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Release Date:  March 13, 2018 Publisher:  Doubleday Format:  ebook Pages:  368 pages Genre:   Thriller/Suspense Buy:  Kindle  |  Hardcover Review:  Cassandra Bowden is no stranger to hungover mornings. She's a binge drinker, her job with the airline making it easy to find adventure, and the occasional blackouts seem to be inevitable. She lives with them, and the accompanying self-loathing. When she awakes in a Dubai hotel room, she tries to piece the previous night back together, counting the minutes until she has to catch her crew shuttle to the airport. She quietly slides out of bed, careful not to aggravate her already pounding head, and looks at the man she spent the night with. She sees his dark hair. His utter stillness. And blood, a slick, still wet pool on the crisp white sheets. Afraid to call the police - she's a single woman alone in a hotel room far from home - Cassie begins to lie. She lies as she joins the other flight ...

It seems like yesterday that the whole country stood in horror watching as planes crashed into the twin towers in NYC and ultimately brought them crashing down.  In honor of those who worked there and in honor of those who died trying to save them I am posting information on one of the best books regarding 9/11 that I have read. Written by Pulitzer prize winning NY Times writer Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn. Title: 102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers by Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn Publisher: Times Books 384 Pages Summary: 102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers, New York Times writers Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn vividly recreate the 102-minute span between the moment Flight 11 hit the first Twin Tower on the morning of September 11, 2001, and the moment the second tower collapsed, all from the perspective of those inside the buildings--the 12,000 who escaped, and the 2,749 who did not. It's becoming ...