, too. And in graphic detail he minces no words when it comes to the plane crash and aftermath itself. The author's narrative spins back and forth between the passengers, their histories, their families and the actual time of flight......the final hijacking segment lasted a mere half hour. During that time numerous phone calls were made from the plane to loved ones....some saying good-bye, some expressing fear, some calmness.....all apprehensive. I'm a little uncomfortable about the author's discussion with regard to the word heroes, however. Certainly there were brave people on that flight who attempted to right the hijacker's wrong and in doing so gave up their lives and saved many other lives on the ground. But the word "hero" has become a little confusing these days. Would people who were certain their plane would go down in a thunderstorm as it raced toward a populated area be called heroes after their plane crashed? Was everyone on United flight 93 a hero? I understand the sensitivity of this particular flight and how it affected us as a nation, but I still wonder about that word and its usage. This book should be read by everyone. I highly recommend it and commend the author, Jere Longman, for his ability to tell this story in a way that is unnerving and comforting.
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Summary: A Tender Story for the Ages
Review: This is a wonderful book. Don't be afraid to read it because you think it might be too sad...... Of course it's sad, but there is lots of detail here we haven't read before, and the author is almost reverent at times when writing about the people on Flight 93. He is tender throughout, and respectful. It is a story for the ages, one that probably won't be repeated in terms of heroism for a very long time. As the author states, this was not a group of everyday, ordinary people thrown together to deal with catastrophe, but rather these people were extraordinary, as well-qualified as anyone could hope to be to deal with a situation such as the terrible hijacking and ultimate destruction of Flight 93. They were all leaders who knew how to work as a team. They were all brave. They were all strong in spirit as well as physically. Bless them all for what they did and for what they have taught all of us! There are so many books being written about September 11, probably all of them well-intentioned. This one is going to prove to be the most personal, I believe, as it is based on recorded phone messages, recorded messages from the cockpit, and interviews with the families of the victims. Included are several pages about the hijackers and their backgrounds and the stories of the people on the ground in Pennsylvania and how they experienced and dealt with what they saw. Kudos to the author. This is journalism at its best, with a heart! Please read the book.
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Summary: Left a bad taste
Review: This is probably the definitive account thus far of the extraordinary men and women aboard Flight 93, to whom our nation will forever be indebted. However, large portions of the detailed descriptions of the passengers' lives I found distasteful, irrelevant and voyeuristic. There are many morbid facts that added nothing to the story and in my view invaded the privacy of the victims' families. Even so, I would have given the book a higher rating but for one thing: A two-page photo spread of the hijackers, incomprehensibly mingled in with heart-rending photos of the victims and their families. Time and time again as I referenced back to photographs of one of the courageous men and women aboard the ill-fated flight, I was forced to hasily page by their faces. Was it really necessary to include them? If so, was it necessary to put them right in with the photographs of the victims?
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Summary: Brilliant!!!
Review: This is the New York Times reporter's story who covered the crash of Flight 93 in Pennsylvania, and he tells the story of its passengers. Reporter Longman, who interviewed thousands of folks after the crash, has taken great pains to reconstruct the lives of the individuals prior to boarding the plane, and their actions once the terrorists took over, and he adds specific detail that brings their stories to life. Wonderful and brilliant!! Inspiring.
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Summary: unbelievable, very emotional
Review: This was truly one of the best books i have ever read, the author does a fantastic job of describing each and every passenger, most to the point where you feel a very strong
connection to them. Very emotional, and definitly have to say if you could read this one without shedding any tears, your a stronger person than me.
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