Author: Wayne Barrett File Type: pdf Rudy Giuliani emerged from the smoke of 911 as the unquestioned hero of the day Americas Mayor, the father figure we could all rely on to be tough, to be wise, to do the right thing. In that uncertain time, it was a comfort to know that he was on the scene and in control, making the best of a dire situation. But was he really? Grand Illusion is the definitive report on Rudy Giulianis role in 911the true story of what happened that day and the first clear-eyed evaluation of Giulianis role before, during, and after the disaster. While the pictures of a soot-covered Giuliani making his way through the streets became very much a part of his personal mythology, they were also a symbol of one of his greatest failures. The mayors performance, though marked by personal courage and grace under fire, followed two terms in office pursuing an utterly wrongheaded approach to the citys security against terrorism. Turning the mythology on its head, Grand Illusion reveals how Giuliani has revised his own history, casting himself as prescient terror hawk when in fact he ran his administration as if terrorist threats simply did not exist, too distracted by pet projects and turf wars to attend to vital precautions. Authors Wayne Barrett and Dan Collins also provide the first authoritative view of the aftermath of the 911 attacks, recounting the triumphs and missteps of the citys efforts to heal itself. With surprising new reporting about the victims, the villains, and the heroes, this is an eye-opening reassessment of one of the pivotal eventsand politiciansof our time. From Publishers WeeklyThe terrorist attacks of 911 provided Rudy Giuliani with a Churchillian political opportunity while Bush was whisked away by the Secret Service, Giuliani seized the moment, striding stalwartly along ruined streets, an image which may well propel him to the White House. Barrett and Collins investigation proves an illuminating counterpoint to Giulianis unofficial christening as Americas Mayor, highlighting the critical errors Guiliani made before, during and after the attack. According to the authors, that memorable image-Rudy among the ruins-hides a multitude of sins in the event of a terrorist attack, Giuliani should have been directing police, fire and emergency services from the citys high-tech underground emergency management center unfortunately, Giuliani had insisted that that secure center be located at the World Trade Center. Political infighting between police and fire departments went unchecked, preventing coordination between first responders, and Giulianis rush to return New York to business as usual (fearing that Wall Street might relocate) may have seriously impaired the health of returning workers and residents. The Giuliani who emerges from these pages-shrewd, calculating, indomitable-remains an impressive figure, but one that will give voters pause. Barrett and Collins provide a critique of one of the lions of 911, proving that serious investigation and old-fashioned muckraking are still powerful and necessary weapons. Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. From BooklistWith a political career sinking under the weight of marital scandal and health concerns, Giuliani saw his personal fortunes rise when he showed leadership after the 911 attacks on the World Trade Center. But journalists Barrett and Collins take issue with the new heroic image of the former New York mayor and possible presidential candidate. This absorbing and detailed investigation examines the day of the attack (when the fire and police departments were in their usual contentious mode), the lessons that were not learned from the 1993 attack on the World Trade Center, and the political aftermath of 911 for New York and Giuliani. Despite his much-vaunted leadership and talk of his prescience to develop a response team after the 1993 attack, Barrett and Collins maintain that Giuliani failed New Yorkers in myriad ways, including an ill-advised attempt to lobby to change city election laws to leave him in place as mayor and concealing environmental reports on Ground Zero. Given the status Giuliani has attained since 911, this controversial book will be in demand. Vanessa Bush American Library Association. lt

Author: Efraim Karsh File Type: pdf From the first Arab-Islamic Empire of the mid-seventh century to the Ottomans, the last great Muslim empire, the story of the Middle East has been the story of the rise and fall of universal empires and, no less important, of imperialist dreams. So argues Efraim Karsh in this highly provocative book. Rejecting the conventional Western interpretation of Middle Eastern history as an offshoot of global power politics, Karsh contends that the regions experience is the culmination of long-existing indigenous trends, passions and patterns of behaviour, and that foremost among these is Islams millenarian imperial tradition. The author explores the history of Islams imperialism and the persistence of the Ottoman imperialist dream that outlasted World War I to haunt Islamic and Middle Eastern politics to the present day. September 11 can be seen as simply the latest expression of this dream, and such attacks have little to do with U.S. international behaviour or policy in the Middle East, says Karsh. The House of Islams war for world mastery is traditional, indeed venerable, and it is a quest that is far from over. **

Author: Ernest Hemingway File Type: epub The Ultimate Ernest Hemingway Short Stories brings together the most popular and beloved short stories by the acclaimed American author. Assembling stories from such collections as In Our Time, Men Without Women, Winner Take Nothing, and The Nick Adams Stories, The Ultimate Ernest Hemingway Short Stories is a celebration of Hemingways masterful treatment of this popular genre. Stories in this collection include Hills Like White Elephants, Indian Camp, On the Quai at Smyrna, and The Snows of Kilimanjaro. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

Author: Beate Meyer File Type: pdf Though many of the details of Jewish life under Hitler are familiar, historical accounts rarely afford us a real sense of what it was like for Jews and their families to live in the shadow of Nazi Germanys oppressive racial laws and growing violence. With Jews in Nazi Berlin, those individual livesand the constant struggle they requiredcome fully into focus, and the result is an unprecedented and deeply moving portrait of a people. Drawing on a remarkably rich archive that includes photographs, objects, official documents, and personal papers, the editors of Jews in Nazi Berlin have assembled a multifaceted picture of Jewish daily life in the Nazi capital during the height of the regimes power. The books essays and images are divided into thematic sections, each representing a different aspect of the experience of Jews in Berlin, covering such topics as emigration, the yellow star, Zionism, deportation, betrayal, survival, and more. To supplementand, importantly, to humanizethe comprehensive documentary evidence, the editors draw on an extensive series of interviews with survivors of the Nazi persecution, who present gripping first-person accounts of the innovation, subterfuge, resilience, and luck required to negotiate the increasing brutality of the regime. A stunning reconstruction of a storied community as it faced destruction, Jews in Nazi Berlin renders that loss with a startling immediacy that will make it an essential part of our continuing attempts to understand World War II and the Holocaust. **