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''102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers'', simply known as ''102 Minutes'', is an American
non-fiction Non-fiction (or nonfiction) is any document or content (media), media content that attempts, in good faith, to convey information only about the real life, real world, rather than being grounded in imagination. Non-fiction typically aims to pre ...
book written by ''
New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of ...
'' journalists Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn and published in 2005. With the aid of
eyewitness testimony Eyewitness testimony is the account a bystander or victim gives in the courtroom, describing what that person observed that occurred during the specific incident under investigation. Ideally this recollection of events is detailed; however, this is ...
during the
September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks, also known as 9/11, were four coordinated Islamist terrorist suicide attacks by al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001. Nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners, crashing the first two into ...
, it covers firsthand accounts about the struggle to survive and escape from the twin towers of the
World Trade Center World Trade Centers are the hundreds of sites recognized by the World Trade Centers Association. World Trade Center may also refer to: Buildings * World Trade Center (1973–2001), a building complex that was destroyed during the September 11 at ...
. The title is a reference to the 102 minutes which elapsed between the first impact of
American Airlines Flight 11 American Airlines Flight 11 was a domestic Airline, passenger flight that was hijacked by five al-Qaeda terrorists on the morning of September 11, 2001, as part of the September 11 attacks. The hijacked airliner was deliberately crashed into ...
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 The National Book Awards (NBA) are a set of annual U.S. literary awards. At the final National Book Awards Ceremony every November, the National Book Foundation presents the National Book Awards and two lifetime achievement awards to authors. ...
– Finalist


See also

*'' 9/11: The Twin Towers'' (2006 BBC docudrama, also called ''Inside the Twin Towers'') *''
102 Minutes That Changed America ''102 Minutes That Changed America'' is an 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 September 11 at ...
'' (September 11, 2008, TV special) *''
Hotel Ground Zero ''Hotel Ground Zero'' (titled ''The 9/11 Hotel'' in the UK) is an American television documentary special that premiered on September 11, 2009, on the History Channel, marking the eighth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. The program feat ...
'' (September 11, 2009 TV movie) *'' The Miracle of Stairway B'' (2006 TV special)


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'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of ...
'') 2005 non-fiction books Books about the September 11 attacks