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The official book created by the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, this keepsake volume honors those lost--and celebrates the spirit of hope as it tells the story of rescue, recovery, and the building of the memorial plaza (opened on September 11, 2011), and the museum (opened on May 21, 2014). The official book created by the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, this keepsake volume honors those lost-and celebrates the spirit of hope as it tells the story of rescue, recovery, and the building of the memorial plaza (opened on September 11, 2011), and the museum (opened on May 21, 2014). Newly updated, this is the one and only official companion book to the memorial plaza, created by the 9/11 Memorial Museum staff and originally published for its opening on the tenth anniversary of the World Trade Center attack. In somber words and chilling photographs-some never before published-the book tells the story of the World Trade Center buildings; the earthshaking attack; the aftermath, as anxious rescue efforts became months-long recovery; the public debate over how to commemorate those lost; the plans finally approved for a plaza and museum. This edition contains a chapter dedicated to the remarkable nine-story underground 9/11 Memorial Museum, full of interactive exhibits that honor the meaning of 9/11 and the nation's response to the disaster. Illustrations and text come from the 9/11 Memorial Museum's collection, including its extensive oral history transcripts. Poignant and inspiring, this important book will win readers' minds-and hearts.

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Only National Geographic could publish a book so beautifully made and dedicated...it is a perfectly crafted tribute to the memorial site...thank you NatGeo for another lovingly made book. - Amazon.com If you want to reflect on that day ten years ago but you're also ready to look forward, this is a book to find. For you, A Place of Remembrance will definitely leave its mark. -Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Although the book recounts the terror, it focuses on the memorial...and, after 10 years, hope is probably what most readers, and most Americans, are looking for. - The Columbus Dispatch [It] begins with a history of the World Trade Center and an account of 9/11, then covers the contentious process of creating the memorial on the site that will open on the 10th anniversary. -St. Petersburg Times The primary focus is on the initiative to commemorate victims with a spectacular memorial, which opens next week in the footprints of the original twin towers. -Fort Worth Star Telegram The book gives respectful attention to the horrors of Sept. 11, 2001, and the heroic recovery efforts, but then focuses on the process of deciding how best to memorialize the tragic and historic event on eight acres of real estate in Lower Manhattan. - Chicago Sun Times Published to coincide with the opening of the official New York memorial, 'A Place of Remembrance' features vivid accounts of the day and striking photography. The fold-out listing victims' names is powerful. - Boston Herald Filled with pictures and information about the new Memorial built on the site of the World Trade Center, [the book] evokes images and memories of that terrible day and replaces them with a message of hope. Remembrance recounts the events of the day, as well as the history of the memorial and how it's come to be. The book is getting five star reader reviews, as well as critical reviews for its candor and reverence of the people and place. - Lexington Examiner (Kentucky)

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MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG, Mayor of the City of New York 2001-2014, is Chairman of the Board of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. He is also founder and 88% owner of Bloomberg L.P., a financial news and information services media company. ALLISON BLAIS is chief of staff and executive vice president of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. LYNN RASIC is executive vice president, external affairs and strategy, of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.

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