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This book is a sad remembrance of the September 11 but also a striking memorial to the victims, the survivors, and the rescue workers. Appropriately and movingly, the victims of September 11--those lost in the World Trade Center and on the two planes that crashed into the twin towers, those lost in the Pentagon and on the plane that crashed into it, and the passengers on the fourth hijacked plane--are listed very simply and eloquently on a multipage spread. A collection of effective photographs is matched by a series of equally effective essays, testimonials, and poems by such figures as Robert Kennedy Jr., Salman Rushdie, and Noam Chomsky. Brad Hooper
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Book Description
September 11, 2001 will forever be remembered as the day that terror challenged the hearts of a nation. NEW YORK September Eleven Two Thousand One documents a day that changed our lives forever, from the shock of those first brutal moments to the horrific aftermath that followed. A selection of moving photos and thoughtful essays captures much of what the world saw and felt that day. The diversity of testimonials, personal stories, images, poems and essays come from people of all walks of life who were affected by the events. Notable contributors include Deepak Chopra, writer; Noam Chomsky, MIT Professor, Middle East expert; Richard Dreyfuss, actor; Gary Fabiano, photojournalist who was trapped under the rubble; Robert Kennedy, Jr.; Matthew Modine, actor; Bill Moyers, journalist and writer; Liam Neeson, actor; Joan Rivers, actress; Salman Rushdie, writer; Julian Schnabel, artist; Shashi Tharoor, Senior UN Official and author. As is fitting for a memorial to those who lost their lives on September 11th in New York City, proceeds from this book will be donated to relief effort funds.


Excerpted from New York September Eleven Two Thousand One by Giorgio Baravalle, Cari Modine, Noam Chomsky, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Thomas Friedman, Bill Moyers, Salman Rushdie, Julian Schnabel. Copyright © 2001. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
"I'm in the World Financial Plaza buildings at Ground Zero. I don't know if something above me will fall or if something under my feet will give way. But I want to keep shooting because it's amazing and the rest of the world needs to see what I am seeing because it is indescribable." (Deborah Hardt, Photographer)

FROM THE PUBLISHER

September 11, 2001 will forever be remembered as the day that terror challenged the hearts of a nation. NEW YORK September Eleven Two Thousand One documents a day that changed our lives forever, from the shock of those first brutal moments to the horrific aftermath that followed. A selection of moving photos and thoughtful essays captures much of what the world saw and felt that day.

The diversity of testimonials, personal stories, images, poems and essays come from people of all walks of life who were affected by the events. Notable contributors include:

￯﾿ﾽ Deepak Chopra, writer

￯﾿ﾽ Noam Chomsky, MIT Professor, Middle East expert

￯﾿ﾽ Richard Dreyfuss, actor

￯﾿ﾽ Gary Fabiano, photojournalist who was trapped under the rubble

￯﾿ﾽ Robert Kennedy, Jr.

￯﾿ﾽ Matthew Modine, actor

￯﾿ﾽ Bill Moyers, journalist and writer

￯﾿ﾽ Liam Neeson, actor

￯﾿ﾽ Joan Rivers, actress

￯﾿ﾽ Salman Rushdie, writer

￯﾿ﾽ Julian Schnabel, artist

￯﾿ﾽ Shashi Tharoor, Senior UN Official and author

As is fitting for a memorial to those who lost their lives on September 11th in New York City, proceeds from this book will be donated to relief effort funds.

SYNOPSIS

Publisher and visual communications firm de.MO is proud to announce the release of NEW YORK SEPTEMBER ELEVEN TWO THOUSAND ONE, a powerful book whose profits will be donated to Robin Hood Relief Fund. Through the moving words and images of people from all walks of life, NEW YORK SEPTEMBER ELEVEN TWO THOUSAND ONE bears witness to the horrific events of a single day in history that changed our lives forever.

"I have looked for excuses to hide from the events of September 11 but I must address them." writes Giorgio Baravalle, founder of de.MO, in a letter to his two children in the introduction "This book is for you so that one day you might make sense of the nonsense that now surrounds us. I hope and I love you."

NEW YORK SEPTEMBER ELEVEN TWO THOUSAND ONE is a document, a collection of words, images and feelings of people trying to put September 11 into context and perspective. Officials, rescue workers, photographers, artists, writers, actors, professors and citizens each responded uniquely to the tragedy. Contributors include:

Samantha Appleton Uri Avnery Anna Cataldi, Italian Journalist and United Nations Messenger of Peace Alan Chin Noam Chomsky Deepak Chopra Mehdi Dadgarian, survivor from 72nd floor 1WTC Richard Dreyfuss Gary Fabiano, photojournalist trapped under the rubble Thomas L. Friedman Amitav Ghosh Encho Gospodinov Mohsin Hamid Deborah Hardt, Photographer Ruth Hartmann, Writer diverted to Canada on September 11 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Michael Kors Martine Maurin, sister in law of missing firefighter Jacques Menasche, downtown at time of attack Matthew Modine Bill Moyers Liam Neeson Paul Owen, EMT on the scene September 11 Joan Rivers Salman Rushdie Carl Sagan, relevant quote Luc Sante Julian Schnabel Shashi Tharoor Blaine and Robert Trump

These diverse writings are combined with a variety of images including video stills of the attacks and its immediate aftermath. A 9-1-1 phone call log documents the struggle of hundreds seeking help from within the towers. Photographs of the destruction, firefighters, rescue workers, volunteers and survivors confirm the bravery and determination that emerged in the face of fear. Polaroids of "Missing people" posters, candlelight vigils and long lists of names give form to the sense of loss that remains in the wake of September 11, 2001.

While this book focuses on the specific events that took place in New York City that day, it also speaks to the international scope of the tragedy and of the humanity that has risen up behind it. Indeed, in the words of senior United Nations official Shashi Tharoor, "the 21st century will be a century of 'one world' as never before, with a consciousness that the tragedies of our time are all global in origin and reach, and that tackling them is also a global responsibility that must be assumed by us all."

Founded in 1997 de.MO is a graphic design , visual communication firm dedicated to creating unique projects resulting in the publishing of books, DVDs, installations, and exhibitions.

Other notable de.MO publications include:

Chernobyl Legacy By Magnum Photographer Paul Fusco and Magdalena Caris Cinquant'Anni Dopo a book for the United Nations commemorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Time of Trees by Magnum photographer Stuart Franklin.

The Robin Hood Relief Fund was established by the Robin Hood Foundation to help the victims of the World Trade Center tragedy and families. The Robin Hood Relief fund will work to ensure that the needs of poor and lower-income victims of the World Trade Center attack are met in both the immediate and long term. This includes the families of those missing or injured, the heroic firefighters and police officers, and all others impacted by the economic consequences of this tragedy and its aftermath. Because Robin Hood's board of directors underwrites all administrative costs, 100% of the money raised will go directly to the most effective organizations aiding victims and their families.

FROM THE CRITICS

Deborah Hardt - Photographer