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Grand Illusion: The Untold Story of Rudy Giuliani and 9/11 (Paperback or Softbac
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- ISBN
- 0060536616
- EAN
- 9780060536619
- Binding
- TP
- Book Title
- Grand Illusion : the Untold Story of Rudy Giuliani and 9/11
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Perfect
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- United States / 19th Century, United States / 21st Century, Political
- Item Width
- 5.3 in
- Item Weight
- 11.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 416 Pages
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"Grand Illusion" is the definitive report on 9/11 in New York -- the true story of what happened that day and how the city fought to recover afterwards. It also traces the comeback trail of a city that has never faced a fiercer fire or stiffer wind, discovering survivors who rebuild neighborhoods, heroes who rescue economies. Beyond the historical account, the book centers on the first clear-eyed evaluation of Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's role before, during, and after the disaster. While the pictures of a soot-covered Giuliani making his way through the streets became very much a part of his personal mythology, they were also a symbol of one of his greatest failures. A more sensibly located emergency command post would have kept him behind the scenes, but it would have given the city a functioning, state-of-the-art operations center that might have averted some of the calamitous decisions made that day. And the failures weren't limited to iconography. The mayor's performance, though marked by personal courage and grace under fire, followed two terms in office pursuing an utterly wrongheaded approach to the city's security against terrorism. Grand Illusion will serve as an indispensible corrective to the rough draft of history rushed out in the wake of 9/11. Turning the mythology on its head, it reveals how Giuliani, far from being the savior of the day, was directly responsible for many of the city's inabilities to cope with the crisis. It also demonstrates how Giuliani has himself revised history, inaccurately casting himself as prescient terror hawk when in fact he ignored repeated warnings, too distracted by pet projects and turf wars to attend to vital precautions. Whilethis book provides an unflinching portrayal of what happened on and after September 11, it will not leave readers hopeless. Instead, it will serve as the first authoritive history - reassessing and recounting the victims, the villains, and the heroes - of the pivotal day in our recent history.
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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060536616
ISBN-13
9780060536619
eBay Product ID (ePID)
59074195
Product Key Features
Book Title
Grand Illusion : the Untold Story of Rudy Giuliani and 9/11
Format
Perfect
Language
English
Topic
United States / 19th Century, United States / 21st Century, Political
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8 in
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Item Weight
11.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Hv6432.7.B37 2007
Reviews
...highly critical but rational and documented study of Giuliani's mayoralty of New York City in relation to 9/11., Things Haven't Been As Good for Rudy Giuliani since [9/11]. and this Book Won't Make It Any Better., Grand Illusion will forever alter how the world sees Rudy Giuliani's place in America's deadliest terror attacks., ...signals an unofficial end to the honeymoon that 'America's mayor' has enjoyed over the past five years...|9780060536619|, ...exposes deep flaws in the mayor's management leading up to that day...flaws that warrant scrutiny...., ... punctures a hole in the myth of Giuliani as a praiseworthy terroism czar who prepared his city for tragedy...., A revisionist, critical look at the actions and policies of the former New York mayor and potential presidential candidate., "A revisionist, critical look at the actions and policies of the former New York mayor and potential presidential candidate." -- USA Today "Barrett and Collins leave no stone unturned to prove their thesis." -- Washington Post Book World "...exhaustively researched and unsentimental peek behind the mythology..." -- Daily News "...a dissection of what happened on 9/11, often with years of history woven in." -- Daily News "Barrett and Collins have asked some hard questions. Will other reporters follow their lead?" -- The Huffington Post "... punctures a hole in the myth of Giuliani as a praiseworthy terroism czar who prepared his city for tragedy...." -- Los Angeles Times "Things haven't been as good for Rudy Giuliani since [9/11]. And this book won't make it any better." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred) "...highly critical but rational and documented study of Giuliani's mayoralty of New York City in relation to 9/11." -- Library Journal "Grand Illusion will forever alter how the world sees Rudy Giuliani's place in America's deadliest terror attacks." -- Newsday "...exposes deep flaws in the mayor's management leading up to that day...flaws that warrant scrutiny...." -- Newsday "An eye-opener." -- People "...signals an unofficial end to the honeymoon that 'America's mayor' has enjoyed over the past five years... -- Daily News
Copyright Date
2007
Lccn
2007-280951
Dewey Decimal
974.71044092
Dewey Edition
23
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