Heroes: 50 Stories of the American Spirit

by Lenore Skomal

Book Overview

The world stopped for America on September 11, 2001, the day of the worst terrorist attack ever on U.S. soil. It was also the day America showed its true colors. Firefighters, police officers,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1495244261
• ISBN13: 9781495244261
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Heartwarming Read

What a wonderful book! I actually finished this in one sitting, because I didn't want to stop reading once I had started. What's great about HEROES is that it profiles all sorts of people who were impacted by 9/11, not just those who were at the World Trade Center. There are also interviews with those who were at the Pentagon, and with the surviving family members of those who perished on United Flight 93. Overall, the tone of the book is hopeful and uplifting, and proves that anyone can be a hero, anytime. Definitely recommended for those who are interested in the subject of 9/11.

The One Book to Read

Heroes is a wonderful collection of stories of very real people (and in some cases animals) who did their level best to help others during an unprecedented tragedy. The stories range from ones about those who gave their lives to save others to those who did all they could and wish they could've done more. The author describes unlikely heroes - like those who help a wheelchair bound officemate out of the Twin Towers - as well as professionals who did their jobs with total selflessness - like the group of nurses who happened to be in DC for a conference and ended up working the triage unit at the Pentagon. If you only read one book about the events of September 11, it should be Heroes. It is a wonderful testimony to the human spirit.

Heroes...50 stories

A great read. Very moving and inspirational. I highly recommend.

Heroes:50 stories of the American Spirt

Execellent!! This book is truly a gem full of the stuff that courage under fire brings out of the human spirit. I could not put it down; each story brought me to the scene, living the amazing journeys that this courages everyday people went throught. As a witness of Sept 11 from my office window reading this book brought me a healing and an awareness that 911 can happen to anyone at any time and that the human spirit is truly undefeatable even if the body moves on.It's a must read book for anyone who is alive!*****

Inspiration

this is an inspiration book....a collection of heroes--big and small...stories that we need in our daily lives to show that people do care...