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Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

102 MINUTES: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE FIGHT TO SURVIVE INSIDE THE TWIN TOWERS
By Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn

Why I Chose the Book:
- To learn more about an important historical event

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Book Summary:
- Provides readers with an inside perspective of what happened on September 11, 2001
- Tells accounts of when the North Tower was hit at 8:46am
- Tells accounts of when the South Tower was hit at 9:03am
- Reflects on when the towers collapsed

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Purpose:
- Inform reader of more than just the statistics of 9/11
- Convey a sense of realism to the events that occurred on September 11, 2001

"You must jump, it's the only way. You've got to jump out of there" (Dwyer and Flynn 99).

"When last heard from, they were on their way to try to free more..." (Dwyer and Flynn 165)

What I didn't like about the book:
- All over the place

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What I liked about the book:
- Tone of authors
- genuine
- omnipotent

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Recommendation:
- Teenagers and adults interested in learning about what went on inside the twin towers on 9/11
- People who know someone who was affected by the events of 9/11

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Bibliography:
Dwyer, Jim, and Kevin Flynn. 102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive inside the Twin Towers. New York: Times, 2005. Print.

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