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title: "City in the Sky: The Rise and Fall of the World Trade Center"
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# City in the Sky: The Rise and Fall of the World Trade Center

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City in the Sky: The Rise and Fall of the World Trade Center

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## Customer Reviews

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    A Good Historical & Technical Read
  

*by S***R on Reviewed in the United States on 17 February 2017*

This book really went in depth into the people behind the creation of the WTC, and how certain decisions affected the structures and the people who worked in them.  The chapter on the actual plane crashes was very difficult to read, like revisiting the horror.  This book does a very good job of making you understand the circumstances that led to structural failure.

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    Interesting & Informative
  

*by P***3 on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 July 2013*

This is a great book to read if you want more information about the background of the WTC buildings. From design to inception and all the feuds and foibles inbetween, it's all there including alleged Mafia construction bosses and expense account fiddling. Well worth reading!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Informative
  

*by L***A on Reviewed in the United States on 30 May 2023*

I was given a glimpse of the WTC history through a History Channel special, which piqued my interest.  I found this book so I could read in more detail of what they summarized on TV in a few minutes.  The political maneuvering and insider deals to get it done are nothing short of astonishing.  Frankly, I'm not sure how they were ever built!  The beginning is a little slow to read because of the history and technical aspects.  I would have liked more pictures to go along with the technical descriptions.  But the parts that had personal stories of people that lived through the horrors are touching and brought me back to watching TV that morning, feeling so hopeless and helpless that each of these family's lives would be changed forever.  I wish there was a follow up book (maybe there is?) that addressed the politics that came along with erecting the Freedom Tower, the commission report, and how we feel today, over 20 years later.

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*Last updated: 2026-02-13*