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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Discover the true story of the Twin Towers--how they came to be the tallest buildings in the world and why they were destroyed. When the Twin Towers were built in 1973, they were billed as an architectural wonder. At 1,368 feet, they clocked in as the tallest buildings in the world and changed the New York City skyline dramatically. Offices and corporations moved into the towers--also known as the World Trade Center--and the buildings were seen as...
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Language
English
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Selected as one of the best books of 2002 by The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, and Chicago Sun-Times
Within days after September 11, 2001, William Langewiesche had secured unique, unrestricted, round-the-clock access to the World Trade Center site. American Ground is a tour of this intense, ephemeral world and those who improvised the recovery effort
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown, and Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"In more than 150 photographs, drawings, and plans--most never seen by the public--Judith Dupré shares the background on the rise of the building.One World Trade Center showcases the skyscraper's groundbreaking design and engineering, from the initial excavation to the final placement of the spire and captures the hope, resiliency, and pride of those who built it. The book has in-depth explorations of the innovations, including a 360 degree view...
Publisher
Distributed by Discovery Communications
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Examination of the engineering, construction and design of the World Trade Center and the reasons for its collapse in the attack of September 11, 2001. Includes historical footage of construction and the attacks in 1993 and 2001, and computer simulations of the structure. Also includes commentary from architects, structural engineers, and the project manager, Guy Tozzoli.
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Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
This riveting, true account of the 1929 race to build New York City's tallest skyscraper evokes the glory of an exciting time long past. In the spirit of the Roaring Twenties, two men competed to erect a structure that would reach to the skies. Behind it all were two brilliant architects-men with a common past, but very different visions for the future. Higher is every bit as fascinating as the best fiction.
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Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Language
English
Description
"From R.H. Robertson's American Tract Society Building of 1896 to the new Conde Nast tower at 4 Times Square, Manhattan Skyscrapers presents over a hundred years of New York's most interesting and important tall buildings. Author Eric P. Nash profiles familiar skyscrapers such as the Woolworth Building, the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, the World Trade Center, the AT & T Building, and the Lipstick Building, while also championing several...
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Publisher
Times Books
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
The definitive biography of the iconic skyscrapers and the ambitions that shaped them--from their dizzying rise to their unforgettable fall
More than a year after the nation began mourning the lives lost in the attacks on the World Trade Center, it became clear that something else was being mourned: the towers themselves. They were the biggest and brashest icons that New York, and possibly America, has ever produced--magnificent giants that became...
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The powerful story of the rebuilding of the World Trade Center, featuring dozens of never-before-seen color photos by the official site photographer"--
In late 2014, One World Trade Center-- or the Freedom Tower-- opened for business. It had taken nearly ten years, cost roughly four billion dollars, and had suffered setbacks that would have most likely scuttled any other project. Today it serves as a reminder of what America is capable of when we...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Nova returns to Ground Zero to witness the completion of One World Trade Center, the skyscraper rising 104 stories and 1,776 feet from the site where the twin towers stood. As the super storm Sandy bore down on New York, many feared that the still-incomplete structures would be especially vulnerable to the storm's wrath. Nova reveals the engineering story behind their remarkable resilience to nature's worst blows. The greatest test is still to come,...
16) Hearst Tower
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Publisher
Prestel
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Discusses the architecture of the Hearst Tower in New York City, including the original vision for the building and its construction and layout.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
"This volume examines the various dimensions of the skyscraper in its American urban context. Focusing on the major skyscraper cities of New York and Chicago between 1870 and 1960, the studies in this volume address many of the major aspects of the skyscraper through a diversity of disciplines, including planning and public policy, art and architectural history, labor and business history, and American studies."--Jacket.
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