''102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers'', simply known as ''102 Minutes'', is an American
non-fiction
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book written by ''
New York Times
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'' journalists
Jim Dwyer and
Kevin Flynn and published in 2005. With the aid of
eyewitness testimony
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during the
September 11 attacks
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, it covers firsthand accounts about the struggle to survive and escape from the twin towers of the
World Trade Center
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World Trade Center may refer to:
Buildings
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* World Trade Center (2001–present), a building complex that includes five skyscrapers, a ...
.
The title is a reference to the 102 minutes which elapsed between the first impact of
American Airlines Flight 11
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at 8:46 am to the
collapse of the North Tower at 10:28 am.
Awards and nominations
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National Book Awards
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– Finalist
See also
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9/11: The Twin Towers'' (2006 BBC docudrama, also called ''Inside the Twin Towers'')
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102 Minutes That Changed America
''102 Minutes That Changed America'' is a 102-minute American television special documentary film that was produced by the History channel and premiered commercial-free on Thursday, September 11, 2008, marking the seventh anniversary of the Se ...
'' (September 11, 2008, TV special)
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Hotel Ground Zero'' (September 11, 2009 TV movie)
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The Miracle of Stairway B'' (2006 TV special)
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September 11 attacks
The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercia ...
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World Trade Center (1973–2001)
The original World Trade Center (WTC) was a large complex of seven buildings in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. At the time o ...
References
External links
*{{official website, https://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/20020526_WTC/index.html (interactive site by ''
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...
'')
2005 non-fiction books
Books about the September 11 attacks