World Trade Center: Tribute and Remembrance (Hardcover)

~ Carol Highsmith (Author), Ted Landphair (Author) "Nobody had ever built such a city within a city-a cluster of buildings, including two giants, rising and rising from a gigantic concrete-and-steel "bathtub" set..." (more)
Key Phrases: trade center towers, World Trade Center, New York, Empire State Building (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Constructed at a cost of $1 billion and considered by many to be the largest building project since the pyramids, the World Trade Center, a city within a city, was an engineering wonder. Strength, enterprise and ambition will be its legacy.

*5 archival photos, 18 full color photos and 10 double page spreads

* All the of profits from the sale of this book will be donated to an established World Trade Center fund.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Crescent (October 9, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 051722092X
• ISBN-13: 978-0517220924
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 7.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,821,757 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars NOT THE MOST MEMORABLE BOOK, BUT A MODEST PRICE!, November 20, 2001

By	Sandra D. Peters "Seagull Books" (Prince Edward Island, Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

For someone who is not from New York, or even from the U.S.A, this book leaves us hanging when it comes to a complete accounting of the Twin Towers. No where in the brief 32 pages, does the book actually show us what the interiors of the Towers were really like or what life inside the Towers on a day-to-day basis was all about. Yes, there are some beautiful exterior photographs, but the book lacked information and detail. It seems that these days everyone is writing and publishing a memorial tribute to the tragic events of September 11. There are certainly a wide variety of more detailed, higher quality books in the marketplace than this one, and many are quite reasonably priced.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Well-intentioned tribute with some limitations, November 10, 2001

By	R. Riis "rriis" (NY) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Slim, photo-packed hardcover rembrance of the World Trade Center. Most of the photos (all in color) were taken in the August 2001 and are supplemented with some descriptive text. A few photos are included of the WTC's construction. The 2001 photos show the towers from nearly every conceivable angle and vantage point in and around Manhattan, but a more thorough tribute would have included some photos of the interior of the towers, the plaza in between, and probably a few views from the observation deck. Still, it's hard to be overly critical right now and the price is pleasantly non-exploitative.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful Tribute!, November 10, 2001

By	A Viewer (Mt. Airy, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This book is tremendous...lots of great shots of the buildings from many different angles. Not just a tribute to the WTC, but to New York City itself. Amazing color and clarity - great views of surrounding structures, the water, etc. as well. Really makes the buildings come alive. I highly recommend this one!